RE: Aperger's RX?

[Guest guest]

But it is possible for both Asperger's and Apraxia to co-exist, correct?

Don't many of these developmental diagnoses overlap? My son who did not talk

before age 3 1/2, almost 4 was observed by a psychologist who said he also may

have mild Asperger's too. Has the ability now to talk about hexagons,

pentagons and octogons but cannot carry on a conversation. Has a photographic

memory and can recite a video tape in it's entirety for 1/2 hour show. Does

not stim that you can notice but I have seen some visual stimming. Very visual

learner. I have noticed that when he recreates a the Tank video,

will play it out on the tracks and recites the show, he gets up close to the

trains only when the video moves in for an up close shot of the train. Is that

stimming? Or mearly acting out what he sees, and how he sees it?

Also, when he saw a soccer ball, he said, " Mommy, pentagons " Now how many

times have you seen a soccer ball and not seen pentagons, but he was right.

He just learns so differently. In Kindergarten now (5 years old) and probably

will repeat Kindergarten due to his lack of socialization and the fact we

are about 80% potty trained. We're getting there though. Thanks for reading.

Lori

[Guest guest]

Actually a significant history of abnormal speech development *eliminates*

the possibility of an Aspergers dx. If there is one thing I have learned,

it is that MD's are not gods, they sometimes speak out of ignorance. If

they are good MDs, they will admit when they don't know or are wrong and

will then research the info to find the correct answer. In the meantime,

you might want to help your MD out and give him/her this:

Here is the DSM IV diagnostic criteria stating just this:

Criterion D. In contrast to Autistic Disorder, there are no clinically

significant delays in language (eg: single words are used

by age 2 years, communicative phrases are used by age 3

years).

http://web.syr.edu/~rjkopp/data/as_diag_list.html

mom2twoblessings@... wrote:

went to a new nuero yesterday for a check up and he said he might

have

Asperger's Syndrome! Is this common in apraxic children? I just thought

" Great...something new to look up! " (sarcasm!)

I was going to enroll him i n T-Ball today too! Do ya'll think thats a

good

idea? I think gymnastics is boring to him.

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