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Self-doubt and Adrenaline Crash: We sent our son to residential treatment
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 406483" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>From his symptoms, I'd say that he at least has a typical case of autistic spectrum disorder. I mean CLASSIC. Many parents with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids get them hearing tests as they are non-responsive. A speech delay is also classic. Nobody knows what causes this, but it is often often OFTEN (did I say often?) mistaken for psychiatric problems. It isn't one. It's a Neurological disorder. I know you are very invested in his current diagnoses and of course I'm not a doctor. It would probably not hurt to take him to a neuropsychologist when he gets out to see if he is on the spectrum. If so, he needs very specific treatment that he won't or can't get in residential treatment...as his brain would be wired differently. I know this is a new idea and probably one you won't want to accept...you have been told for so long that it is other things...but I wanted to throw it out there. My own son was diagnosed at age 11. Until then he got a whole slew of wrong diagnosis. and was on a ton of medications. </p><p></p><p>These kids have amazing memories. My son could recognize most words by age two. We thought he was a genuis. In fact, he had no idea what they meant. He just memorized them as well as many television programs verbatim. These kids are often very bright. Your son sounds like he had a geography obsession, also typical to Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). These kids tend to raise, especially in new situations, or high stimuli situations, or when they have to transition from one activity to another one. Although this doesn't happen all the time, some autistic kids do lose t heir speech around 18 months...they seem to regress at that time. in my opinion this is something you should pursues, rather than just assuming it is behavioral or due to his adoption. My son is also adopted.</p><p></p><p>Of course even if his is on the spectrum, he has other issues too. The gender identity is worrisome, but not sure it can be fixed in an Residential Treatment Center (RTC).</p><p></p><p>Whatever you decide to do, good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 406483, member: 1550"] From his symptoms, I'd say that he at least has a typical case of autistic spectrum disorder. I mean CLASSIC. Many parents with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids get them hearing tests as they are non-responsive. A speech delay is also classic. Nobody knows what causes this, but it is often often OFTEN (did I say often?) mistaken for psychiatric problems. It isn't one. It's a Neurological disorder. I know you are very invested in his current diagnoses and of course I'm not a doctor. It would probably not hurt to take him to a neuropsychologist when he gets out to see if he is on the spectrum. If so, he needs very specific treatment that he won't or can't get in residential treatment...as his brain would be wired differently. I know this is a new idea and probably one you won't want to accept...you have been told for so long that it is other things...but I wanted to throw it out there. My own son was diagnosed at age 11. Until then he got a whole slew of wrong diagnosis. and was on a ton of medications. These kids have amazing memories. My son could recognize most words by age two. We thought he was a genuis. In fact, he had no idea what they meant. He just memorized them as well as many television programs verbatim. These kids are often very bright. Your son sounds like he had a geography obsession, also typical to Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). These kids tend to raise, especially in new situations, or high stimuli situations, or when they have to transition from one activity to another one. Although this doesn't happen all the time, some autistic kids do lose t heir speech around 18 months...they seem to regress at that time. in my opinion this is something you should pursues, rather than just assuming it is behavioral or due to his adoption. My son is also adopted. Of course even if his is on the spectrum, he has other issues too. The gender identity is worrisome, but not sure it can be fixed in an Residential Treatment Center (RTC). Whatever you decide to do, good luck. [/QUOTE]
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