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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 357926" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I did a Google search for Aspergers Syndrome Help in California and came up with this:</p><p><a href="http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en#hl=en&q=California+Aspergers+spectrum+help+Riverdale&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=California+Aspergers+spectrum+help+Riverdale&gs_rfai=&fp=59568d73ba32e248" target="_blank">http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en#hl=en&q=California+Aspergers+spectrum+help+Riverdale&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=California+Aspergers+spectrum+help+Riverdale&gs_rfai=&fp=59568d73ba32e248</a></p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, a lot of people go to psychiatrists for Aspergers and the psychiatrists mistake it for a psychiatric disorder, medicate (often Aspies do need medications, but also many are VERY sensitive to them and it needs to be watched carefully) and then t hey get psychiatric treatment such as talk therapy. Well, these kids don't even know how to converse well. My own son benefitted much more from the extreme interventions in school and no longer rages. These kids are frustrated, but they have a neurological difference (from mild to severe) rather than a psychiatric disorder. Or they can have co-morbid problems, but often the psychiatric problem is treated but not the Aspergers. Been there/done that/have the t-shirt! </p><p></p><p>Your poor boy is getting teased at school? Aspie kids do not have good coping mechanisms. Perhaps he needs a different setting, not with emotionally disturbed kids, but with others who have Aspergers/autism. I feel really badly for your son.</p><p></p><p>I'd be happy to talk to you if you like. PM me if you want to and I'll give you my phone number. It's sort of hard to tell you my son's entire frustrating story here. Suffice to say I couldn't get the professionals to get off the "he's bipolar" wagon. He gained almost one hundred pounds from all the medications and has not lost it even five years off of medications. However, he HAS stopped raging and understands himself and likes himself a lot more.</p><p></p><p>Aspergers has only been recognized for about ten years. Many psychiatrists still do not understand it. When my well-renowned psychiatrist was asked (by hub and I) about possible autistic spectrum disorder, he would say, "No, no." At the end, when we told him we were taking him to a neuropsychologist for testing, he blurted out "He CAN'T have autism. You can leave him alone in a room and he won't rage." Hub and I were shocked at his ignorance at Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). That info is about thirty years old. If we had known how "behind" this man was in understanding Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), my son would have been tested long before then. Professionals hear "rage" and they think bipolar, but that isn't the only reason for rages and violence and we had to learn that first hand. It was NOT fun. The BiPolar (BP) treatment was doing nothing but making my son a zombie.</p><p></p><p>Curiously, did your son have a speech delay or did he mimic speech from television or use speech inappropriately? Can he make good eye contact with strangers? Does he have extreme problems transitioning from one activity to another? Does he have concrete thinking?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 357926, member: 1550"] I did a Google search for Aspergers Syndrome Help in California and came up with this: [URL]http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en#hl=en&q=California+Aspergers+spectrum+help+Riverdale&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=California+Aspergers+spectrum+help+Riverdale&gs_rfai=&fp=59568d73ba32e248[/URL] Unfortunately, a lot of people go to psychiatrists for Aspergers and the psychiatrists mistake it for a psychiatric disorder, medicate (often Aspies do need medications, but also many are VERY sensitive to them and it needs to be watched carefully) and then t hey get psychiatric treatment such as talk therapy. Well, these kids don't even know how to converse well. My own son benefitted much more from the extreme interventions in school and no longer rages. These kids are frustrated, but they have a neurological difference (from mild to severe) rather than a psychiatric disorder. Or they can have co-morbid problems, but often the psychiatric problem is treated but not the Aspergers. Been there/done that/have the t-shirt! Your poor boy is getting teased at school? Aspie kids do not have good coping mechanisms. Perhaps he needs a different setting, not with emotionally disturbed kids, but with others who have Aspergers/autism. I feel really badly for your son. I'd be happy to talk to you if you like. PM me if you want to and I'll give you my phone number. It's sort of hard to tell you my son's entire frustrating story here. Suffice to say I couldn't get the professionals to get off the "he's bipolar" wagon. He gained almost one hundred pounds from all the medications and has not lost it even five years off of medications. However, he HAS stopped raging and understands himself and likes himself a lot more. Aspergers has only been recognized for about ten years. Many psychiatrists still do not understand it. When my well-renowned psychiatrist was asked (by hub and I) about possible autistic spectrum disorder, he would say, "No, no." At the end, when we told him we were taking him to a neuropsychologist for testing, he blurted out "He CAN'T have autism. You can leave him alone in a room and he won't rage." Hub and I were shocked at his ignorance at Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). That info is about thirty years old. If we had known how "behind" this man was in understanding Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), my son would have been tested long before then. Professionals hear "rage" and they think bipolar, but that isn't the only reason for rages and violence and we had to learn that first hand. It was NOT fun. The BiPolar (BP) treatment was doing nothing but making my son a zombie. Curiously, did your son have a speech delay or did he mimic speech from television or use speech inappropriately? Can he make good eye contact with strangers? Does he have extreme problems transitioning from one activity to another? Does he have concrete thinking? [/QUOTE]
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