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<blockquote data-quote="Lulu" data-source="post: 115247" data-attributes="member: 4493"><p>MidwestMom, thanks for sharing your ideas and experiences. I can't be absolutely sure, but I've looked over lots of the Aspergers screening/red flag lists and he just doesn't exhibit those characteristics exc. for the hyperlexia part. He doesn't self-stimulate or have "jargon," for instance, and he is very coordinated with fine and gross motor. He also doesn't have daily routine or sensory problems. I also filled out the PPD-not otherwise specified screening tool that someone linked to, and he scored 39, not PPD. So I'm not sure he could get a diagnosis of Aspergers. I am certianly willing to take him for an evaluation. </p><p></p><p>N can definitely hold a conversation. In the car he asked, "How did you learn how to do the right thing, Mom?" We went on a bit and he asked if my parents taught me, and if Daddy and I were teaching him. Then he asked how he would know if he was doing the right thing. It was definitely a conversation where he understood and digested what I said and then asked a related question afterward. </p><p></p><p>When I say he has difficulty with small talk, I mean he doesn't come up with the small-talk questions himself except for "how are you?" and "How was work?" He will certainly answer questions. He sometimes starts off an interchange abruptly, like telling the librarian, "I have Thomas!" about his tank engine, when the librarian has no care or no clue about this. But then again, do most 4yos come up with small-talk questions on their own? I clearly have NO idea of what small talk is for a 4yo. Part of my problem is that I just don't see typical 4yo behaviors and have to assume that, except for the opposition at home and the bright behavior, N is normal.</p><p></p><p>When he is asked a question, he will certainly answer it clearly and appropriately. </p><p></p><p>Keep those ideas coming. I need to keep thinking through all of this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lulu, post: 115247, member: 4493"] MidwestMom, thanks for sharing your ideas and experiences. I can't be absolutely sure, but I've looked over lots of the Aspergers screening/red flag lists and he just doesn't exhibit those characteristics exc. for the hyperlexia part. He doesn't self-stimulate or have "jargon," for instance, and he is very coordinated with fine and gross motor. He also doesn't have daily routine or sensory problems. I also filled out the PPD-not otherwise specified screening tool that someone linked to, and he scored 39, not PPD. So I'm not sure he could get a diagnosis of Aspergers. I am certianly willing to take him for an evaluation. N can definitely hold a conversation. In the car he asked, "How did you learn how to do the right thing, Mom?" We went on a bit and he asked if my parents taught me, and if Daddy and I were teaching him. Then he asked how he would know if he was doing the right thing. It was definitely a conversation where he understood and digested what I said and then asked a related question afterward. When I say he has difficulty with small talk, I mean he doesn't come up with the small-talk questions himself except for "how are you?" and "How was work?" He will certainly answer questions. He sometimes starts off an interchange abruptly, like telling the librarian, "I have Thomas!" about his tank engine, when the librarian has no care or no clue about this. But then again, do most 4yos come up with small-talk questions on their own? I clearly have NO idea of what small talk is for a 4yo. Part of my problem is that I just don't see typical 4yo behaviors and have to assume that, except for the opposition at home and the bright behavior, N is normal. When he is asked a question, he will certainly answer it clearly and appropriately. Keep those ideas coming. I need to keep thinking through all of this. [/QUOTE]
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