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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 433986" data-attributes="member: 701"><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: black">What you're describing sounds very familiar to me, except mine was recognizing letters at 18 months, started reading at age 2 1/2, and could read anything (honest!) by age 3. Given your little guy's interests and behavioral issues, I'd suggest that you read up on Asperger's Syndrome, keeping in mind that most young kids don't fit the description perfectly. Asperger's is the highest functioning form of the Autistic Spectrum Disorders. It's frequently missed by doctors, and often not even considered by parents when they have their head in "gifted mode". </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: black">If I were in your shoes I'd definitely be requesting a referral from the pediatrician for evaluation--with what type of specialist really depends on what's available in your area. Many members here will strongly suggest a neuropsychologist but I know of developmental pediatricians, Autism and ADHD clinics that are superb. Find the most reputable specialists in your area and get as much data on him as you can while he's little. Often what you learn from that is what seemed like "he won't" is really "He can't, at least not at this stage". This can impact your daily life tremendously, when, for instance, a tantrum that appears to be due to a child refusing to wear a coat is really because the coat is assaulting his sensory system. </span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: black">Here are some links that may help you--</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: black">Starting with a pediatrician:</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: black"><a href="http://oreilly.com/medical/autism/news/getting_diag.html" target="_blank">http://oreilly.com/medical/autism/news/getting_diag.html</a></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: black">Oasis-AS</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><a href="http://www.udel.edu/bkirby/asperger/aswhatisit.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: black">http://www.aspergersyndrome.org/</span></span></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: black">Theres a screening tool for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)s at this site. Note that scores wont be accurate for kids who dont have early speech delays, so it wont be accurate for kids with Aspergers. Still useful to see the lists of traits in that case though:</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><a href="http://childbrain.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: black">http://childbrain.com/</span></span></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: black">Sensory Integration/Processing Disorder:</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: black"><a href="http://www.tsbvi.edu/seehear/fall97/sensory.htm" target="_blank">http://www.tsbvi.edu/seehear/fall97/sensory.htm</a></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: black">I do want to make clear that we're only parents, here--not diagnosticians--so take everything with a grain of salt. I have no idea if this is what's up with your little guy, but it's a place to start researching to see if anything rings a bell. </span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 433986, member: 701"] [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=black]What you're describing sounds very familiar to me, except mine was recognizing letters at 18 months, started reading at age 2 1/2, and could read anything (honest!) by age 3. Given your little guy's interests and behavioral issues, I'd suggest that you read up on Asperger's Syndrome, keeping in mind that most young kids don't fit the description perfectly. Asperger's is the highest functioning form of the Autistic Spectrum Disorders. It's frequently missed by doctors, and often not even considered by parents when they have their head in "gifted mode". [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=black]If I were in your shoes I'd definitely be requesting a referral from the pediatrician for evaluation--with what type of specialist really depends on what's available in your area. Many members here will strongly suggest a neuropsychologist but I know of developmental pediatricians, Autism and ADHD clinics that are superb. Find the most reputable specialists in your area and get as much data on him as you can while he's little. Often what you learn from that is what seemed like "he won't" is really "He can't, at least not at this stage". This can impact your daily life tremendously, when, for instance, a tantrum that appears to be due to a child refusing to wear a coat is really because the coat is assaulting his sensory system. [/COLOR][/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=black]Here are some links that may help you-- Starting with a pediatrician: [URL]http://oreilly.com/medical/autism/news/getting_diag.html[/URL][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=black]Oasis-AS[/COLOR][/FONT] [URL='http://www.udel.edu/bkirby/asperger/aswhatisit.html'][FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=black]http://www.aspergersyndrome.org/[/COLOR][/FONT][/URL] [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=black]Theres a screening tool for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)s at this site. Note that scores wont be accurate for kids who dont have early speech delays, so it wont be accurate for kids with Aspergers. Still useful to see the lists of traits in that case though:[/COLOR][/FONT] [URL='http://childbrain.com/'][FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=black]http://childbrain.com/[/COLOR][/FONT][/URL] [FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=black]Sensory Integration/Processing Disorder: [URL]http://www.tsbvi.edu/seehear/fall97/sensory.htm[/URL][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=black]I do want to make clear that we're only parents, here--not diagnosticians--so take everything with a grain of salt. I have no idea if this is what's up with your little guy, but it's a place to start researching to see if anything rings a bell. [/COLOR][/FONT] [/FONT][/FONT][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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