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[Guest guest]

Hi and Good

Morning…My name is (31) and married to Mike. We have two sons

and live in Cheyenne Wyoming. Our sons are (9) and (8). After 3 years our son

was finally diagnosed with Aspie. He had been diagnosed ADHD. And we

wondered why for three years no ADHD medication was working for him.

About 3 months ago a therapist he had suggested that he might have Aspie.

We switched therapists though and yesterday he was finally

dx’d He started taking Abilify last night. The Nurse

Practitioner he saw yesterday pulled out the DSM IV and read to us the

Diagnostic Criteria for an Aspie and he fit perfectly. He said he has

about 10 other kids he sees with Aspie and was acting exactly like they

were. The odd body movements, no smiling, no eye to eye contact. He is

stuck on cars and the Weather Channel. In his school we are right in the

middle of getting him an IEP and this is going to change a lot of things for

his schooling. I talked to his teacher last night and she was very glad

to find out that he got the diagnoses, it explains so much for her. I am

going to the school today and giving everyone copies of information I have

found from the internet. I am so glad to find this group. Thanks for approving

me.

– 9 Aspie

8 - ADHD