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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 189833" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Sorry too.</p><p>I would take him to a NeuroPsychologist for a complete evaluation. If he's an Aspie, the best avenues for him are school and community interventions. medications are sometimes also used for the anxiety, although often after interventions the anxiety gets better on it's own. If he has a co-morbid problem, that can also be found by a neuropsychologist. My son had been diagnosed with a mood problem, but the neuropsychologist didn't see it. I never had either. Yet medications were thrown at him and they didn't really do much other than cognitively dull him and sedate him. But not every kid is MY son.</p><p> I would seriously look into a new evaluation. I have bipolar and I NEED medications to stay stable. There is no doubt about it. Asperger's kids are born different, but are not mentally ill. If that's his main problem, the treatment would be way different. I do think it's very helpful to know the devil you are dealing with. For any sort of AS many times Psychiatrists just miss the boat. Many don't know much about Aspergers and chalk the behavior up to things they are more familiar with, such as ADHD or bipolar. I'm very biased toward NeuroPsychs. That is what saved my son from a life of being misdiagnosed and misunderstood. He is still different, but we understand why now. And, yes, Aspies can melt down badly if things are "changed" or "touched" or if their sensory issues are picqued. They really do need a different type of parenting and a different type of help! Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 189833, member: 1550"] Sorry too. I would take him to a NeuroPsychologist for a complete evaluation. If he's an Aspie, the best avenues for him are school and community interventions. medications are sometimes also used for the anxiety, although often after interventions the anxiety gets better on it's own. If he has a co-morbid problem, that can also be found by a neuropsychologist. My son had been diagnosed with a mood problem, but the neuropsychologist didn't see it. I never had either. Yet medications were thrown at him and they didn't really do much other than cognitively dull him and sedate him. But not every kid is MY son. I would seriously look into a new evaluation. I have bipolar and I NEED medications to stay stable. There is no doubt about it. Asperger's kids are born different, but are not mentally ill. If that's his main problem, the treatment would be way different. I do think it's very helpful to know the devil you are dealing with. For any sort of AS many times Psychiatrists just miss the boat. Many don't know much about Aspergers and chalk the behavior up to things they are more familiar with, such as ADHD or bipolar. I'm very biased toward NeuroPsychs. That is what saved my son from a life of being misdiagnosed and misunderstood. He is still different, but we understand why now. And, yes, Aspies can melt down badly if things are "changed" or "touched" or if their sensory issues are picqued. They really do need a different type of parenting and a different type of help! Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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