Or really any from of Autism? I was talking to my aunt who is an RN about my son's behavior and she says he shows signs of Asperger's and after research it sounds to me like he does as well. I contacted my insurance company and found out they cover testing and any therapy, medications that would be needed with no deductible which is awesome! They gave me numbers of some people in the area that will test. I'm a bit nervous, do I just call up the numbers and set up an appointment to meet them and get tested? I really wouldn't know who to ask around for some recommendations. What should I do?
Anyone know anything about Asperger's Syndrome?
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Posts: 16919 (08/19/2008 12:04 AM) Joey Fanatic '08 |
My ex-boyfriend's younger brother has Aspergers.
I would suggest talking to your son's primary physician to see if he recommends one of the testing facilities over another. |
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Posts: 8635 (08/19/2008 12:07 AM) |
Do you what they do to treat him? I really want to steer clear of meds if we can and maybe just focus on therapy. I will contact the pediatrician tomorrow.
Thanks!
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Posts: 2992 (08/19/2008 12:08 AM) |
Go to your primary pediatrician first and then get the referral for a child psychologist. They are hard to come by and there may be a long wait. Often if you
contact the insurance company once you get the referral, they can get the psychologists office to bump up the appointment. I know where I used to work, we
would try to get insurance clients in the soonest slots because insurance and self pay clients reimburse better than other forms of payment.
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Posts: 18000 (08/19/2008 12:09 AM) |
What are the primary symptoms he shows?
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Posts: 16920 (08/19/2008 12:12 AM) Joey Fanatic '08 |
I know they medicated him which made him very lethargic. He lives in a home now and all he wants to do is play video games and sleep all day.
On the other end of the spectrum, he was friends with another boy with Asperger's and he graduated last year top of his class from Pharmacy school. From what my ex told me, his family was far more conservative in their approach to raising children. Which is fine for a child without Asperger's, but just didn't work at all on his younger brother. |
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Posts: 23408 (08/19/2008 12:13 AM) |
I think Colin Farell's son has that..
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Posts: 802 (08/19/2008 12:17 AM) |
From what I know, autism spectrum disorders usually aren't treated with meds. Treatment usually consists of a lot of Applied Behavior Analysis. You can
Google that to see what it's about, but basically it's just like.. using positive reinforcement in small steps to teach the child basic life skills and
how to interact with others. Really depends where on the spectrum your child is, though, and what symptoms he is showing. There are many people with
Asperger's that are completely and fully functional, just are considered a little more "eccentric".
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Posts: 8637 (08/19/2008 12:20 AM) |
orodwen wrote: he has almost no social skills. He will talk about one subject all the time (obsessively) and if someone tries to change the subject to something they like he gets mad or he just ignores them (usually mad). He really only has two friends and one just uses him to help with his homework. My son is advanced in every subject. Always has been. Gets very agitated and cries if he doesn't get something new on the first try. He hates any kind of change no matter how small it is. He avoids any kind of eye contact. He has very sensitive hearing. Like if anyone has a balloon near him, he will whine and cover his ears till it goes away. That's really just some of what I've noticed. |
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Posts: 8638 (08/19/2008 12:21 AM) |
Oh and he is turning 11 next week.
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Posts: 327 (08/19/2008 12:27 AM) |
My son has aspergers. Very very neat kid! His obsession is Airplanes..... obsession is an understatement. His life revolves around planes... He is 9.
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Posts: 11199 (08/19/2008 12:29 AM) |
wow, all that and the school hasn't picked up on it or recommended testing? i'm surprised.
but yes, i would talk to the pediatrician first. also talk to his teacher and see what kinds of behaviors he is exhibiting in the classroom - but don't mention the aspergers or autism, just ask if they have noticed any unusual behavior from him in class. |
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Posts: 8642 (08/19/2008 12:41 AM) |
xBecky wrote: I've talked to his teachers before and all they said they notice is that he gets very bored because he gets done with his work quicker then the other kids. He is very impatient and hates having to wait for them to catch up but he's not disruptive in class. He's only like that at home and in public. I've talked to his former doctor back when he was in preschool and started showing some signs but all he said was that he would outgrow it. Yeah, that doctor was a quack because it's gotten worse. It wasn't soo bad in elementary school but the school system now in this small town has 4-7th grade in jr. high and that's when it started getting really bad. I have an appointment Wednesday with our Ped for my youngest's checkup and I'm going to show her the list that insurance gave me and get her recommendations. Thanks everyone for all the help! |
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Posts: 1753 (08/19/2008 12:53 AM) |
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You really need to get in touch with a child psychologist to diagnose him (Pediatricians are great, but this isn't their field), and then learn
some Cognitive-Behavioral techniques to help him cope, medication is only necessary for extreme cases, which are usually other disorders, not Asperger's
(it's not very extreme in itself). Asperger's is very easy to deal with. Most children I come in contact with improve greatly with a little time (am a
psych major/works with kids/ NOT a psychiatrist...yet 
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