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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 205815" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>Kymmie, I know how frustrating the search is. We had a neuropsychologist appointment for difficult child about 3 yrs ago to get an opinion on Asperger's. I spent several days/wks searching for a longer evaluation and called the local children's hospital and they gave me the same dr's. name. I called Soc Wkrs, educ spec and other psychs and they referred me back to the same guy!</p><p>Arrrgh! </p><p>We are doing testing on Mon. (4-6 hrs worth) through someone completely different. If it doesn't yield any results, I will have to go to another city.</p><p> </p><p>What I'm trying to say is, don't give up.</p><p> </p><p>It's interesting that the teacher said your son is the brightest in the class. Clearly, the odd behaviors he is exhibiting have nothing to do with-IQ. That's why testing is so important ... to see if there's a neurological issue, where the impulsivitiy is coming from, and what else is going on.</p><p> </p><p>My son still has problems expressing why he did something, and he will be 12 in Dec. We are trying to teach him to be more verbal that way, and it's not easy. (Ask him about baseball and he's fine!)</p><p>Sometimes, just asking "Why?" is too open ended. You may have to continue giving him answers and clues until he learns it on his own. For ex., "Did it make you feel happy?" or "Was it a thought that you couldn't control and you just <em>had </em>to jump up on the desk, even though you knew that big boys aren't supposed to do that?" </p><p> </p><p>If he's like our difficult child, he'll try to say, "Because." And we respond, "That's not an answer." And sit and wait. And wait ... </p><p> </p><p>I hope because of this new behavior that your husband realizes that just being more strict isn't going to work. Sounds like you're going to have to sit down and talk with-him.</p><p>What's his opinion on your search for a psychiatric?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 205815, member: 3419"] Kymmie, I know how frustrating the search is. We had a neuropsychologist appointment for difficult child about 3 yrs ago to get an opinion on Asperger's. I spent several days/wks searching for a longer evaluation and called the local children's hospital and they gave me the same dr's. name. I called Soc Wkrs, educ spec and other psychs and they referred me back to the same guy! Arrrgh! We are doing testing on Mon. (4-6 hrs worth) through someone completely different. If it doesn't yield any results, I will have to go to another city. What I'm trying to say is, don't give up. It's interesting that the teacher said your son is the brightest in the class. Clearly, the odd behaviors he is exhibiting have nothing to do with-IQ. That's why testing is so important ... to see if there's a neurological issue, where the impulsivitiy is coming from, and what else is going on. My son still has problems expressing why he did something, and he will be 12 in Dec. We are trying to teach him to be more verbal that way, and it's not easy. (Ask him about baseball and he's fine!) Sometimes, just asking "Why?" is too open ended. You may have to continue giving him answers and clues until he learns it on his own. For ex., "Did it make you feel happy?" or "Was it a thought that you couldn't control and you just [I]had [/I]to jump up on the desk, even though you knew that big boys aren't supposed to do that?" If he's like our difficult child, he'll try to say, "Because." And we respond, "That's not an answer." And sit and wait. And wait ... I hope because of this new behavior that your husband realizes that just being more strict isn't going to work. Sounds like you're going to have to sit down and talk with-him. What's his opinion on your search for a psychiatric? [/QUOTE]
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