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New diagnosis Asbergers....Any advice or info would be appreciated! We are lost!
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<blockquote data-quote="LookingForAnswers" data-source="post: 437074" data-attributes="member: 11937"><p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'">Thanks for the responses! There were really helpful! I totally get what you are saying about the mood swings happening for a reason. difficult child's old psychiatrist has been treating him for a few years for a mood disorder and I have never really understood the diagnosis. I don't see difficult child be overly happy 1 minute and sad the next.....he has never had a mania or manic episoe....he has had rages but they don't happen very often so I have never really thought that he has Bipolar. What I see is difficult child being very reactive to situations that he doesn't like.....he will get ****** off for a reason (or at least he thinks it's a reason to be angry!). Kiesta I feel like you I would rather him have Aspergers than Bipolar and I am waiting for the psychiatrist to take it off the table!! You were right about all light-bulbs going off in my head and me thinking back to situations. <span style="font-size: 10px">difficult child has always been very sensitive to sound and he has always rubbed his fingers and thumbs together and now he twirls his hair but I always thought that was just difficult child being difficult child&#8230;he has never had any friends (But he thinks he does. Right now he only has 2 and would swear he has a bunch.)&#8230;.the looking around while you are talking to him (I always thought he just didn't care about what I was saying!)&#8230;..the extreme obsession with video games&#8230;..the inflexibility&#8230;.the fact that his non-verbal IQ is below average&#8230;.I could go on and on but I won't. </span>What I am struggling with now is am I trying to connect dots that aren't there. How could she diagnosis him with it after only 2 visits. Are there tests he should be given? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LookingForAnswers, post: 437074, member: 11937"] [FONT=comic sans ms]Thanks for the responses! There were really helpful! I totally get what you are saying about the mood swings happening for a reason. difficult child's old psychiatrist has been treating him for a few years for a mood disorder and I have never really understood the diagnosis. I don't see difficult child be overly happy 1 minute and sad the next.....he has never had a mania or manic episoe....he has had rages but they don't happen very often so I have never really thought that he has Bipolar. What I see is difficult child being very reactive to situations that he doesn't like.....he will get ****** off for a reason (or at least he thinks it's a reason to be angry!). Kiesta I feel like you I would rather him have Aspergers than Bipolar and I am waiting for the psychiatrist to take it off the table!! You were right about all light-bulbs going off in my head and me thinking back to situations. [SIZE=2]difficult child has always been very sensitive to sound and he has always rubbed his fingers and thumbs together and now he twirls his hair but I always thought that was just difficult child being difficult child…he has never had any friends (But he thinks he does. Right now he only has 2 and would swear he has a bunch.)….the looking around while you are talking to him (I always thought he just didn't care about what I was saying!)…..the extreme obsession with video games…..the inflexibility….the fact that his non-verbal IQ is below average….I could go on and on but I won't. [/SIZE]What I am struggling with now is am I trying to connect dots that aren't there. How could she diagnosis him with it after only 2 visits. Are there tests he should be given? [/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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