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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 92904" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>Here are my thoughts: There has been a lot in the news this week about two clinical reports put out by the American Academy of Pediatrics to help pediatricians identify Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) earlier and guide families to effective interventions.</p><p></p><p>Has your easy child had a definitive rule in or out on Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)? With developmental delays, speech delays, ADHD-like behaviors and a brother with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified, easy child has a lot of red flags. I'd recommend a rule in/out on Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) so you can make the best decision possible on medications for easy child. Some kids with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) take Concerta or other stimulants to help them attend to school (stimulants wake up those frontal lobes). Others don't, but instead rely on the other interventions (some of which you are already accessing) that all kids with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) require. Having the diagnosis, if easy child indeed has Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), will open up doors for all the interventions he will need. And as the AAP advises, the earlier the interventions, the better the prognosis.</p><p></p><p>by the way, we didn't turn to stimulants until my son was nearly 10. But he has inattentive ADHD, not hyperactive. I honestly don't know what we would have done had he been off-the-charts hyperactive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 92904, member: 2423"] Here are my thoughts: There has been a lot in the news this week about two clinical reports put out by the American Academy of Pediatrics to help pediatricians identify Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) earlier and guide families to effective interventions. Has your easy child had a definitive rule in or out on Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)? With developmental delays, speech delays, ADHD-like behaviors and a brother with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified, easy child has a lot of red flags. I'd recommend a rule in/out on Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) so you can make the best decision possible on medications for easy child. Some kids with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) take Concerta or other stimulants to help them attend to school (stimulants wake up those frontal lobes). Others don't, but instead rely on the other interventions (some of which you are already accessing) that all kids with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) require. Having the diagnosis, if easy child indeed has Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), will open up doors for all the interventions he will need. And as the AAP advises, the earlier the interventions, the better the prognosis. by the way, we didn't turn to stimulants until my son was nearly 10. But he has inattentive ADHD, not hyperactive. I honestly don't know what we would have done had he been off-the-charts hyperactive. [/QUOTE]
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