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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 260724" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Hi there and welcome to the board.</p><p>There are many possibilities here due to her early neglect, so I'd take her, right off the bat, to a neuropsychologist for a complete, intensive evaluation. That way you can have her tested on every level. As a layperson with a child on the high functioning end of the autism spectrum, I think she presents as high functioning autism. These kids can seem very detached toward people--all people--and tend to mature very late. My fifteen year old son still obsesses over cartoons and videogames and isn't all that interested in girls. He has a girlfriend simply because SHE likes HIM and is tepid about it. He has no interest in malls, looking sharp, hygiene, etc. It's part of the spectrum. He is very smart, although, early on, he needed help in school and still gets a bit of help. But I'd have her completely evaluated and in my opinion NeuroPsychs are the way to go. A therapist is not a good diagnosticiani. I wouldn't take her to a psychiatrist first off because they often don't "get" Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)--this is actually a neurological condition and a "difference" that can look like a mental illness. But your step also needs counseling for the other stuff in her life. IF SHE IS ON THE SPECTRUM, she needs a special type of therapist or she won't connect with the therapist and vice versa. That's why I recommond the neuropsychologist first. These kids are wired differently and do not respond to anything the way "typical" kids do and both the parents and the child have to learn how to communicate. The complication here is the possible abuse too. You have your hands full. I wish you all the best and welcome to the board. A lot of caring people post here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 260724, member: 1550"] Hi there and welcome to the board. There are many possibilities here due to her early neglect, so I'd take her, right off the bat, to a neuropsychologist for a complete, intensive evaluation. That way you can have her tested on every level. As a layperson with a child on the high functioning end of the autism spectrum, I think she presents as high functioning autism. These kids can seem very detached toward people--all people--and tend to mature very late. My fifteen year old son still obsesses over cartoons and videogames and isn't all that interested in girls. He has a girlfriend simply because SHE likes HIM and is tepid about it. He has no interest in malls, looking sharp, hygiene, etc. It's part of the spectrum. He is very smart, although, early on, he needed help in school and still gets a bit of help. But I'd have her completely evaluated and in my opinion NeuroPsychs are the way to go. A therapist is not a good diagnosticiani. I wouldn't take her to a psychiatrist first off because they often don't "get" Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)--this is actually a neurological condition and a "difference" that can look like a mental illness. But your step also needs counseling for the other stuff in her life. IF SHE IS ON THE SPECTRUM, she needs a special type of therapist or she won't connect with the therapist and vice versa. That's why I recommond the neuropsychologist first. These kids are wired differently and do not respond to anything the way "typical" kids do and both the parents and the child have to learn how to communicate. The complication here is the possible abuse too. You have your hands full. I wish you all the best and welcome to the board. A lot of caring people post here. [/QUOTE]
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