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Child with ADD & possibly Aspergers?
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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 92080" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>If your husband is reluctant I'd advise you to check out that last screening checklist at the Yahoo site. It's what a group of parents put together--not a bunch of PHd types and the need for evaluation may be more convincing hearing it from parents who've been there.</p><p></p><p>My difficult child had tubes in at 4 1/2 months and then what seemed like non-stop allergy/cold/sinus problems until he had sinus surgery (twice) at ages 5 and almost 7. Much of what we'd attributed as health and lack of sleep related behavioral problems wound up being Autistic Spectrum. He was exhibiting much of the same kinds of things that you've described above--early fascination with the alphabet/reading, interested in space/geography/marine life/rocks and minerals at an early age, not tuned into what people wanted to hear or not hear. He was more social than most AS type kids (which is no doubt why he's doing so well now) but back in his preschool/early elementary days he was socially sort of "off". </p><p></p><p>It was actually late speech delays that raised the red flag for him. He was functioning so well in school that his preschool teachers weren't concerned for him. I couldn't let it rest until I had answers, though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 92080, member: 701"] If your husband is reluctant I'd advise you to check out that last screening checklist at the Yahoo site. It's what a group of parents put together--not a bunch of PHd types and the need for evaluation may be more convincing hearing it from parents who've been there. My difficult child had tubes in at 4 1/2 months and then what seemed like non-stop allergy/cold/sinus problems until he had sinus surgery (twice) at ages 5 and almost 7. Much of what we'd attributed as health and lack of sleep related behavioral problems wound up being Autistic Spectrum. He was exhibiting much of the same kinds of things that you've described above--early fascination with the alphabet/reading, interested in space/geography/marine life/rocks and minerals at an early age, not tuned into what people wanted to hear or not hear. He was more social than most AS type kids (which is no doubt why he's doing so well now) but back in his preschool/early elementary days he was socially sort of "off". It was actually late speech delays that raised the red flag for him. He was functioning so well in school that his preschool teachers weren't concerned for him. I couldn't let it rest until I had answers, though. [/QUOTE]
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