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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 23516" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>High functioning autism is often missed. It has only been uncovered the last ten years so that when my son went for an evaluation, they missed it in him and said things like "he's too friendly" "his eye contact is too good" blah blah blah. I saw the autism in him, why didn't they? Sure, he's higher functioning, but at 13, it's still there. Due to getting help as early as infancy (he was a foster child before we adopted him) he is doing GREAT! The earlier you intervene the better and a psycologist isn't the answer, in my opinion. They can't really help young spectrum kids because they don't relate well to people and they think differently than "typical" kids. They need social skills, life skills, often Occupational Therapist (OT), PT, even if bright they also often need Special Education or an aide to help them transition, and Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is the one disorder where the kids can drastically improve. medications dont help Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). They can help co-morbid diagnoses or sometimes anger issues. My son outgrew his anger issues as he became more flexible and able to communicate well. He is still quirky, but he's a lot happier. I recommend a neuropsychologist over a MDE if looking for a neurological problem. We had an MDE and they missed the boat. They just didn't do the type of testing the neuropsychologist did. And I had to fight harder for interventions since we had no diagnosis until he was---ready?---11!!!! He is now dxd. with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified and I know it's a correct diagnosis. Before that he was on thirteen medications that he didn't need (or around thirteen, could be ten, could be fifteen), and had wrong diagnosis. of ADHD and bipolar. And, no, it isn't easy to diagnose a younger child and often requires perseverence and going with your mom gut. I wish I had. My son would never have been on--here's the laundry list as I best remember--Ritalin, Adderrall, Concerta, Dexadrine, Zyprexa, Risperdal, Depakote, Lithium, Seroquel, Topomax, Trileptal, Metaforum (because he gained fifty pounds--it didn't help)...ok, so guess it's around ten medications. At any rate, he's been off medications for three years now and is doing MUCH better. medications are good for some things, but it won't help Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). About 50% of all Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids are medication free, but they desperately need school and community interventions and the parents need to understand how to deal with these atypical children. </p><p></p><p>You can find NeuroPsychs at university and children's hospitals. I found one who had worked at Mayo. HE WAS GREAT!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 23516, member: 1550"] High functioning autism is often missed. It has only been uncovered the last ten years so that when my son went for an evaluation, they missed it in him and said things like "he's too friendly" "his eye contact is too good" blah blah blah. I saw the autism in him, why didn't they? Sure, he's higher functioning, but at 13, it's still there. Due to getting help as early as infancy (he was a foster child before we adopted him) he is doing GREAT! The earlier you intervene the better and a psycologist isn't the answer, in my opinion. They can't really help young spectrum kids because they don't relate well to people and they think differently than "typical" kids. They need social skills, life skills, often Occupational Therapist (OT), PT, even if bright they also often need Special Education or an aide to help them transition, and Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is the one disorder where the kids can drastically improve. medications dont help Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). They can help co-morbid diagnoses or sometimes anger issues. My son outgrew his anger issues as he became more flexible and able to communicate well. He is still quirky, but he's a lot happier. I recommend a neuropsychologist over a MDE if looking for a neurological problem. We had an MDE and they missed the boat. They just didn't do the type of testing the neuropsychologist did. And I had to fight harder for interventions since we had no diagnosis until he was---ready?---11!!!! He is now dxd. with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified and I know it's a correct diagnosis. Before that he was on thirteen medications that he didn't need (or around thirteen, could be ten, could be fifteen), and had wrong diagnosis. of ADHD and bipolar. And, no, it isn't easy to diagnose a younger child and often requires perseverence and going with your mom gut. I wish I had. My son would never have been on--here's the laundry list as I best remember--Ritalin, Adderrall, Concerta, Dexadrine, Zyprexa, Risperdal, Depakote, Lithium, Seroquel, Topomax, Trileptal, Metaforum (because he gained fifty pounds--it didn't help)...ok, so guess it's around ten medications. At any rate, he's been off medications for three years now and is doing MUCH better. medications are good for some things, but it won't help Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). About 50% of all Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids are medication free, but they desperately need school and community interventions and the parents need to understand how to deal with these atypical children. You can find NeuroPsychs at university and children's hospitals. I found one who had worked at Mayo. HE WAS GREAT! [/QUOTE]
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