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diagnosis changed from ADHD to Asperger's - FRUSTRATED!
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<blockquote data-quote="AnnieO" data-source="post: 449649" data-attributes="member: 6705"><p>I have to chime in here... As a tween and teen, I was also fascinated with fire. I was usually very careful, however. I'm not an Aspie, really I'm "normal" if there is such a thing. BUT...</p><p></p><p>O will burn things. We finally had to install a smoke/heat alarm in her room, that is "tamper proof" - it goes off if you try to tamper, or cover it with anything, which was a problem before. When she left, we found over 30 lighters in her room. Most of which we had never seen, some were ours.</p><p></p><p>Lock up matches and lighters. Not kidding.</p><p></p><p>As for voices - O was seeing these beginning shortly after her bio-mom's father passed. Or at least that is when bio-mom reported them to us and blamed husband for it. I have since come to recognize that this is the bipolar with psychotic features. Voices, then soon - HUGE RAGE. If she mentions to me she's hallucinating, either visual or auditory - we go on red alert. Because... She refuses medications.</p><p></p><p>J, on the other hand - diagnosis'd ADHD - Concerta made him into the world's brattiest brat - I started noticing that his symptoms/behaviors were MUCH closer to Aspie... And the neuropsychologist said Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). Well, yes, he has the facial features - somewhat - but he's also 1/4 Japanese. So in my opinion, it's maybe Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE), possibly Aspie, and mild dyslexia AND mild ADHD. Stims make his life horrid - but we discovered that with repetition, the behaviors aren't quite as bad. He CAN learn, just has problems doing so.</p><p></p><p>HOWEVER, his problems sleeping recently are VERY similar to O at the same age. So I've my eyes wide open.</p><p></p><p>Keeping your son supervised and your daughters safe is very important. However you have to sleep sometime. Walmart carries motion detectors armed with a keychain... About $12.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AnnieO, post: 449649, member: 6705"] I have to chime in here... As a tween and teen, I was also fascinated with fire. I was usually very careful, however. I'm not an Aspie, really I'm "normal" if there is such a thing. BUT... O will burn things. We finally had to install a smoke/heat alarm in her room, that is "tamper proof" - it goes off if you try to tamper, or cover it with anything, which was a problem before. When she left, we found over 30 lighters in her room. Most of which we had never seen, some were ours. Lock up matches and lighters. Not kidding. As for voices - O was seeing these beginning shortly after her bio-mom's father passed. Or at least that is when bio-mom reported them to us and blamed husband for it. I have since come to recognize that this is the bipolar with psychotic features. Voices, then soon - HUGE RAGE. If she mentions to me she's hallucinating, either visual or auditory - we go on red alert. Because... She refuses medications. J, on the other hand - diagnosis'd ADHD - Concerta made him into the world's brattiest brat - I started noticing that his symptoms/behaviors were MUCH closer to Aspie... And the neuropsychologist said Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). Well, yes, he has the facial features - somewhat - but he's also 1/4 Japanese. So in my opinion, it's maybe Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE), possibly Aspie, and mild dyslexia AND mild ADHD. Stims make his life horrid - but we discovered that with repetition, the behaviors aren't quite as bad. He CAN learn, just has problems doing so. HOWEVER, his problems sleeping recently are VERY similar to O at the same age. So I've my eyes wide open. Keeping your son supervised and your daughters safe is very important. However you have to sleep sometime. Walmart carries motion detectors armed with a keychain... About $12. [/QUOTE]
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