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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 64721" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Megs, you certainly "get" these kids! Unfortunately, Lucas is not Aspergers. As he hits his 14th year, I can see that his life is a lot different than any typical teen. His reading level skills, once advanced, are now a little below average and, partly due to how hard it is for him to write and spell, he doesn't communicate well in writing either. He CAN communicate better than when he was younger, and certainly has an excellent vocabulary. Lots of what he says are repeats from television or of what others have said to him...lol. Lucas is still "quirky." We were also told "I've never seen a child like him..." Bah! You're right. These autistic-like symptom kids are on the Spectrum and need THAT kind of help, not just treatment of the symptoms--like speech. They need to learn how to socialize with that speech and alternative ways to communicate if they cant. Lucas was being taught sign language before he broke into speech. But you know all that. It's very hard to get a Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified or Aspergers diagnosis. here--and, once you get it, many school professionals know nothing about how to teach these kids or WHAT to teach them, so, yeah, they get frustrated and act out (not to mention that they insist that things be done in a certain way or they seem to freak). Lucas is more flexible about changes than some Spectrum kids. </p><p>I don't know the answer. So many of these "quirky" kids are overlooked. And even with all of Lucas's interventions, he is too different to live alone as an adult unless there is a rapid change. As of now, without forcible prompting, he still won't shower or change his smelly clothes or do anything other than play videogames or watch television. THIS trait has gotten worse as he's gotten older, even though we've had him in activities all of his life. He focuses on just a few obsessive interests. I see my eleven year old daughter always with friends, always wanting to do stuff and then there's Lucas who doesn't want anything to do with his peers once he's home from school. He is not really all that interested in interacting with kids his age. If I didn't force the issue, he'd stay home 24/7. If he lived alone as an adult, I'm afraid he'd become a hermit who never dressesd or remembered to pay the rent...lol. I worry about him, yet he seems perfectly happy the way he is. Ugh. Anyways, vent over.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 64721, member: 1550"] Megs, you certainly "get" these kids! Unfortunately, Lucas is not Aspergers. As he hits his 14th year, I can see that his life is a lot different than any typical teen. His reading level skills, once advanced, are now a little below average and, partly due to how hard it is for him to write and spell, he doesn't communicate well in writing either. He CAN communicate better than when he was younger, and certainly has an excellent vocabulary. Lots of what he says are repeats from television or of what others have said to him...lol. Lucas is still "quirky." We were also told "I've never seen a child like him..." Bah! You're right. These autistic-like symptom kids are on the Spectrum and need THAT kind of help, not just treatment of the symptoms--like speech. They need to learn how to socialize with that speech and alternative ways to communicate if they cant. Lucas was being taught sign language before he broke into speech. But you know all that. It's very hard to get a Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified or Aspergers diagnosis. here--and, once you get it, many school professionals know nothing about how to teach these kids or WHAT to teach them, so, yeah, they get frustrated and act out (not to mention that they insist that things be done in a certain way or they seem to freak). Lucas is more flexible about changes than some Spectrum kids. I don't know the answer. So many of these "quirky" kids are overlooked. And even with all of Lucas's interventions, he is too different to live alone as an adult unless there is a rapid change. As of now, without forcible prompting, he still won't shower or change his smelly clothes or do anything other than play videogames or watch television. THIS trait has gotten worse as he's gotten older, even though we've had him in activities all of his life. He focuses on just a few obsessive interests. I see my eleven year old daughter always with friends, always wanting to do stuff and then there's Lucas who doesn't want anything to do with his peers once he's home from school. He is not really all that interested in interacting with kids his age. If I didn't force the issue, he'd stay home 24/7. If he lived alone as an adult, I'm afraid he'd become a hermit who never dressesd or remembered to pay the rent...lol. I worry about him, yet he seems perfectly happy the way he is. Ugh. Anyways, vent over. [/QUOTE]
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