12 yr old Asperger

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Crystal,

I am the parent of a 22 year old with Asperger's. We have been through some

of the same things you described. My son is also diagnosed with severe

bi-polar disorder. Puberty is tough on children with Asperger's. I read

somewhere that if not properly treated they can go into psychosis. Our life

was a living nightmare of hospitalizations and violence until we got all the

right diagnosis and supports. Has Bi-polar been ruled out as a diagnosis for

your son?

Feel free to email me off the list, I am happy to share whatever I can from

our experiences and my resources if it will help.

Clemy

Message: 1

Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 21:53:58 -0000

From: " Crystal " <cstatler1974@...>

Subject: 12 yr old Asperger

HI Everyone! I have been getting newsletters and such for quite a

while. As I am learning everyday from my son, he has started doing

things he never used too. he is now cutting himslf, because " i like

the feeling " . I am a little nervouse on that end of things. Is that

common?

We moved to SD 6 years ago, and up until that point, the doctors

AND psych. would just say he was acting out or it was myself and my

husband. (this in WI). When we moved here, he was increasingly

aggressive toward me mostly and some other kids. Around Christmas,

he wanted to look at the lights around town. we did that for about

an hour and we started back home. he started spitting on me and

kicking the dash until it cracked. He then kept telling me how he

was going to kill me in my sleep. after that, he said he was going

to kill himself. He was 6 years old. The next day, I found my

husband's pocket knife next to the passenger door floor. We asked

for some advice and were told to have Tyler taken to a Hospital for

a psych evaluation. He was diagnosed with Asperger's. He has been

kicked out of the only 3 school in the area and we have had to place

him in, now 3 private institutions. It's like he goes through

cycles. Every 6 months he just breaks down. Anyway, I could go on

forever. he is my research for my thesis, so it is very emotional.

But I was wondering about the cutting and also he is 'cheeking' his

medication. Crystal