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<blockquote data-quote="confuzzled" data-source="post: 370481" data-attributes="member: 8831"><p><strong>When I took B to a psychiatrist a couple of years ago she told us he does not have Aspbergers, she was certain of it</strong></p><p> </p><p>sounds like appropriate action was taken over the years. there are several people here who's children had autism spectrum diagnosis's ruled out, over and over again.</p><p>its not unusual--diagnosis in kids can be fluid and ever changing, and in my opinion, often depend on the diagnostician. there are many parents (if not a gigantic chunk of them) who </p><p>actually think that a qualified doctor has the ability to make an accurate diagnosis. not everyone questions everything to death.</p><p> </p><p>i think i'd be concerned more about the statement that "B is very rare"....that, to me, speaks to professionals that arent used to dealing with difficult child's.</p><p> </p><p>you may need a change in B's team...people that have expertise in dealing with children. it may help to call some local autism support group to see who they reccommend. maybe he's on the spectrum, maybe not. neuropsychologist testing can help pinpoint areas of difficulty, but to my knowledge there is no "profile" of autism....there can be red flags that may point you in that direction, but not definitely diagnose.</p><p> </p><p>i'm sorry for you-its all so very overwhelming. </p><p> </p><p>but he is 17, so personally, i wouldnt wait a second longer to get to the heart of the issue.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="confuzzled, post: 370481, member: 8831"] [B]When I took B to a psychiatrist a couple of years ago she told us he does not have Aspbergers, she was certain of it[/B] sounds like appropriate action was taken over the years. there are several people here who's children had autism spectrum diagnosis's ruled out, over and over again. its not unusual--diagnosis in kids can be fluid and ever changing, and in my opinion, often depend on the diagnostician. there are many parents (if not a gigantic chunk of them) who actually think that a qualified doctor has the ability to make an accurate diagnosis. not everyone questions everything to death. i think i'd be concerned more about the statement that "B is very rare"....that, to me, speaks to professionals that arent used to dealing with difficult child's. you may need a change in B's team...people that have expertise in dealing with children. it may help to call some local autism support group to see who they reccommend. maybe he's on the spectrum, maybe not. neuropsychologist testing can help pinpoint areas of difficulty, but to my knowledge there is no "profile" of autism....there can be red flags that may point you in that direction, but not definitely diagnose. i'm sorry for you-its all so very overwhelming. but he is 17, so personally, i wouldnt wait a second longer to get to the heart of the issue. [/QUOTE]
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