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<blockquote data-quote="Lillyth" data-source="post: 198030" data-attributes="member: 5975"><p>He was Dxd by the Amen Clinics in Fairfield, CA. They used SPECT scans and the intake process to diagnosis him.</p><p></p><p>He is not currently receiving any services for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The school district is fighting us on the diagnosis. IDEA requires MANY more services for anyone on the Autism Spectrum, and our school system is broke, so, of course they didn't find him to have Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). He isn't yet two years behind in school, so they don't want to have to pay for specialists to come in.</p><p></p><p>The head of SpEd in the district has a prejudice against the Amen Clinics, saying that "everyone" they see coming out of there has a diagnosis of ADD & Asperger's. Nevermind the fact that THOSE are the people who are going to them. (I have endometriosis, and I see a specialist out of Los Gatos. People fly from all over the world to see him. 99% of his patients are found to have endo -- why<em>? Because that is who seeks him out!</em>) I can certainly see her point, but I don't think anyone goes and drops $3,500 (insurance does not cover it) <em>unless</em> their child has some form of uncontrollable behavior.</p><p></p><p>We are currently looking into getting a second diagnosis from a more "reputable" place, like a hospital.</p><p></p><p>The Aspie diagnosis is the first thing anyone has said that has made any sense whatsoever to me. I read Freaks, Geeks, and Asperger's Syndrome, visited a local support group, and it was like this lightbulb went off in my head -- these kids are JUST like mine. Down to the maze of frickin' strings he had tied all over his room!</p><p></p><p>He has not seen a neuro yet.</p><p></p><p>I don't know why he is not taking an anti-convulsant -- presumably because the doctor knows we are anti-medications, OR because a neuro would prescribe that and we haven't seen one. I also was under the impression that the simple or complex seizures (not grand mal or even petit mal) weren't that big a deal. I mean, periods of deja vu and olifactory halucinations for a few seconds don't seem like <em>that</em> big a deal to me, but then again, I've had strong periods of deja vu my whole life too...</p><p></p><p>While I didn't know it *quite* like that (about the TLE & violent behavior) I sort of figured it maybe made his brain "short circut" in instances like that, contributing to the violence.</p><p></p><p>I did not know that about the Geodon.</p><p></p><p>I am currently fighting our school district on his diagnosis. (They are notorious for not accepting outside evaluations).</p><p></p><p>As for the TV, my husband and I decided to take it away because we felt that the things he was watching on it were effecting his behavior. Drake and Josh are hardly good role models.</p><p></p><p>My husband is also doing EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) with him on a nightly basis, so we'll see how that works out.</p><p></p><p>Hopefully my answers will shed some light on the subject a little.</p><p></p><p>As for the consequences, the sucky thing is that we have now committed to this course of action, and if we go back on our word, then Adam learns that no one means it when the consequences are dolled out. At least that is my take on it.</p><p></p><p>We can always alter our next batch of consequences, but I will certainly think about a way to 'backtrack' without losing authority or credibility.</p><p></p><p>Thank you for your reply...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lillyth, post: 198030, member: 5975"] He was Dxd by the Amen Clinics in Fairfield, CA. They used SPECT scans and the intake process to diagnosis him. He is not currently receiving any services for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The school district is fighting us on the diagnosis. IDEA requires MANY more services for anyone on the Autism Spectrum, and our school system is broke, so, of course they didn't find him to have Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). He isn't yet two years behind in school, so they don't want to have to pay for specialists to come in. The head of SpEd in the district has a prejudice against the Amen Clinics, saying that "everyone" they see coming out of there has a diagnosis of ADD & Asperger's. Nevermind the fact that THOSE are the people who are going to them. (I have endometriosis, and I see a specialist out of Los Gatos. People fly from all over the world to see him. 99% of his patients are found to have endo -- why[I]? Because that is who seeks him out![/I]) I can certainly see her point, but I don't think anyone goes and drops $3,500 (insurance does not cover it) [I]unless[/I] their child has some form of uncontrollable behavior. We are currently looking into getting a second diagnosis from a more "reputable" place, like a hospital. The Aspie diagnosis is the first thing anyone has said that has made any sense whatsoever to me. I read Freaks, Geeks, and Asperger's Syndrome, visited a local support group, and it was like this lightbulb went off in my head -- these kids are JUST like mine. Down to the maze of frickin' strings he had tied all over his room! He has not seen a neuro yet. I don't know why he is not taking an anti-convulsant -- presumably because the doctor knows we are anti-medications, OR because a neuro would prescribe that and we haven't seen one. I also was under the impression that the simple or complex seizures (not grand mal or even petit mal) weren't that big a deal. I mean, periods of deja vu and olifactory halucinations for a few seconds don't seem like [I]that[/I] big a deal to me, but then again, I've had strong periods of deja vu my whole life too... While I didn't know it *quite* like that (about the TLE & violent behavior) I sort of figured it maybe made his brain "short circut" in instances like that, contributing to the violence. I did not know that about the Geodon. I am currently fighting our school district on his diagnosis. (They are notorious for not accepting outside evaluations). As for the TV, my husband and I decided to take it away because we felt that the things he was watching on it were effecting his behavior. Drake and Josh are hardly good role models. My husband is also doing EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) with him on a nightly basis, so we'll see how that works out. Hopefully my answers will shed some light on the subject a little. As for the consequences, the sucky thing is that we have now committed to this course of action, and if we go back on our word, then Adam learns that no one means it when the consequences are dolled out. At least that is my take on it. We can always alter our next batch of consequences, but I will certainly think about a way to 'backtrack' without losing authority or credibility. Thank you for your reply... [/QUOTE]
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