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psychiatrist gave parial asberger's diagnosis, but reluctant to give any bipolar diagnosis. change in medications
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 371735" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I have an Aspie son. To be honest, he may have some symptoms of Aspergers, but he doesn't sound primarily Aspergers to me. Violence and thoughts of hurting are not usually part of Aspergers alone...any violence prompted by Aspies is usually frustration with life.</p><p></p><p>Has he ever had a neuropsychologist evaluation? That may be th e best way to try to diagnose a complicated kid (and he, like my kid, sounds complicated). They do very intensisve testing for all disorders, not just educational evaluations, which can be pretty meaningless. I'm a little leery of your doctor because I'm NOT a doctor (and don't play one on TV) and even I know that Lexapro takes at least four-six weeks to work. Abilify may work right away...I never took it...but the primary treatment for Aspergers isn't medications anyway. I have to wonder if this doctor really understands Aspergers or even knows what he is doing. I've been through a lot of psychiatrists, psychologists and therapists in my life (for me AND my son) and I'd say more are bad than good...you really need to kiss a lot of frogs to find a prince, so to speak.</p><p></p><p>Good luck. It's not your fault...he is just wired differently. Don't blame yourself at all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 371735, member: 1550"] I have an Aspie son. To be honest, he may have some symptoms of Aspergers, but he doesn't sound primarily Aspergers to me. Violence and thoughts of hurting are not usually part of Aspergers alone...any violence prompted by Aspies is usually frustration with life. Has he ever had a neuropsychologist evaluation? That may be th e best way to try to diagnose a complicated kid (and he, like my kid, sounds complicated). They do very intensisve testing for all disorders, not just educational evaluations, which can be pretty meaningless. I'm a little leery of your doctor because I'm NOT a doctor (and don't play one on TV) and even I know that Lexapro takes at least four-six weeks to work. Abilify may work right away...I never took it...but the primary treatment for Aspergers isn't medications anyway. I have to wonder if this doctor really understands Aspergers or even knows what he is doing. I've been through a lot of psychiatrists, psychologists and therapists in my life (for me AND my son) and I'd say more are bad than good...you really need to kiss a lot of frogs to find a prince, so to speak. Good luck. It's not your fault...he is just wired differently. Don't blame yourself at all. [/QUOTE]
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