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<blockquote data-quote="ready2run" data-source="post: 441383" data-attributes="member: 11339"><p>you can't see the relation to autism?</p><p></p><p>Common symptoms that autistic kids have:</p><p>(this list is just off the top of my head, based on things you pointed out that are symptoms)</p><p>-not understanding cause and effect ie. doesn't grasp the idea of consequences</p><p>-hyperactivity</p><p>-constantly moving around ie. stimming, it isn't always the obvious hand flapping. it can be jumping, wiggling, pacing, any kind of movement really.</p><p>-making weird noises that aren't really purposeful other than for their own enjoyment(also a stimulant)</p><p>-itching all over(sensory issues)</p><p>-BEING LOUD, autistic people are often loud and sometimes too quiet, some have trouble regulating their voices</p><p>-acting out like when you say "WOW im gonna be mean and hateful or crazy and LOUD just different combinations of things" this type of behaviour is fairly typical </p><p>-'doesn't care' they often seem like they don't care because of the usual lack of empathy or seeming lack of empathy that is part of the package. they don't understand about how their behavior effects others, and can't read other peoples emotions/reactions to their behaviour. </p><p>-crying about a dog that died 4 years ago... i know he was having medication problems at that time but the fact that he even remembers the dog shows that he, like people on the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) spectrum, has a good long-term memory. it's pretty normal for aspies to have vivid memories of early childhood that normal people wouldn't have.</p><p>-'for no reason what so ever' it often seems like people with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) do things for no reason but they think so differently than you and i that they actually do have reasons we just don't understand them.</p><p>-low attention span, they tend to get really bored quickly with information that is not related to something they are very interested in. </p><p>-lack of self-control ie. being impulsive </p><p>all these symptoms you described are pretty much almost the same as if you looked up a list of symptoms for high-functioning autism. </p><p></p><p></p><p>as for the mother stuff, of course it effects him. any kid wants their mother, so of course he is going to have worse problems when he misses her. you can't blame all the problems on her not being there consistantly though, because he does have you and your other half there as consistant parents which is what he needs. the lieing is probably just his attempt to get attention from her or in hopes that she will come rescue him. what i meant when i said her mental health shouldn't effect him is that the doctors will be able to medicate him as necessary and her problems are seperate from that. they won't base his diagnosis on her, although it would be good to tell them about her issues. like i said earlier, the medications they use to treat autism symptoms and bi-polar are the same (often risperidone or rispridal)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ready2run, post: 441383, member: 11339"] you can't see the relation to autism? Common symptoms that autistic kids have: (this list is just off the top of my head, based on things you pointed out that are symptoms) -not understanding cause and effect ie. doesn't grasp the idea of consequences -hyperactivity -constantly moving around ie. stimming, it isn't always the obvious hand flapping. it can be jumping, wiggling, pacing, any kind of movement really. -making weird noises that aren't really purposeful other than for their own enjoyment(also a stimulant) -itching all over(sensory issues) -BEING LOUD, autistic people are often loud and sometimes too quiet, some have trouble regulating their voices -acting out like when you say "WOW im gonna be mean and hateful or crazy and LOUD just different combinations of things" this type of behaviour is fairly typical -'doesn't care' they often seem like they don't care because of the usual lack of empathy or seeming lack of empathy that is part of the package. they don't understand about how their behavior effects others, and can't read other peoples emotions/reactions to their behaviour. -crying about a dog that died 4 years ago... i know he was having medication problems at that time but the fact that he even remembers the dog shows that he, like people on the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) spectrum, has a good long-term memory. it's pretty normal for aspies to have vivid memories of early childhood that normal people wouldn't have. -'for no reason what so ever' it often seems like people with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) do things for no reason but they think so differently than you and i that they actually do have reasons we just don't understand them. -low attention span, they tend to get really bored quickly with information that is not related to something they are very interested in. -lack of self-control ie. being impulsive all these symptoms you described are pretty much almost the same as if you looked up a list of symptoms for high-functioning autism. as for the mother stuff, of course it effects him. any kid wants their mother, so of course he is going to have worse problems when he misses her. you can't blame all the problems on her not being there consistantly though, because he does have you and your other half there as consistant parents which is what he needs. the lieing is probably just his attempt to get attention from her or in hopes that she will come rescue him. what i meant when i said her mental health shouldn't effect him is that the doctors will be able to medicate him as necessary and her problems are seperate from that. they won't base his diagnosis on her, although it would be good to tell them about her issues. like i said earlier, the medications they use to treat autism symptoms and bi-polar are the same (often risperidone or rispridal) [/QUOTE]
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