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Self-doubt and Adrenaline Crash: We sent our son to residential treatment
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 406623" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Just a warning. Not one school psychologist ever caught the autism in my son. They don't see him like I do either. He may act social WHEN HE IS COMFORTABLE and WITH CERTAIN KIDS, but in a room full of unfamiliar peers he sits in the back of the room with his head down and wants to leave. He can communicate too, but he can't really hold a normal give-and-take conversation where he LISTENS to what others are saying and talks about his feelings (mandatory for real friendship). He is very naive. Everyone is his friend, even those who he barely knows. </p><p></p><p>A neuropsychologist is best for diagnosing Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Although the kids do get more interactive as they get older, it is also easy and sad to see how different they are from other kids the older they get. My son is smart, but he still likes cartoons and has no interest in rock music or girls or the mall or other things my other kid were crazy about at 17. He does not want to drive, although we did make him take driver's ed. Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids truly need help. Sure, there are the very marginal Asperger's kids/adults who can deal with life. Many more of them need help just realizing that not bathing is offensive. My son would go forever without taking a bath or cleaning his clothes if we didn't force him to do these things. They are not important to him.</p><p></p><p> by the way, most Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids are addicted to videogames/computers. Some parents try to put a limit on it, but I don't. It is part of my son's autism and it calms him because of the sameness. Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids don't usually have good imaginations so the computer helps him imagine. The kids usually live in a black and white world with no grays or in betweens. This also makes t heir lives hard. Everything is all good or all bad. They don't understand those pesty "boths."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 406623, member: 1550"] Just a warning. Not one school psychologist ever caught the autism in my son. They don't see him like I do either. He may act social WHEN HE IS COMFORTABLE and WITH CERTAIN KIDS, but in a room full of unfamiliar peers he sits in the back of the room with his head down and wants to leave. He can communicate too, but he can't really hold a normal give-and-take conversation where he LISTENS to what others are saying and talks about his feelings (mandatory for real friendship). He is very naive. Everyone is his friend, even those who he barely knows. A neuropsychologist is best for diagnosing Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Although the kids do get more interactive as they get older, it is also easy and sad to see how different they are from other kids the older they get. My son is smart, but he still likes cartoons and has no interest in rock music or girls or the mall or other things my other kid were crazy about at 17. He does not want to drive, although we did make him take driver's ed. Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids truly need help. Sure, there are the very marginal Asperger's kids/adults who can deal with life. Many more of them need help just realizing that not bathing is offensive. My son would go forever without taking a bath or cleaning his clothes if we didn't force him to do these things. They are not important to him. by the way, most Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids are addicted to videogames/computers. Some parents try to put a limit on it, but I don't. It is part of my son's autism and it calms him because of the sameness. Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids don't usually have good imaginations so the computer helps him imagine. The kids usually live in a black and white world with no grays or in betweens. This also makes t heir lives hard. Everything is all good or all bad. They don't understand those pesty "boths." [/QUOTE]
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