Guest guest Posted April 28, 2000 Report Share Posted April 28, 2000 Michele, My 7 year old son, , has AS and he does not, nor has he ever, spoken in a monotone voice. Good for you for dumping that doctor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2000 Report Share Posted April 28, 2000 Hello Michele, My son, Tyson, is also 7. I'm just going through the diagnostic proccess with him. He has AS, a number of professionals have told me that. He doesn't have the Monotone Voice. I really don't think that children have to fit the whole criteria. After all they are individuals. Regards, . (5 y.o. ASD & 7 y.o. AS) intoduction Hi my name is Michele. I am the mother of three boys. My oldest (7) has aspergers we think. is three and he is delayed due to not being able to hear for the first 18 months of his life. Now he is talking but quite active. is getting ready to turn 6months and he is so far the best baby I've ever had. I'm married to Toby and he is in the Navy. At the present time we are preparing to move to Hawaii. This is a very exciting and stressful time in our lives. Now back to . We as his parents feel that he has AS doctor says no because he does not speak in a monotone voice although he meet all other criteiria. We will be geting a new doctor. My research has shown that not all AS children speak this way. Do any of your children not speak in a monotone voice and have been diagnosed with Aspergers? Thank you for the input. Michele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2000 Report Share Posted April 28, 2000 wrote >My son, Tyson, is also 7. I'm just going through the diagnostic proccess >with him. He has AS, a number of professionals have told me that. He doesn't >have the Monotone Voice. I really don't think that children have to fit the >whole criteria. After all they are individuals. Diagnostic criterea require 2 from column A , 2 from column B etc. At least in DSM4. Monotone voice would be just one possible expression of flat affect. A blank stare would also qualify. My guess is that there are varying degrees of flat expression. While i don't speak in a monotone i have been told that my reading voice is boring. My voice lacks natural inflection when i read aloud. In fact i couldn't get the sound right particularly the rythm when reading poet Al Purdy until i had heard him read. Then i could imitate him. I got his inflexion and then his rythm made sense. When i read aloud from the newspaper i have no idea how to express it. So , no , monotone voice is not a requirement for AS yet you may find a varient of it or a more subtle expression. Ric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 2000 Report Share Posted April 29, 2000 Was the doctor perhaps a Navy doctor (I believe you said your husband was in the Navy)? No offense intended to anyone, but as I mentioned, my ex-husband was a Navy Corspman. Some of the best and some of the worst medical care I ever encountered was from military doctors. The ratio of A+ to F- was about 50/50 in my opinion. There is certainly a risk of poor medical care frequently in the civilian community also, but at least you have the control of choosing your doctor!! Good luck with the next one! Betty Jo Re: intoduction Michele,My 7 year old son, , has AS and he does not, nor has he ever, spoken in a monotone voice.Good for you for dumping that doctor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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