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<blockquote data-quote="katya02" data-source="post: 136791" data-attributes="member: 2884"><p>Hi, I'm new (used to come here but was away so long I forgot my old user name etc. - I'm lucky I still remember my own name, these days!), and my oldest ds was diagnosed with schizophrenia at the age of 12. It seemed early but his symptoms were absolutely classic and there didn't seem much else it could be. He hasn't had any MRIs of the brain so I don't know the state of his ventricles. </p><p></p><p>Some docs have questioned or rejected his diagnosis and for a time he was considered schizoaffective, and then perhaps just bipolar (despite never having been manic or hypomanic), but at college his doctor has also given the scz diagnosis. One of the reasons some of the others reject it is that he's so high-functioning - he's doing extremely well in a very demanding program and wants to apply to law school. The positive symptoms seem to come and go, and he isn't troubled much by the negative symptoms, which is what lets him accomplish things. </p><p></p><p>I don't know what meaning we can take from the MRI results in schizophrenics without further studies being done. At the moment it is more of an observation; I hope its significance will become clearer at some point. In the meantime I would just work with your difficult child's clinical symptoms and behaviors. And although schizophrenia is a serious diagnosis, every person who has it has a different course. I wish you and difficult child 2 well.</p><p></p><p>Best,</p><p>Katya</p><p></p><p>difficult child - 22, schizophrenic/schizoaffective, doing well at university</p><p>difficult child - 19, early onset bipolar, possible borderline, Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) not otherwise specified, substance abuse</p><p>easy child - 17, high school senior, amazing student, traumatized by difficult child 2's history</p><p>easy child - 15, sunshine in human form, had ADD but does wonderfully now</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="katya02, post: 136791, member: 2884"] Hi, I'm new (used to come here but was away so long I forgot my old user name etc. - I'm lucky I still remember my own name, these days!), and my oldest ds was diagnosed with schizophrenia at the age of 12. It seemed early but his symptoms were absolutely classic and there didn't seem much else it could be. He hasn't had any MRIs of the brain so I don't know the state of his ventricles. Some docs have questioned or rejected his diagnosis and for a time he was considered schizoaffective, and then perhaps just bipolar (despite never having been manic or hypomanic), but at college his doctor has also given the scz diagnosis. One of the reasons some of the others reject it is that he's so high-functioning - he's doing extremely well in a very demanding program and wants to apply to law school. The positive symptoms seem to come and go, and he isn't troubled much by the negative symptoms, which is what lets him accomplish things. I don't know what meaning we can take from the MRI results in schizophrenics without further studies being done. At the moment it is more of an observation; I hope its significance will become clearer at some point. In the meantime I would just work with your difficult child's clinical symptoms and behaviors. And although schizophrenia is a serious diagnosis, every person who has it has a different course. I wish you and difficult child 2 well. Best, Katya difficult child - 22, schizophrenic/schizoaffective, doing well at university difficult child - 19, early onset bipolar, possible borderline, Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) not otherwise specified, substance abuse easy child - 17, high school senior, amazing student, traumatized by difficult child 2's history easy child - 15, sunshine in human form, had ADD but does wonderfully now [/QUOTE]
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