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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 61612" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I'll let the others give school advice. I'm wondering if the Aspergers diagnosis. was ever pursued and, if so, is she getting any interventions? She sounds like she could very well have Aspergers or be somewhere on the spectrum. My son is on it and he could care less about hygiene or if he smells--these kids have no understanding of social rules and frankly often don't care about them. Especially with Aspergers, the kids often display an alleged lack of empathy partly because they have no idea how to express it and partly because they have so much trouble relating to other people. Has your child, rather than being in therapy, ever been evaulated by a neuropsychologist? ADHD is often the first diagnosis. for a spectrum kid. Often they are VERY smart, but don't do well in school--some are brilliant and do GREAT in school, but they all face "life skill" deficits that MUST be taught for them to reach their maximum potential. medications can help behavior, however they won't help the autistic thinking. I'm going to post a few links you may want to look at. I don't know if your child is on the spectrum, but, from what I've seen, she sure has a lot of symptoms. This is a neurological disorder, not a psychiatric problem. These kids desperately need interventions. My son is doing much better--he has had interventions since before he was two. It is VERY common for psychiatrists and therapists to miss Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and we beat our heads against the wall treating "psychiatric" problems when it's really neurological Ok, here ya go:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.aspergersyndrome.org/" target="_blank">http://www.aspergersyndrome.org/</a></p><p></p><p>here is an online test. A "mild" Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) would indicate Aspergers:</p><p><a href="http://www.childbrain.com/pddassess.html" target="_blank">http://www.childbrain.com/pddassess.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 61612, member: 1550"] I'll let the others give school advice. I'm wondering if the Aspergers diagnosis. was ever pursued and, if so, is she getting any interventions? She sounds like she could very well have Aspergers or be somewhere on the spectrum. My son is on it and he could care less about hygiene or if he smells--these kids have no understanding of social rules and frankly often don't care about them. Especially with Aspergers, the kids often display an alleged lack of empathy partly because they have no idea how to express it and partly because they have so much trouble relating to other people. Has your child, rather than being in therapy, ever been evaulated by a neuropsychologist? ADHD is often the first diagnosis. for a spectrum kid. Often they are VERY smart, but don't do well in school--some are brilliant and do GREAT in school, but they all face "life skill" deficits that MUST be taught for them to reach their maximum potential. medications can help behavior, however they won't help the autistic thinking. I'm going to post a few links you may want to look at. I don't know if your child is on the spectrum, but, from what I've seen, she sure has a lot of symptoms. This is a neurological disorder, not a psychiatric problem. These kids desperately need interventions. My son is doing much better--he has had interventions since before he was two. It is VERY common for psychiatrists and therapists to miss Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and we beat our heads against the wall treating "psychiatric" problems when it's really neurological Ok, here ya go: [URL]http://www.aspergersyndrome.org/[/URL] here is an online test. A "mild" Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) would indicate Aspergers: [URL]http://www.childbrain.com/pddassess.html[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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