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<blockquote data-quote="Bluemoon" data-source="post: 382404"><p>OK, so....today was the big day of the testing for ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).</p><p>Of course, I don't know the results yet...not of the Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation, either. The anticipation is <em>killing</em> me! I am so hungry for understanding.</p><p> </p><p>I got to sit on the other side of the two way mirror and watch and listen. I saw many things that I think support an Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) diagnosis....but just cause I think it doesn't make it so.</p><p>I didn't see any sign of ODD. E was very cooperative, and when he couldn't do something, he said so and it seemed to me to be very genuine. A real can't, not a won't...and believe me, I've seen alot of won'Tourette's Syndrome from him in my day. Usually when he hits a can't and then someone continues to nag him to try. Then <em>everything</em> becomes a won't.</p><p> </p><p>Some things I noticed was an almost complete inability to use his imagination. He couldn't pretend to brush his teeth even (with imaginary tools, etc.) He seemed to get anxious over the request and he shut down some. Then (the next request) he wouldn't pretend to wash his face with a real cloth and soap...ok, maybe that was a won't but it didn't seem like a stubborn or angry won't, he just looked very uncomfortable.</p><p> </p><p>He had a hard time talking about emotions...in fact, as expected, he had a hard time talking about anything but his video games and even reverted back to talking about them when asked questions that seemed to baffel him. Like, "What is a friend?" He said he didn't know...though he did say he had 3 friends. When asked to tell the Dr. about his friends, he told the Dr. what games they had and how well they were able to play them.</p><p> </p><p>Also, he doesn't really have 3 friends exactly. He only has one that he sees outside of school and the other was a girl who is much older who stays with us sometimes. More like an older sister, really. Apparently, anyone who is not an adult who ever plays with him is his "friend"...which I guess is normal for a 9 year old now that I think about it, lol. Except they are only friends if they have played video games with him. Nothing else counts.</p><p> </p><p>Dr. asked if he ever annoyed his friends and he said no, but then said one of his friends gets annoyed with him but he has no idea why...that he only knows he gets annoyed because the friend told him so. In stories, E was unable to identify anything that he thought the characters might be thinking.</p><p> </p><p>When asked if he ever got lonely, E said no. When the meaning of lonely was clearly explained, he still said no. When asked if he liked to be alone, he said yes.</p><p> </p><p>He admitted he gets mad at me sometimes, but couldn't say why. He didn't even seem to be sure that he got mad at me "Well yeah, but not really, not so much..."...which was weird for me to hear because of his rages.</p><p> </p><p>Another thing I noticed is that when the Dr. demonstrated making up a story using different objects, E was more interested in putting stuff back where he thought it was supposed to go and talking about the objects themselves...not what they were pretending to be.</p><p> </p><p>He was facinated with this...you know those pins in a clear block that you can press on and they shape to the impression of the object? He loved that! I'm gonna have to get him one.</p><p>Thing is, we went to Wonder Works once and they had a body size one of those and E had no interest...in fact all he seemed to want was to get the heck out of there. I suspect he was overwhelmed and overstimulated....which reminds me.</p><p> </p><p>When the Dr. asked him about what he does during summer, E told him that he does what he does all the time...he plays his video games. Said he even had a "plan" once to finish all his games all the way through before summer was over.</p><p>Not one mention of the trip to Dollywood and Splash Country. Nothing about the 4 wheeler trips through the mountains. Nothing about the trips to the park, water slide and swimming. The only mention of leaving the house was to complain that he hates the drive to NY cause it takes ALL DAY! That's how he said it.</p><p> </p><p>It was a very interesting day.....and now I resume waiting.....</p><p> </p><p>Oh, I forgot. When we arrived at the doctors. E refused to get on the elevator because the doors were already open. He found that upsetting and scary. We had to take the stairs.</p><p>He never saw an elevator before that was waiting for him. Go figure, lol.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bluemoon, post: 382404"] OK, so....today was the big day of the testing for ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Of course, I don't know the results yet...not of the Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation, either. The anticipation is [I]killing[/I] me! I am so hungry for understanding. I got to sit on the other side of the two way mirror and watch and listen. I saw many things that I think support an Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) diagnosis....but just cause I think it doesn't make it so. I didn't see any sign of ODD. E was very cooperative, and when he couldn't do something, he said so and it seemed to me to be very genuine. A real can't, not a won't...and believe me, I've seen alot of won'Tourette's Syndrome from him in my day. Usually when he hits a can't and then someone continues to nag him to try. Then [I]everything[/I] becomes a won't. Some things I noticed was an almost complete inability to use his imagination. He couldn't pretend to brush his teeth even (with imaginary tools, etc.) He seemed to get anxious over the request and he shut down some. Then (the next request) he wouldn't pretend to wash his face with a real cloth and soap...ok, maybe that was a won't but it didn't seem like a stubborn or angry won't, he just looked very uncomfortable. He had a hard time talking about emotions...in fact, as expected, he had a hard time talking about anything but his video games and even reverted back to talking about them when asked questions that seemed to baffel him. Like, "What is a friend?" He said he didn't know...though he did say he had 3 friends. When asked to tell the Dr. about his friends, he told the Dr. what games they had and how well they were able to play them. Also, he doesn't really have 3 friends exactly. He only has one that he sees outside of school and the other was a girl who is much older who stays with us sometimes. More like an older sister, really. Apparently, anyone who is not an adult who ever plays with him is his "friend"...which I guess is normal for a 9 year old now that I think about it, lol. Except they are only friends if they have played video games with him. Nothing else counts. Dr. asked if he ever annoyed his friends and he said no, but then said one of his friends gets annoyed with him but he has no idea why...that he only knows he gets annoyed because the friend told him so. In stories, E was unable to identify anything that he thought the characters might be thinking. When asked if he ever got lonely, E said no. When the meaning of lonely was clearly explained, he still said no. When asked if he liked to be alone, he said yes. He admitted he gets mad at me sometimes, but couldn't say why. He didn't even seem to be sure that he got mad at me "Well yeah, but not really, not so much..."...which was weird for me to hear because of his rages. Another thing I noticed is that when the Dr. demonstrated making up a story using different objects, E was more interested in putting stuff back where he thought it was supposed to go and talking about the objects themselves...not what they were pretending to be. He was facinated with this...you know those pins in a clear block that you can press on and they shape to the impression of the object? He loved that! I'm gonna have to get him one. Thing is, we went to Wonder Works once and they had a body size one of those and E had no interest...in fact all he seemed to want was to get the heck out of there. I suspect he was overwhelmed and overstimulated....which reminds me. When the Dr. asked him about what he does during summer, E told him that he does what he does all the time...he plays his video games. Said he even had a "plan" once to finish all his games all the way through before summer was over. Not one mention of the trip to Dollywood and Splash Country. Nothing about the 4 wheeler trips through the mountains. Nothing about the trips to the park, water slide and swimming. The only mention of leaving the house was to complain that he hates the drive to NY cause it takes ALL DAY! That's how he said it. It was a very interesting day.....and now I resume waiting..... Oh, I forgot. When we arrived at the doctors. E refused to get on the elevator because the doors were already open. He found that upsetting and scary. We had to take the stairs. He never saw an elevator before that was waiting for him. Go figure, lol. [/QUOTE]
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