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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 312721" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Ok, I re-read your post. I think you should look up Asperger's Syndrome. She does sound depressed, but many Aspie teens are very depressed. I'm just a parent. I can't diagnose. But I would want to check this out. It can't hurt. However nothing beats a professional evaluation and psychiatrists and therapists are not really well-schooled about things like Aspergers because it is a neurological disorder. They often call it everything else. Aspie's have very high anxiety and don't like change. They have obsessions...my son is like this. They can seem defiant as they don't think of adults as authority figures plus they have a horrible time transitioning from one activity to another. They tend to have few if any friends and atypical interests for their ages. Some are lonely, but have no idea how to make friends so they need social skills classes. Some don't really care and like being alone. And, yes, they realize they are different. At the same time, they don't see the point of hygiene or "cool" clothes and often refuse to care about them, no matter how you stress it, so that they don't fit into a "typical" world. They do not care about peer pressure and may be afraid to do school work without help, even if they are capable of doing it. Anxiety and sensory sensitivities are very high in many Aspies. Aspies need hands on school interventions far more than therapy. Often, they can't express themselves well and don't attach to the therapists unless the therapist is very familiar with autistic spectrum disorder. At any rate, good luck whatever you decide to do. I posted a link for you to browse.</p><p></p><p>PS--Aspies usually are VERY sensitive (my son is) and don't handle correction well. My son is sixteen and he will still cry and slam doors and say, "I'm a stupid idiot." He gets over it much faster now, but he had interventions since he was a toddler.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.aspergersyndrome.org/" target="_blank">http://www.aspergersyndrome.org/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 312721, member: 1550"] Ok, I re-read your post. I think you should look up Asperger's Syndrome. She does sound depressed, but many Aspie teens are very depressed. I'm just a parent. I can't diagnose. But I would want to check this out. It can't hurt. However nothing beats a professional evaluation and psychiatrists and therapists are not really well-schooled about things like Aspergers because it is a neurological disorder. They often call it everything else. Aspie's have very high anxiety and don't like change. They have obsessions...my son is like this. They can seem defiant as they don't think of adults as authority figures plus they have a horrible time transitioning from one activity to another. They tend to have few if any friends and atypical interests for their ages. Some are lonely, but have no idea how to make friends so they need social skills classes. Some don't really care and like being alone. And, yes, they realize they are different. At the same time, they don't see the point of hygiene or "cool" clothes and often refuse to care about them, no matter how you stress it, so that they don't fit into a "typical" world. They do not care about peer pressure and may be afraid to do school work without help, even if they are capable of doing it. Anxiety and sensory sensitivities are very high in many Aspies. Aspies need hands on school interventions far more than therapy. Often, they can't express themselves well and don't attach to the therapists unless the therapist is very familiar with autistic spectrum disorder. At any rate, good luck whatever you decide to do. I posted a link for you to browse. PS--Aspies usually are VERY sensitive (my son is) and don't handle correction well. My son is sixteen and he will still cry and slam doors and say, "I'm a stupid idiot." He gets over it much faster now, but he had interventions since he was a toddler. [URL]http://www.aspergersyndrome.org/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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