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<blockquote data-quote="Frieda" data-source="post: 744564" data-attributes="member: 18242"><p>Hi Sunshine, sorry you had to come here. I have a 19 year old with high functioning autism (and ADHD and anxiety). Every kid with autism is different, and I am certainly in no position to give diagnostic advice. </p><p>My son shows the same social difficulties at home and at school. He has no friends. I think a kid with autism having many good friends would unusual. My son tends to be honest to a fault, very rule bound. However there are many high functioning kids who are very addicted to video games and who steal money to feed their addiction. Soiling themselves can be a sign of something medically wrong (motor control issues or bowel problems are not unusual in kids on the spectrum) but it can also be a flag for attachment issues or other mental health issues.</p><p>It might just be too early to tell what is going on with your teen. I am thinking that the teenage years are typically very hard for any kid with mental health or neurological issues. Addiction (gaming, substances, whatever) make a difficult situation worse. A diagnosis like autism or schizophrenia or antisocial personality disorder is made by how many criteria/symptoms someone checks on a list. There are no blood test or 'hard' medical evidence. Often there is a lot of overlap and quite a few of our kids have a 'syndrome-mix'. As frustrating as it is, a diagnosis is no solution in itself, you always just end up having to deal with the symptoms you see.</p><p>Sorry, this was probably not helpful. Just know you are not alone. And as the mom of a nineteen year old -the teen years are rough. But they all mature. And mostly things get better.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frieda, post: 744564, member: 18242"] Hi Sunshine, sorry you had to come here. I have a 19 year old with high functioning autism (and ADHD and anxiety). Every kid with autism is different, and I am certainly in no position to give diagnostic advice. My son shows the same social difficulties at home and at school. He has no friends. I think a kid with autism having many good friends would unusual. My son tends to be honest to a fault, very rule bound. However there are many high functioning kids who are very addicted to video games and who steal money to feed their addiction. Soiling themselves can be a sign of something medically wrong (motor control issues or bowel problems are not unusual in kids on the spectrum) but it can also be a flag for attachment issues or other mental health issues. It might just be too early to tell what is going on with your teen. I am thinking that the teenage years are typically very hard for any kid with mental health or neurological issues. Addiction (gaming, substances, whatever) make a difficult situation worse. A diagnosis like autism or schizophrenia or antisocial personality disorder is made by how many criteria/symptoms someone checks on a list. There are no blood test or 'hard' medical evidence. Often there is a lot of overlap and quite a few of our kids have a 'syndrome-mix'. As frustrating as it is, a diagnosis is no solution in itself, you always just end up having to deal with the symptoms you see. Sorry, this was probably not helpful. Just know you are not alone. And as the mom of a nineteen year old -the teen years are rough. But they all mature. And mostly things get better. [/QUOTE]
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