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The autism rears it's ugly head at get together last night
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 287659" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>It is AWESOME that he is SO comfortable even at school that a lot of his autistic traits do not show. How is he on school field trips? What if you do not go on the field trips? Do the adults then see his more autistic traits?</p><p></p><p>It is a big relief when you finally get the right answer to the puzzle our kids present to us. The other diagnosis's are laughable, I agree. Research has been done to show that if a "normal" person - one with no mental illness who is neurotypical - checks in to a psychiatric hospital, all the docs and nurses and staff will point out the behavior that enforces the diagnosis that is in their mind. Even if the person acts totally normally, they will STILL point things out to prove the diagnosis they have in mind. Even if someone else on staff has a differen diagnosis in mind - they each find ways to "prove" that the person is mentally ill or not neurologically typical!</p><p></p><p>So it isn't a big shocker that the docs all saw what they wanted to see. You did too, for a while, with each different diagnosis. But YOU were able to follow your mommy instincts to find the REAL problem and teach him how to cope.</p><p></p><p>It is still good to take him out of his comfort zone on a regular basis. It teaches him how to cope. </p><p></p><p>Just make sure you always have at least a mental escape, if you can't have a physical one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 287659, member: 1233"] It is AWESOME that he is SO comfortable even at school that a lot of his autistic traits do not show. How is he on school field trips? What if you do not go on the field trips? Do the adults then see his more autistic traits? It is a big relief when you finally get the right answer to the puzzle our kids present to us. The other diagnosis's are laughable, I agree. Research has been done to show that if a "normal" person - one with no mental illness who is neurotypical - checks in to a psychiatric hospital, all the docs and nurses and staff will point out the behavior that enforces the diagnosis that is in their mind. Even if the person acts totally normally, they will STILL point things out to prove the diagnosis they have in mind. Even if someone else on staff has a differen diagnosis in mind - they each find ways to "prove" that the person is mentally ill or not neurologically typical! So it isn't a big shocker that the docs all saw what they wanted to see. You did too, for a while, with each different diagnosis. But YOU were able to follow your mommy instincts to find the REAL problem and teach him how to cope. It is still good to take him out of his comfort zone on a regular basis. It teaches him how to cope. Just make sure you always have at least a mental escape, if you can't have a physical one. [/QUOTE]
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