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<blockquote data-quote="Lil" data-source="post: 644551" data-attributes="member: 17309"><p>Okay...from WebMD: Asperger's Syndrome:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Problems with social skills:</strong> Children with Asperger's syndrome generally have difficulty interacting with others and often are awkward in social situations. They generally do not make friends easily. They have difficulty initiating and maintaining conversation.</p><p> </p><p><em>Did my kid fit this? Well yeah. When young, he had a lot of problem socializing. We put him in pre-kindergarten even though I was told by the teacher he could skip to 1st, and started him in kindergarten at 5 when most people kept their kids out to 6, because he needed the socialization. He was whiny and needy and never was one to make a lot of friends or keep them. In the end, he took up with the stoners because, "They were the only ones who were nice to me." He has said he never felt like he ever fit in anywhere. Breaks my heart.</em></p><p> </p><p><strong>Eccentric or repetitive behaviors:</strong> Children with this condition may develop odd, repetitive movements, such as hand wringing or finger twisting.</p><p> </p><p><em>Not that I really noticed. He cracks his knuckles and joints constantly though. Makes me crazy</em>!</p><p> </p><p><strong>Unusual preoccupations or rituals:</strong> A child with Asperger's syndrome may develop rituals that he or she refuses to alter, such as getting dressed in a specific order.</p><p> </p><p><em>Not a ritual really...although he absolutely HAD to be read to or sung to, to get to sleep until he was about 5. He just liked things a certain way. </em></p><p> </p><p><strong>Communication difficulties:</strong> People with Asperger's syndrome may not make eye contact when speaking with someone. They may have trouble using facial expressions and gestures, and understanding body language. They also tend to have problems understanding language in context and are very literal in their use of language.</p><p> </p><p><em>Yes...difficulty with eye contact, got better over the years and now is mostly when lying. Aw heck...he ticks most of these.</em></p><p> </p><p><strong>Limited range of interests:</strong> A child with Asperger's syndrome may develop an intense, almost obsessive, interest in a few areas, such as sports schedules, weather, or maps.</p><p> </p><p><em>His was trains until about age 5. As in that was pretty much the only toys he would play with. He could name every train car by the age of 3. Then video games and that was pretty much it. He tends to fixate on a subject and that is his subject. I wish it was something like maps. His last fixation was the many benefits of marijuana. </em></p><p> </p><p><strong>Coordination problems:</strong> The movements of children with Asperger's syndrome may seem clumsy or awkward.</p><p> </p><p><em>Not really.</em></p><p> </p><p><strong>Skilled or talented:</strong> Many children with Asperger's syndrome are exceptionally talented or skilled in a particular area, such as music or math.</p><p> </p><p><em>Again, not really. He's quite good at writing and was a pretty good artist...but nothing spectacular. </em></p><p> </p><p>So there you have it. I was concerned enough in his early years to research this. I kept an eye on it. But it never seemed serious enough to have it diagnosed.</p><p> </p><p>What isn't on the WebMD list, which I've read before, is the difficulty "shifting gears". His was rather extreme. If it was time to go somewhere you'd have to do a countdown, "We're leaving in 5 minutes. We're leaving in 3 minutes. We're leaving in 1 minute. Time to put on your coat." He was extreme in his perfectionism. He had an absolute meltdown when he went over the line on a maze in school at 3 (I had him in a program) and they wouldn't give him another. He got angry at 7 when he couldn't beat Jabber at chess. He stopped coloring outside the lines at 2 and really didn't like coloring after about 3...he preferred to draw. He was NO fun to play with...because he HAD to win or fits would be had. Good Lord the tantrums!</p><p> </p><p>Another one not on this list is sensitivity to various things...textures, crowds. I kind of blame to food thing on this. He was always really, really difficult to get to eat certain things and it seemed to be a texture issue. For instance, he'll eat chicken nuggets, but doesn't like biting into a piece of chicken. Prefers ground beef over steak or roast. That sort of thing. HATED to get anything on his hands. Eats pizza, brownies, cupcakes, with a fork.</p><p> </p><p>So maybe I should have done something years ago...but he was just difficult, other than when he was 3, I didn't think he was extreme to the point of worry. It got better with age. But that doesn't mean he ever got over it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lil, post: 644551, member: 17309"] Okay...from WebMD: Asperger's Syndrome: [B]Problems with social skills:[/B] Children with Asperger's syndrome generally have difficulty interacting with others and often are awkward in social situations. They generally do not make friends easily. They have difficulty initiating and maintaining conversation. [I]Did my kid fit this? Well yeah. When young, he had a lot of problem socializing. We put him in pre-kindergarten even though I was told by the teacher he could skip to 1st, and started him in kindergarten at 5 when most people kept their kids out to 6, because he needed the socialization. He was whiny and needy and never was one to make a lot of friends or keep them. In the end, he took up with the stoners because, "They were the only ones who were nice to me." He has said he never felt like he ever fit in anywhere. Breaks my heart.[/I] [B]Eccentric or repetitive behaviors:[/B] Children with this condition may develop odd, repetitive movements, such as hand wringing or finger twisting. [I]Not that I really noticed. He cracks his knuckles and joints constantly though. Makes me crazy[/I]! [B]Unusual preoccupations or rituals:[/B] A child with Asperger's syndrome may develop rituals that he or she refuses to alter, such as getting dressed in a specific order. [I]Not a ritual really...although he absolutely HAD to be read to or sung to, to get to sleep until he was about 5. He just liked things a certain way. [/I] [B]Communication difficulties:[/B] People with Asperger's syndrome may not make eye contact when speaking with someone. They may have trouble using facial expressions and gestures, and understanding body language. They also tend to have problems understanding language in context and are very literal in their use of language. [I]Yes...difficulty with eye contact, got better over the years and now is mostly when lying. Aw heck...he ticks most of these.[/I] [B]Limited range of interests:[/B] A child with Asperger's syndrome may develop an intense, almost obsessive, interest in a few areas, such as sports schedules, weather, or maps. [I]His was trains until about age 5. As in that was pretty much the only toys he would play with. He could name every train car by the age of 3. Then video games and that was pretty much it. He tends to fixate on a subject and that is his subject. I wish it was something like maps. His last fixation was the many benefits of marijuana. [/I] [B]Coordination problems:[/B] The movements of children with Asperger's syndrome may seem clumsy or awkward. [I]Not really.[/I] [B]Skilled or talented:[/B] Many children with Asperger's syndrome are exceptionally talented or skilled in a particular area, such as music or math. [I]Again, not really. He's quite good at writing and was a pretty good artist...but nothing spectacular. [/I] So there you have it. I was concerned enough in his early years to research this. I kept an eye on it. But it never seemed serious enough to have it diagnosed. What isn't on the WebMD list, which I've read before, is the difficulty "shifting gears". His was rather extreme. If it was time to go somewhere you'd have to do a countdown, "We're leaving in 5 minutes. We're leaving in 3 minutes. We're leaving in 1 minute. Time to put on your coat." He was extreme in his perfectionism. He had an absolute meltdown when he went over the line on a maze in school at 3 (I had him in a program) and they wouldn't give him another. He got angry at 7 when he couldn't beat Jabber at chess. He stopped coloring outside the lines at 2 and really didn't like coloring after about 3...he preferred to draw. He was NO fun to play with...because he HAD to win or fits would be had. Good Lord the tantrums! Another one not on this list is sensitivity to various things...textures, crowds. I kind of blame to food thing on this. He was always really, really difficult to get to eat certain things and it seemed to be a texture issue. For instance, he'll eat chicken nuggets, but doesn't like biting into a piece of chicken. Prefers ground beef over steak or roast. That sort of thing. HATED to get anything on his hands. Eats pizza, brownies, cupcakes, with a fork. So maybe I should have done something years ago...but he was just difficult, other than when he was 3, I didn't think he was extreme to the point of worry. It got better with age. But that doesn't mean he ever got over it. [/QUOTE]
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