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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 539093" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>I posted on this theme a little while back but can't find the post. So I'll try to recreate the gist of it.</p><p></p><p>There is a whole family of inter-related "developmental delay" dxes. At the extreme end is low-functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). But... Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and Aspergers are just "lines in the sand". Somebody put together a definition. You can be "almost", and not get the diagnosis... or "just barely" and get the diagnosis - and most people can't tell the difference. The kinds of dxes that come into this "family" are Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and Aspergers, plus the symptoms of these which become stand-alone dxes, things like: ADHD, Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), Auditory Processing Disorders (APD), Sensory Integration Disorder (SID)/sensory processing disorder (SPD), etc. Social challenges seem to be the key factor on Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) diagnosis or not... so, a child would have everything else, and not get the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) label... or primarily have social problems, and GET the label. Know what I mean??</p><p></p><p>So... what happens if you look at your child in the light of these other dxes? Has he ever been tested by an Occupational Therapist (OT) for sensory and motor skills issues? How about screened by Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) for hearing and auditory processing problems (including the "newer" ones like auditory figure ground)? If you don't think he's ADHD, could he be ADD - now they call this ADHD-inattentive type... basically, NOT the hyperactivity, but has challenges managing focus? (I have one of each!)</p><p></p><p>Don't rule out sleep problems. Quantity does not replace quality when it comes to sleep. And most doctors look at quantity. But... sleep problems can cause all sorts of behavioral and "developmental" issues even if these are not there to begin with, and if these issues exist, sleep problems make the issues exponentially worse.</p><p></p><p>This is the road we've walked... getting help for each and every relevant diagnosis was the only answer that worked. But we had to find all of them, and then get help for ALL of them, before we saw results.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 539093, member: 11791"] I posted on this theme a little while back but can't find the post. So I'll try to recreate the gist of it. There is a whole family of inter-related "developmental delay" dxes. At the extreme end is low-functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). But... Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and Aspergers are just "lines in the sand". Somebody put together a definition. You can be "almost", and not get the diagnosis... or "just barely" and get the diagnosis - and most people can't tell the difference. The kinds of dxes that come into this "family" are Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and Aspergers, plus the symptoms of these which become stand-alone dxes, things like: ADHD, Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), Auditory Processing Disorders (APD), Sensory Integration Disorder (SID)/sensory processing disorder (SPD), etc. Social challenges seem to be the key factor on Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) diagnosis or not... so, a child would have everything else, and not get the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) label... or primarily have social problems, and GET the label. Know what I mean?? So... what happens if you look at your child in the light of these other dxes? Has he ever been tested by an Occupational Therapist (OT) for sensory and motor skills issues? How about screened by Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) for hearing and auditory processing problems (including the "newer" ones like auditory figure ground)? If you don't think he's ADHD, could he be ADD - now they call this ADHD-inattentive type... basically, NOT the hyperactivity, but has challenges managing focus? (I have one of each!) Don't rule out sleep problems. Quantity does not replace quality when it comes to sleep. And most doctors look at quantity. But... sleep problems can cause all sorts of behavioral and "developmental" issues even if these are not there to begin with, and if these issues exist, sleep problems make the issues exponentially worse. This is the road we've walked... getting help for each and every relevant diagnosis was the only answer that worked. But we had to find all of them, and then get help for ALL of them, before we saw results. [/QUOTE]
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