Guest guest Posted January 3, 2001 Report Share Posted January 3, 2001 Different diagnosises are very common. The school system has tried to tell me that there are no other kids like my son in the system. I have recently found out there are other kids that have the same characteristics they just aren't diagnosed with HFA. My son takes everything literally too. This was brought to my attention over the holidays when I cut slices of pie and put them on saucers. I then told the kids that they could have one piece. Well, after the other kids had gotten theirs still hadn't gotten his. It turned out that to him one piece was a small piece on the saucer where some of them had crumbled and he was trying to figure out which one had the biggest piece. It took me a few minutes to figure it out but then I explained that I wasn't talking about a crumb on the plate I was talking about the whole saucer as o! ne piece. So you see sometimes things that you think are perfectly clear are not so clear to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2001 Report Share Posted January 3, 2001 I don't know if its normal or not but I've had various diagnosis's on my son also...he's only 8 he's also got a problem with frustration it makes it very hard since communication is still a problem with him because he takes everything literally so its hard to explain things sometimes nna wrote: Hello, My name is nna and I have a son, 13 who has High-functioning autism. My question is..Since the age of 2 he has had over 20 different diag. from..depression, LD and now the new one High functioning autism, Is it normal to have so many different diag? He seems pretty normal to me has his major problems at school with learning/and he has a high level of frustration. Thank You nna eGroups Sponsor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2001 Report Share Posted January 3, 2001 Welcome to the list! I have 4 boys, all with a form of autism. My boys are 4, 5, 6, and 10, and they have had different dx. My 10 yr old was first dx as adhd.Then another dr thought depression or possibly bipolar. Then finally aspergers. My 5 and 6 yr olds were thought to be bipolar, and finally autistic. My 4 yr old, well some drs say he's autistic, others pdd and others say developmentally delayed with autistic traits. To me, they are all labels. It's obvious they have problems and delays. The important thing to me is not the label. but getting them the help they need. Of course, in many cases you need the label to do that. So there you go. It's all confusing and crazy. Anyway, look forward to hearing more from you. If I can be of any help, please feel free to email me privately, Sharon(moderator) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2001 Report Share Posted January 3, 2001 Hello , nice to hear from you. Your email was very well put. Different dxs are very common. My kids all take things literal. So explanations have to be very clear and simple.Thanks for your input and look forward to hearing more. God bless, Sharon(moderator) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2001 Report Share Posted January 5, 2001 Sharon, Have your boys had any genetic testing done? Andy :0) >From: SSch184188@... >Reply-To: autism-aspergersegroups >To: autism-aspergersegroups >Subject: Re: Newbie >Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2001 22:47:23 EST > >Welcome to the list! I have 4 boys, all with a form of autism. My boys are >4, >5, 6, and 10, and they have had different dx. My 10 yr old was first dx as >adhd.Then another dr thought depression or possibly bipolar. Then finally >aspergers. My 5 and 6 yr olds were thought to be bipolar, and finally >autistic. My 4 yr old, well some drs say he's autistic, others pdd and >others >say developmentally delayed with autistic traits. To me, they are all >labels. >It's obvious they have problems and delays. The important thing to me is >not >the label. but getting them the help they need. Of course, in many cases >you >need the label to do that. So there you go. It's all confusing and crazy. >Anyway, look forward to hearing more from you. If I can be of any help, >please feel free to email me privately, Sharon(moderator) _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2001 Report Share Posted February 6, 2001 Hi Kam, How old is your son? Are you getting in home support to heop care for your son? Am looking forward to hearing more about you and your family. I think we have a lot in common! Wanda, mom to (who will be 10 in April, currently in a self contained ED classroom) Newbie > Hi - My name is Kammy, mother of 4, wife of 1 dh (LOL). Sometimes > humor is the only way for me to make it through long days!! Anyway - > our oldest, was diagnosed with Aspergers last October. He had > to be hospitalized for 9 days for that diagnosis to be made. It was a > very rough time for us (he had never even been away at camp). > Some of the difficulties that led us there: oppositional defiance to > the extreme, giddy laughter, short frustration span, obsessive > compulsive stuff (may have been the meds he was on at the time), odd > views (women can't teach or do important things - dh is NOT > chauvinistic at all), learning difficulties, encopresis, eneuresis, > rages (he has not been diagnosed with Bipolar - we had suspected it > but the hospital does not see it right now) - every day was an > absolute nightmare - he had extreme difficulty in school, socializing > - was very inappropriate, used language (that he learned at school) > always thought people were threatening him, he still cannot let any > kind of comment that he views as negative alone - he's having a hard > time " ignoring " or " blowing it off " - which causes alot of difficulty > at school. He has an IEP, with 2 hours in SCI and mainstreamed the > rest of day. > So anyway - I am finding the need to do things differently and > sometimes it takes so much energy just to think differently and not > just " respond " out of tiredness or irritation. > Just wanted to let everyone know who I am - we also have 3 girls, > however, they don't show any AS traits. One does have some general > anxiety problems. > We believe dh's mom has Aspergers - not diagnosed - she is very > similar in thought pattern to our son - and they don't get along very > well at all. They are constantly misinterpreting each others body > language and intentions! > Have a great day, > kam (oh, I sign all my emails kam) > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2001 Report Share Posted February 7, 2001 > > Hi - My name is Kammy, mother of 4, wife of 1 dh (LOL). Sometimes > > humor is the only way for me to make it through long days!! > Anyway - > > our oldest, was diagnosed with Aspergers last October. He > had > > to be hospitalized for 9 days for that diagnosis to be made. It > was a > > very rough time for us (he had never even been away at camp). > > Some of the difficulties that led us there: oppositional defiance > to > > the extreme, giddy laughter, short frustration span, obsessive > > compulsive stuff (may have been the meds he was on at the time), > odd > > views (women can't teach or do important things - dh is NOT > > chauvinistic at all), learning difficulties, encopresis, eneuresis, > > rages (he has not been diagnosed with Bipolar - we had suspected it > > but the hospital does not see it right now) - every day was an > > absolute nightmare - he had extreme difficulty in school, > socializing > > - was very inappropriate, used language (that he learned at school) > > always thought people were threatening him, he still cannot let any > > kind of comment that he views as negative alone - he's having a > hard > > time " ignoring " or " blowing it off " - which causes alot of > difficulty > > at school. He has an IEP, with 2 hours in SCI and mainstreamed the > > rest of day. > > So anyway - I am finding the need to do things differently and > > sometimes it takes so much energy just to think differently and not > > just " respond " out of tiredness or irritation. > > Just wanted to let everyone know who I am - we also have 3 girls, > > however, they don't show any AS traits. One does have some general > > anxiety problems. > > We believe dh's mom has Aspergers - not diagnosed - she is very > > similar in thought pattern to our son - and they don't get along > very > > well at all. They are constantly misinterpreting each others body > > language and intentions! > > Have a great day, > > kam (oh, I sign all my emails kam) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 That is a fascinating story......thank you for sharing Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile Newbie Hi, my name is Ron and I have just recently purchased a Bully Xtreme. I am new to this whole isometric exercise scheme. I have lifted weights off and on my whole life,but never had the time it takes to really see any major results. I started surfing on the web and came across the bully xtreme website and decided to give it a try. The only problem is this company has really poor customer service. I have been waiting for nearly 2 months for my printed manual, with only form letter responses for replies. So I started searching for the manual online and this is how I came across this bullworker group. I am very excited to find all the information you guys have on the web. Thanks for allowing me to join the group and I look forward to all the great info you faithful bullworkers share. I hope that sometime in the future I will be able to contribute to the group. THX again, Ron ---------------- Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, mobile search that gives answers <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=48252/*http://mobile.yahoo.com/mobileweb/onesearch?r\ efer=1ONXIC> , not web links. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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