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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 32315" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Hi, Suzy :smile: I have had WAY too much experience...lol. in my opinion, and this is only MY opinion, it doesn't matter if he has a NonVerbal Learning Disorder (NVLD) or Aspergers. They are so much alike that they are pretty much treated the same. I have a NonVerbal Learning Disorder (NVLD), and nobody will say I have Aspergers because my eye contact is too good (although I had to learn it) and because I'm too friendly (although, trust me, I struggle in social situations). I have a verbal IQ of over 120 and a performance level IQ of 85. It's NOT fun...lol. I have tons in common with Aspies, except that my obsessions are not rote and my thinking is flexible. I wouldn't even worry about what he has, since both are so near one another. I'd make sure he got the same interventions he'd get if he had Aspergers because it's pretty similar. I was also told I have bipolar and so was my son. I think I do have it--I can feel significant mood switches and, without my medications, I can't function. I know my son doesn't have it--he never did have moodswings. The Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) "quirkiness" made the psychiatrist feel he was mentally ill, but he's not. He was on medications for years for something he never had. I think NeuroPsychs are the best diagnosticians, but I had one who worked out of Mayo for ten years and he told me, "We make mistakes in diagnosing at Mayo all the time. There are no blood tests. We do our best." I feel he, and only he, nailed my son correctly, and my son has been much better since getting his Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) diagnosis, but with my son it's pretty obvious. I'm shocked that anyone missed it! With your son, if it's marginal, I'd just get him the help he needs in the area he needs them. You can see ten professionals who will probably give you five different answers. If he does worse on certain medications, I personally would discontinue them, weaning him off of them with a doctor's help. My Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) son did terrible on stims and certain antipsychotics. He was lethargic on the other medications. I'd trust my "mom gut." I swear, mom's seem to know. And just remember that any professional can be wrong. I learned!!!! Take care :smile:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 32315, member: 1550"] Hi, Suzy [img]:smile:[/img] I have had WAY too much experience...lol. in my opinion, and this is only MY opinion, it doesn't matter if he has a NonVerbal Learning Disorder (NVLD) or Aspergers. They are so much alike that they are pretty much treated the same. I have a NonVerbal Learning Disorder (NVLD), and nobody will say I have Aspergers because my eye contact is too good (although I had to learn it) and because I'm too friendly (although, trust me, I struggle in social situations). I have a verbal IQ of over 120 and a performance level IQ of 85. It's NOT fun...lol. I have tons in common with Aspies, except that my obsessions are not rote and my thinking is flexible. I wouldn't even worry about what he has, since both are so near one another. I'd make sure he got the same interventions he'd get if he had Aspergers because it's pretty similar. I was also told I have bipolar and so was my son. I think I do have it--I can feel significant mood switches and, without my medications, I can't function. I know my son doesn't have it--he never did have moodswings. The Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) "quirkiness" made the psychiatrist feel he was mentally ill, but he's not. He was on medications for years for something he never had. I think NeuroPsychs are the best diagnosticians, but I had one who worked out of Mayo for ten years and he told me, "We make mistakes in diagnosing at Mayo all the time. There are no blood tests. We do our best." I feel he, and only he, nailed my son correctly, and my son has been much better since getting his Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) diagnosis, but with my son it's pretty obvious. I'm shocked that anyone missed it! With your son, if it's marginal, I'd just get him the help he needs in the area he needs them. You can see ten professionals who will probably give you five different answers. If he does worse on certain medications, I personally would discontinue them, weaning him off of them with a doctor's help. My Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) son did terrible on stims and certain antipsychotics. He was lethargic on the other medications. I'd trust my "mom gut." I swear, mom's seem to know. And just remember that any professional can be wrong. I learned!!!! Take care [img]:smile:[/img] [/QUOTE]
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