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Highly gifted teen son - inpatient, outpatient, dropped out of school
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 719159" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Sounds very much like Aspergers Syndtome. Look it up. Even if psychiatrists said he doesnt have it. Please read on.</p><p></p><p>Aspies are often scary bright and very different thinkers. Anxiety is part and parcel of Aspergers. So is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and obsessive interests and social problems. All are part of very high functioning autism/aspergers. Depression is also common. The smart ones often dont achieve to potential and I was on a site for Aspies (check out the site Wrong Planet) and most were similar to your son. Brilliant and different.</p><p></p><p>I think you should check it out with a neuro psychologist before even considering residential, which is for mental illness. If he has Aspergers that could traumatize him and probably wont help him...aspergers is a neurological difference, not a mental illness, although many on the autism spectrum have unusual behaviors...not due to mental illness.</p><p></p><p>If he has not seen a neuro psychologist and taken the ADOS evaluation test, take him to have one before taking action for a mental illness that may not be one. My don had a total of ten hours testing at Mayo Clinic. Worth every minute. Every dime. Finally somebody "got" him and his life rapidly improved.</p><p></p><p>My son is 24 and on the high end of the spectrum</p><p> He was wrongly diagnosed by psychiatric professionals. They really dont know much about Aspergers and often try to pass off Aspies as having mental health problems.</p><p></p><p>Mental health is their field. Neuro psychologists ARE psychologists with extra training in the workings of the brain. They are thorough and good diagnosticians who test for BOTH psychiatric AND neuroligical differences. They test intensively. You can find them at university clinics. They rock. Cant stress this enough.</p><p></p><p>Your son in my opinion needs further evaluating and needs to be understood. Do test him if only to rule him in or out of the spectrum. So many red flags he has.There is specific testing for this. My guess is he never had full scale testing for this possibility.</p><p></p><p>medications help some Aspies, dont help others.My son is better off of medications. He is overly sensitive to medication rractions, like MANY on the spectrum!! Son is doing very well. He thinks he is good just the way he is too, although he is more conventional than your son. He has his own apartment and works, but likes the way he is. Very comfortable being himself! I am so proud of him!</p><p></p><p>Your son is probably at a higher intellectual level than mine so he thinks way outside the box...normal for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Mine is just a tad above average. It makes a difference in how these different thinkers choose their lives. And they also evolve and change with time and proper help.Few therapists know how to relate to aspies. Often therapy accimplishes nothing. They dont (aspies) form bonds with strangers well, which you need in good therapy.</p><p></p><p>Good luck. It is hard, but smart to cover every base. Have a peaceful night. Tey not to worry. There is help. He is young. by the way many aspies refuse to drive. Mine as well. They are too anxious. But my son gets to where he needs to go! He has one close friend who is also different and prefers being alone, but sees people at work and when he bowls. He would rather be alone and he mostly stayed in his room when he lived with us and will never be a social butterfly, which is A-okay with us. He is being himself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 719159, member: 1550"] Sounds very much like Aspergers Syndtome. Look it up. Even if psychiatrists said he doesnt have it. Please read on. Aspies are often scary bright and very different thinkers. Anxiety is part and parcel of Aspergers. So is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and obsessive interests and social problems. All are part of very high functioning autism/aspergers. Depression is also common. The smart ones often dont achieve to potential and I was on a site for Aspies (check out the site Wrong Planet) and most were similar to your son. Brilliant and different. I think you should check it out with a neuro psychologist before even considering residential, which is for mental illness. If he has Aspergers that could traumatize him and probably wont help him...aspergers is a neurological difference, not a mental illness, although many on the autism spectrum have unusual behaviors...not due to mental illness. If he has not seen a neuro psychologist and taken the ADOS evaluation test, take him to have one before taking action for a mental illness that may not be one. My don had a total of ten hours testing at Mayo Clinic. Worth every minute. Every dime. Finally somebody "got" him and his life rapidly improved. My son is 24 and on the high end of the spectrum He was wrongly diagnosed by psychiatric professionals. They really dont know much about Aspergers and often try to pass off Aspies as having mental health problems. Mental health is their field. Neuro psychologists ARE psychologists with extra training in the workings of the brain. They are thorough and good diagnosticians who test for BOTH psychiatric AND neuroligical differences. They test intensively. You can find them at university clinics. They rock. Cant stress this enough. Your son in my opinion needs further evaluating and needs to be understood. Do test him if only to rule him in or out of the spectrum. So many red flags he has.There is specific testing for this. My guess is he never had full scale testing for this possibility. medications help some Aspies, dont help others.My son is better off of medications. He is overly sensitive to medication rractions, like MANY on the spectrum!! Son is doing very well. He thinks he is good just the way he is too, although he is more conventional than your son. He has his own apartment and works, but likes the way he is. Very comfortable being himself! I am so proud of him! Your son is probably at a higher intellectual level than mine so he thinks way outside the box...normal for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Mine is just a tad above average. It makes a difference in how these different thinkers choose their lives. And they also evolve and change with time and proper help.Few therapists know how to relate to aspies. Often therapy accimplishes nothing. They dont (aspies) form bonds with strangers well, which you need in good therapy. Good luck. It is hard, but smart to cover every base. Have a peaceful night. Tey not to worry. There is help. He is young. by the way many aspies refuse to drive. Mine as well. They are too anxious. But my son gets to where he needs to go! He has one close friend who is also different and prefers being alone, but sees people at work and when he bowls. He would rather be alone and he mostly stayed in his room when he lived with us and will never be a social butterfly, which is A-okay with us. He is being himself. [/QUOTE]
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