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<blockquote data-quote="HaoZi" data-source="post: 421984"><p>She sounds a lot like Kiddo, too. While mine has a diagnosis of bi-polar, psychiatrist doesn't believe that's actually the case because she doesn't have actual manic periods, just "normal kid" phases and that she's really uni-polar depressive from the Asperger's. However the medications that help her are only covered if she has a bi-polar diagnosis on her chart. Her moods are subject to changes in weather, season, food (especially highly processed stuff like the corndogs she loves so much), allergy season, moon phase, you name it. Bottom line in my Kiddo's case is the Asperger's is likely most of it with the other issues being part of it or stemming from the struggles with it. I had to fight tooth and nail to even get her tested instead of just being a human guinea pig for medications geared towards symptoms alone. She's highly intelligent, was speaking in full sentences before she was 2 with wonderful grammar and enunciation compared to her peers. Can pronounce the Latin names for animals better than I can even when I'm looking at the phonetic spelling.</p><p></p><p>It was other parents of high-functioning autistic kids that watched her and asked me if she'd been checked for it. She was 4 the first time that happened. I looked at my bright (if sometimes temperamental child) and said "No way!". As she got older and was held to higher expectations and more complicated social situations, I started seeing more temper than child. </p><p></p><p>She's 9 now. The final verdict - we're BOTH high functioning Aspies. </p><p></p><p>On a side note, if you've roamed these forums much you already know most of us consider ODD a symptom and not a useful label or diagnosis, so you're far from alone here!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HaoZi, post: 421984"] She sounds a lot like Kiddo, too. While mine has a diagnosis of bi-polar, psychiatrist doesn't believe that's actually the case because she doesn't have actual manic periods, just "normal kid" phases and that she's really uni-polar depressive from the Asperger's. However the medications that help her are only covered if she has a bi-polar diagnosis on her chart. Her moods are subject to changes in weather, season, food (especially highly processed stuff like the corndogs she loves so much), allergy season, moon phase, you name it. Bottom line in my Kiddo's case is the Asperger's is likely most of it with the other issues being part of it or stemming from the struggles with it. I had to fight tooth and nail to even get her tested instead of just being a human guinea pig for medications geared towards symptoms alone. She's highly intelligent, was speaking in full sentences before she was 2 with wonderful grammar and enunciation compared to her peers. Can pronounce the Latin names for animals better than I can even when I'm looking at the phonetic spelling. It was other parents of high-functioning autistic kids that watched her and asked me if she'd been checked for it. She was 4 the first time that happened. I looked at my bright (if sometimes temperamental child) and said "No way!". As she got older and was held to higher expectations and more complicated social situations, I started seeing more temper than child. She's 9 now. The final verdict - we're BOTH high functioning Aspies. On a side note, if you've roamed these forums much you already know most of us consider ODD a symptom and not a useful label or diagnosis, so you're far from alone here! [/QUOTE]
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