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Perseveration vs Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) vs Bipolar
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<blockquote data-quote="keista" data-source="post: 471022" data-attributes="member: 11965"><p><strong>MWM</strong>, thanks so much for sharing. </p><p></p><p>I still believe that bipolar can and does exist in kids, but throughout my research it just did not "feel right" as a diagnosis for DD1. Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) makes a lot more sense for her and feels like a better fit. Again, still have to wait for the findings in the report, but I'm feeling more and more that she may be closer to the spectrum than just 'traits'.</p><p> Ah, yeah. This kind of ignorance is REALLY scary given that more often that not, Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids are very comfortable with parents being gone, and the extreme separation anxiety is given as a flag for bipolar. in my opinion, that psychiatrist had it completely backwards.</p><p><strong>Haozi</strong>, I've done this. My oldest is Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). By default, my parenting style was already set in many ways by the time DD1 came along. I think I'm tripping up on my own ego though. Thinking that maybe if I recognized this sooner I would have done "better" with her, but reality is that because of my parenting style, she is doing well, is quite awesome, and generally a easy child. She's <strong>my</strong> difficult child, meaning that she's my most difficult child out of the 3. Reality is, there is not much I am going to different, or would have changed, if I had considered Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) sooner. </p><p></p><p>I also did have TWO psychiatrists suggest that maybe she was Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), but I was insistent that she was not. I feel stupid for not considering the possibility more carefully. We all know the saying about Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)/Asperger's - If you've met/known a kid with Asperger's, you've ONLY met <strong>one</strong> kid with Asperger's. They are similar, and yet can be SO different. The big monkeywrench here is that she's a girl, and a very girly girl at that. I've only met/known 2 other girls with Aperger's and that was only for about 30 minutes each.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keista, post: 471022, member: 11965"] [B]MWM[/B], thanks so much for sharing. I still believe that bipolar can and does exist in kids, but throughout my research it just did not "feel right" as a diagnosis for DD1. Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) makes a lot more sense for her and feels like a better fit. Again, still have to wait for the findings in the report, but I'm feeling more and more that she may be closer to the spectrum than just 'traits'. Ah, yeah. This kind of ignorance is REALLY scary given that more often that not, Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids are very comfortable with parents being gone, and the extreme separation anxiety is given as a flag for bipolar. in my opinion, that psychiatrist had it completely backwards. [B]Haozi[/B], I've done this. My oldest is Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). By default, my parenting style was already set in many ways by the time DD1 came along. I think I'm tripping up on my own ego though. Thinking that maybe if I recognized this sooner I would have done "better" with her, but reality is that because of my parenting style, she is doing well, is quite awesome, and generally a easy child. She's [B]my[/B] difficult child, meaning that she's my most difficult child out of the 3. Reality is, there is not much I am going to different, or would have changed, if I had considered Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) sooner. I also did have TWO psychiatrists suggest that maybe she was Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), but I was insistent that she was not. I feel stupid for not considering the possibility more carefully. We all know the saying about Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)/Asperger's - If you've met/known a kid with Asperger's, you've ONLY met [B]one[/B] kid with Asperger's. They are similar, and yet can be SO different. The big monkeywrench here is that she's a girl, and a very girly girl at that. I've only met/known 2 other girls with Aperger's and that was only for about 30 minutes each. [/QUOTE]
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