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neuropsychologist said he's not an aspie
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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 37980" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>I'm helping a friend through the process right now. 10 1/2 hours of neuropsychologist testing have been scheduled. </p><p></p><p>If there are AS traits present, usually that diagnosis wouldn't be ruled out so soon into the process. And it should include a written diagnostic test specifically for Asperger's such as the ASDS.</p><p></p><p>Quote: "difficult child said, "My friends are nice. We play baseball and video games. And we all hate to sing."</p><p></p><p>My eyebrows shot up when he said that. It was so obviously not an aspie answer."</p><p></p><p>Actually if you tune into adult AS forums you will find that there would be a wide range of answers for that question. Some are perfectly content to have little or no human contact. Others have a small circle of friends, usually with very similar interests. Others desire friendships and are incredibly frustrated because they lack the social skills to make that happen. </p><p></p><p>The one thing that you would want out of the appointment is that if he leans in the direction of AS but is not clinically diagnosable, to have that professionally recognized. This can be very helpful in terms of designing and obtaining services as well as sending you as a parent in a specific direction to look for help. Many kids with AS traits are helped by intervention strategies for AS even if they fall short of the criteria.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 37980, member: 701"] I'm helping a friend through the process right now. 10 1/2 hours of neuropsychologist testing have been scheduled. If there are AS traits present, usually that diagnosis wouldn't be ruled out so soon into the process. And it should include a written diagnostic test specifically for Asperger's such as the ASDS. Quote: "difficult child said, "My friends are nice. We play baseball and video games. And we all hate to sing." My eyebrows shot up when he said that. It was so obviously not an aspie answer." Actually if you tune into adult AS forums you will find that there would be a wide range of answers for that question. Some are perfectly content to have little or no human contact. Others have a small circle of friends, usually with very similar interests. Others desire friendships and are incredibly frustrated because they lack the social skills to make that happen. The one thing that you would want out of the appointment is that if he leans in the direction of AS but is not clinically diagnosable, to have that professionally recognized. This can be very helpful in terms of designing and obtaining services as well as sending you as a parent in a specific direction to look for help. Many kids with AS traits are helped by intervention strategies for AS even if they fall short of the criteria. [/QUOTE]
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