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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 57342" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Hi there and welcome! If your child is AS, and he does have traits, he is acting, in my opinion, typically like a child who has AS. My son is on the Spectrum, but was first diagnosed with ADHD/ODD.</p><p>I echo seeing a neuropsychologist. They do intensive, long evaluations that other professionals don't do and often find things that other professionals overlook. If the child is on the Spectrum at all, school interventions are very important to a happy adult life, even if the child does well academically. Socially the child may flounder so badly that he can indeed become frustrated and feel suicidal. Also, kids like these tend not to be able to express or understand their own emotions so "I want to kill myself" can mean "I'm so frustrated I can stand it. You don't get me, nobody gets me, and I don't get you! HELP!" My son used to say "I want to kill myself." He doesn't say it now. Interventions worked magic on him--medications did NOT in any way solve the problem for him. In fact, they made him aggressive and mean, which we didn't need. ODD behavior is hard to deal with, but it is a part of almost every single childhood disorder and it can get much better. My son really doesn't have ODD symptoms anymore. He's much happier. As a family, we understand him more. </p><p>You can find NeuroPsychs at teaching hospitals and children's hospitals. A neuropsychologist finally diagnosed our son right. Good luck and welcome again!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 57342, member: 1550"] Hi there and welcome! If your child is AS, and he does have traits, he is acting, in my opinion, typically like a child who has AS. My son is on the Spectrum, but was first diagnosed with ADHD/ODD. I echo seeing a neuropsychologist. They do intensive, long evaluations that other professionals don't do and often find things that other professionals overlook. If the child is on the Spectrum at all, school interventions are very important to a happy adult life, even if the child does well academically. Socially the child may flounder so badly that he can indeed become frustrated and feel suicidal. Also, kids like these tend not to be able to express or understand their own emotions so "I want to kill myself" can mean "I'm so frustrated I can stand it. You don't get me, nobody gets me, and I don't get you! HELP!" My son used to say "I want to kill myself." He doesn't say it now. Interventions worked magic on him--medications did NOT in any way solve the problem for him. In fact, they made him aggressive and mean, which we didn't need. ODD behavior is hard to deal with, but it is a part of almost every single childhood disorder and it can get much better. My son really doesn't have ODD symptoms anymore. He's much happier. As a family, we understand him more. You can find NeuroPsychs at teaching hospitals and children's hospitals. A neuropsychologist finally diagnosed our son right. Good luck and welcome again! [/QUOTE]
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