Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
School's asperger's assessment says no but psychiatrist's says yes?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 522761" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Confuzzled, there are degrees of obsessionality. It can also vary over time in the same individual. Also, what they obsess about can change over time.</p><p></p><p>Californiablonde, I would push for the more highly trained person (ie the psychiatrist) to be the one whose diagnosis prevails.</p><p></p><p>That said - diagnosis of Asperger's is still very subjective. I specifically asked the question, "Do you think difficult child 1 could have some form of high-functioning autism?" when he was 6, and the psychiatrist said, "Definitely not. And I've just spent hours assessing him." Yet 8 years later the diagnosis was made readily.</p><p></p><p>easy child 2/difficult child 2 has just had four (expensive) hours being assessed by another psychiatrist. I sat in on all sessions (staying quiet, knitting in the background). Within minutes at the first session the psychiatrist said, "I can assure you, there is no way you have Asperger's. Just sitting talking to you, it is obvious to me that this is something else. Probably bipolar."</p><p>But after the last session, the psychiatrist was saying, "I want you to have a neuropsychologist assessment, I am convinced you have mild Asperger's."</p><p></p><p>difficult child 3 was diagnosed as autistic when he was 3 years old. A little younger, actually. Initially they called it Asperger's, but he had significant language delay and that pushed his diagnosis into the autism spectrum more fully. He scored moderate on the Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) scale.</p><p>However, when difficult child 3's language skills improved into the normal range, the school tried to re-label him as Aspie. I remember the school counsellor saying to me, as we watched this kid walking around the painted-on lines of the basketball court, "Isn't it wonderful to see how he fits in now? You must be so pleased that he's no longer autistic."</p><p></p><p>The capacity for self-deception is breathtaking. However, when it comes to a school trying to avoid having to put in the effort needed, it is also sadly too common.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 522761, member: 1991"] Confuzzled, there are degrees of obsessionality. It can also vary over time in the same individual. Also, what they obsess about can change over time. Californiablonde, I would push for the more highly trained person (ie the psychiatrist) to be the one whose diagnosis prevails. That said - diagnosis of Asperger's is still very subjective. I specifically asked the question, "Do you think difficult child 1 could have some form of high-functioning autism?" when he was 6, and the psychiatrist said, "Definitely not. And I've just spent hours assessing him." Yet 8 years later the diagnosis was made readily. easy child 2/difficult child 2 has just had four (expensive) hours being assessed by another psychiatrist. I sat in on all sessions (staying quiet, knitting in the background). Within minutes at the first session the psychiatrist said, "I can assure you, there is no way you have Asperger's. Just sitting talking to you, it is obvious to me that this is something else. Probably bipolar." But after the last session, the psychiatrist was saying, "I want you to have a neuropsychologist assessment, I am convinced you have mild Asperger's." difficult child 3 was diagnosed as autistic when he was 3 years old. A little younger, actually. Initially they called it Asperger's, but he had significant language delay and that pushed his diagnosis into the autism spectrum more fully. He scored moderate on the Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) scale. However, when difficult child 3's language skills improved into the normal range, the school tried to re-label him as Aspie. I remember the school counsellor saying to me, as we watched this kid walking around the painted-on lines of the basketball court, "Isn't it wonderful to see how he fits in now? You must be so pleased that he's no longer autistic." The capacity for self-deception is breathtaking. However, when it comes to a school trying to avoid having to put in the effort needed, it is also sadly too common. Marg [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
School's asperger's assessment says no but psychiatrist's says yes?
Top