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<blockquote data-quote="Janna" data-source="post: 234029" data-attributes="member: 2737"><p>Wow, your son sounds just like mine LOL!</p><p></p><p>I, personally, think docs have a hard time earlier on, but I'm gonna tell ya, now that D is 12, I really REALLY see the Aspie in him. I mean, just listening to him talk is enough sometimes. Our therapist hangs here for 4 hours on Saturdays, and we'll all be talking, and D will just come off with something, and she'll have to explain to him, to us, etc. And he'll walk away and she'll say "that's typical Aspergers" LOL! </p><p></p><p>But, when they're so small, it's so different, I think that's what the problem is.</p><p></p><p>We had a very hard time with the is it Bipolar is it Autism with psychiatrists. Psychologists always missed it. He was always ADHD/ODD. We had better luck with the neuropsychologist and people that have spent alot of time with Autistic kids (like our therapist, who's got a Masters and been with Autistic kids for 20+ years, in HOME). Ya know, it's all up to the doctor too.</p><p></p><p>Good luck with the medications. D is on Buspar. It works good, but does nothing for ADHD stuff, nothing works there. He's on Seroquel, too, which is great for sleep, and seems to have helped with aggression/anger, BUT, packed on the pounds, and I'm not real thrilled over antipsychotics. They always, always die out eventually for him. He can't tolerate a medication either - he's been on over 30 trials. I'll tell ya what, though, over 30 medications, over 8 years - that Buspar is the ONLY one that EVER did ANYTHING for anxiety. Love it!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Janna, post: 234029, member: 2737"] Wow, your son sounds just like mine LOL! I, personally, think docs have a hard time earlier on, but I'm gonna tell ya, now that D is 12, I really REALLY see the Aspie in him. I mean, just listening to him talk is enough sometimes. Our therapist hangs here for 4 hours on Saturdays, and we'll all be talking, and D will just come off with something, and she'll have to explain to him, to us, etc. And he'll walk away and she'll say "that's typical Aspergers" LOL! But, when they're so small, it's so different, I think that's what the problem is. We had a very hard time with the is it Bipolar is it Autism with psychiatrists. Psychologists always missed it. He was always ADHD/ODD. We had better luck with the neuropsychologist and people that have spent alot of time with Autistic kids (like our therapist, who's got a Masters and been with Autistic kids for 20+ years, in HOME). Ya know, it's all up to the doctor too. Good luck with the medications. D is on Buspar. It works good, but does nothing for ADHD stuff, nothing works there. He's on Seroquel, too, which is great for sleep, and seems to have helped with aggression/anger, BUT, packed on the pounds, and I'm not real thrilled over antipsychotics. They always, always die out eventually for him. He can't tolerate a medication either - he's been on over 30 trials. I'll tell ya what, though, over 30 medications, over 8 years - that Buspar is the ONLY one that EVER did ANYTHING for anxiety. Love it! [/QUOTE]
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