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Do ADD, ODD and other kids' diagnoses eventually change to schizophreniia?
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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 447946" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>One thing about Asperger's--if you've met one person with-Asperger's ... you've met ONE person with-Asperger's. So don't rule it out yet, just because he's social. </p><p></p><p>If he would agree to talk to a therapist, s/he can draw out the "why's" of the fantasies. </p><p></p><p>One thing about the Internet--lots of conspiracy theories, very interesting and challenging, some on target, and some pretty moronic--but in my book, if they don't affect me directly, and nothing has happened directly, (aka was the sinking of the Titanic--a consipiracy because the blueprints didn't match, or did the designers and builders just change their minds because they came up with-better ideas, just as you would do when bldng a house, and either way, so what? It's overwith) so I just hit "delete." He's got to learn that most of the stuff online doesn't affect him. IOW, he needs other activities and needs to know that baseball, or dog training or piano lessons whatever is more important in his life. </p><p>If he does not agree, so what? You still have to get him to do other activities and get him away from the computer to balance out his use of time. A sort of "fake it til you make it" plan.</p><p>He also has to learn that the adults in his life--you, his parent, for example, know more than he does. One thing with-Aspies--they insist they are always right. They don't respect authority. They don't want to follow rules. They know it all. So you've got to bring him back to home base. </p><p>He's missing major critical thinking skills, and he doesn't have enough tools to go through the conspiracies on the Internet. You learn those skills as you grow, mature, and take classes, one skill bldg upon the other. He can't prove any of the conspiracies because he doesn't have the life experience and education to begin to sift through the facts and fallacies. He's simply too young.</p><p>Those are also issues that you and a therapist can help him with. And perhaps anti-anxiety medications will help while he is learning. (Or other medications that help with-obsessive thoughts, which a dr can prescribe. The idea is to get him to relax his merry-go-round of repetitive thoughts so he can learn new coping mechanisms and thinking skills.)</p><p>I'm just throwing out ideas ... I hope I'm not rambling. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 447946, member: 3419"] One thing about Asperger's--if you've met one person with-Asperger's ... you've met ONE person with-Asperger's. So don't rule it out yet, just because he's social. If he would agree to talk to a therapist, s/he can draw out the "why's" of the fantasies. One thing about the Internet--lots of conspiracy theories, very interesting and challenging, some on target, and some pretty moronic--but in my book, if they don't affect me directly, and nothing has happened directly, (aka was the sinking of the Titanic--a consipiracy because the blueprints didn't match, or did the designers and builders just change their minds because they came up with-better ideas, just as you would do when bldng a house, and either way, so what? It's overwith) so I just hit "delete." He's got to learn that most of the stuff online doesn't affect him. IOW, he needs other activities and needs to know that baseball, or dog training or piano lessons whatever is more important in his life. If he does not agree, so what? You still have to get him to do other activities and get him away from the computer to balance out his use of time. A sort of "fake it til you make it" plan. He also has to learn that the adults in his life--you, his parent, for example, know more than he does. One thing with-Aspies--they insist they are always right. They don't respect authority. They don't want to follow rules. They know it all. So you've got to bring him back to home base. He's missing major critical thinking skills, and he doesn't have enough tools to go through the conspiracies on the Internet. You learn those skills as you grow, mature, and take classes, one skill bldg upon the other. He can't prove any of the conspiracies because he doesn't have the life experience and education to begin to sift through the facts and fallacies. He's simply too young. Those are also issues that you and a therapist can help him with. And perhaps anti-anxiety medications will help while he is learning. (Or other medications that help with-obsessive thoughts, which a dr can prescribe. The idea is to get him to relax his merry-go-round of repetitive thoughts so he can learn new coping mechanisms and thinking skills.) I'm just throwing out ideas ... I hope I'm not rambling. :) [/QUOTE]
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