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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 312803" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Yes, I think our kids should be put through evaluations until we get the right diagnosis. As you see, without one you can't get ongoing services which can hurt the child in the longrun. Is he really tired of going or are you tired of taking him? (No offense meant, just food for thought). Is there some reason you don't want to consider he may be on the autism spectrum? You seem to be avoiding it, and he really sounds like that could be a big part of his problem. Without the interventions (and the label) he can't get better. Kids don't normally outgrow their differences. They just get more frustrated.</p><p></p><p>I wouldn't listen to mother-in-law. She is obviously in denial. As for hub, if he has any form of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), that would make it hard for him to see how different his son is. Six is very late to speak, even if he had hearing problems. Example: My brother had a 50% hearing loss because his adenoids were growing into his ear canals, but he talked early, although his speech was a bit hard to understand. My oldest son had chronic ear infections and spoke on time, albeit a bit hard to understand. Nothing explains not speaking until six. That's awfully late. </p><p></p><p>Blowing bubbles all day (repeating one activity ad nauseum) is also an Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) trait. Most kids get tired of doing the same thing. ASDers can do the same thing forever if it fascinates them. One thing that tends to fascinate ASDers, and this is BEYOND the normal kid fascination, is computers and videogames. They could mess with tham all day long and often have very narrow interests. Or they can have one other area of intense interest, such as maps, trucks, trains, train schedules...but they don't have a lot of interests and most of them don't play appropriately with toys or have good imaginative play. Has he ever lined up his toys? Although not all ASDers do that, it's common. My own son didn't do that. He just was disinterested in toys other than watching them drop to the ground or taking them apart. He also could remember a television show verbatim, another common quirk. He'd repeat entire shows and shock everyone.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes my son seemed in his own little world, especially in crowds, but when comfortable at home he almost seems like "Is there REALLY anything wrong?" Also very common. They are uncomfortable in unfamiliar settings. And they don't know how to mingle and socialize so they often sit in a corner and look down or try to fade into the background. Also, they have low frustration levels and some ASDers act out rather violently when they are frustrated because they don't know how to tell you what's wrong, even if they have words, and they get very upset because they don't "get" it.</p><p></p><p> Again, all ASDers are different, personality-wise, yet there are similarities. If this sounds familiar, please give it a look.</p><p></p><p>Whatever you decide to do, I wish you luck, but in my opinion he needs a different neuropsychologist evaluation. There are lemons in all fields. find one that does 6-10 hours of testing and has a good reputation. </p><p></p><p>Anyhoooo, have a good day <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 312803, member: 1550"] Yes, I think our kids should be put through evaluations until we get the right diagnosis. As you see, without one you can't get ongoing services which can hurt the child in the longrun. Is he really tired of going or are you tired of taking him? (No offense meant, just food for thought). Is there some reason you don't want to consider he may be on the autism spectrum? You seem to be avoiding it, and he really sounds like that could be a big part of his problem. Without the interventions (and the label) he can't get better. Kids don't normally outgrow their differences. They just get more frustrated. I wouldn't listen to mother-in-law. She is obviously in denial. As for hub, if he has any form of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), that would make it hard for him to see how different his son is. Six is very late to speak, even if he had hearing problems. Example: My brother had a 50% hearing loss because his adenoids were growing into his ear canals, but he talked early, although his speech was a bit hard to understand. My oldest son had chronic ear infections and spoke on time, albeit a bit hard to understand. Nothing explains not speaking until six. That's awfully late. Blowing bubbles all day (repeating one activity ad nauseum) is also an Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) trait. Most kids get tired of doing the same thing. ASDers can do the same thing forever if it fascinates them. One thing that tends to fascinate ASDers, and this is BEYOND the normal kid fascination, is computers and videogames. They could mess with tham all day long and often have very narrow interests. Or they can have one other area of intense interest, such as maps, trucks, trains, train schedules...but they don't have a lot of interests and most of them don't play appropriately with toys or have good imaginative play. Has he ever lined up his toys? Although not all ASDers do that, it's common. My own son didn't do that. He just was disinterested in toys other than watching them drop to the ground or taking them apart. He also could remember a television show verbatim, another common quirk. He'd repeat entire shows and shock everyone. Sometimes my son seemed in his own little world, especially in crowds, but when comfortable at home he almost seems like "Is there REALLY anything wrong?" Also very common. They are uncomfortable in unfamiliar settings. And they don't know how to mingle and socialize so they often sit in a corner and look down or try to fade into the background. Also, they have low frustration levels and some ASDers act out rather violently when they are frustrated because they don't know how to tell you what's wrong, even if they have words, and they get very upset because they don't "get" it. Again, all ASDers are different, personality-wise, yet there are similarities. If this sounds familiar, please give it a look. Whatever you decide to do, I wish you luck, but in my opinion he needs a different neuropsychologist evaluation. There are lemons in all fields. find one that does 6-10 hours of testing and has a good reputation. Anyhoooo, have a good day :happy: [/QUOTE]
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