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Your lab values just mean that anything above .90 can be considered a

positive. What that value means that you have the antibodies (Lyme) in your

blood. Your doctor hopefully LLMD so maybe he/she can go further into detail.

Hope it helps,

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rb6564 <rb6564@...> wrote:

So now I sent out teh other email. Since then my GP called me back.

He said my RMSF titer went down to very low levels. BUT my lime is

up and now states I have Lyme.

these are the levels

11 units rmsf lyme titer 0.94

What does that mean. Also how in the world can I have both. Has

ANYOEN heard of this.

I am on my 14th day of Doxycycline 100 twice a day. Still tired

still dizzy still out of it all around. I am a very cheerful person

by nature but now I am getting confused. Are these tests just

useless

I had 3 in a week confirm RMSF and say zero lyme

Now one reads Lyme with little RMSF

UGH.

Any advice would be awesome.

Thank you,

RAchel

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here are some of my opinions for what they're worth...

hth,cfsguy

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> He said my RMSF titer went down to very low levels...

> BUT my lime is up and now states I have Lyme...

tests to find infections are in general best done before antibiotics

are started. afterwards they can get confusing. for instace the

antibiotics may be putting the infection down, but havnt eradicated

it.. in this case they would give a negetive test result despite

still having the infection. i think i recall reading in the LDA

handbook that many lymes docs observe that it is not uncommon for

patients to have negetive test results before treatment, but within

a few weeks of starting treatment the tests become positive.

--------------------------------------

>

> these are the levels

> 11 units rmsf lyme titer 0.94

> What does that mean.

there are alot of tests where each lab in the country has their own

unique " how high the level has to be to be considered a positive "

(ie threshold value). they often give the " normal range " for their

lab. thats usually the best way to know if its high or low etc.

titers arent " yes/no " type tests. they are levels.(ie how high)

----------------------------------

Also how in the world can I have both. Has

> ANYOEN heard of this.

alot of folks say its very common to have co-infections when one

gets lyme. (in fact some say its the norm). but i dont think ive

heard of rmsf specifically named as one the co-infections. good

news is i think doxy treats both.

-------------------------------

> Any advice would be awesome.

>

>

> Thank you,

> RAchel

>

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here are some of my opinions for what they're worth...

hth,cfsguy

------------------------

> He said my RMSF titer went down to very low levels...

> BUT my lime is up and now states I have Lyme...

tests to find infections are in general best done before antibiotics

are started. afterwards they can get confusing. for instace the

antibiotics may be putting the infection down, but havnt eradicated

it.. in this case they would give a negetive test result despite

still having the infection. i think i recall reading in the LDA

handbook that many lymes docs observe that it is not uncommon for

patients to have negetive test results before treatment, but within

a few weeks of starting treatment the tests become positive.

--------------------------------------

>

> these are the levels

> 11 units rmsf lyme titer 0.94

> What does that mean.

there are alot of tests where each lab in the country has their own

unique " how high the level has to be to be considered a positive "

(ie threshold value). they often give the " normal range " for their

lab. thats usually the best way to know if its high or low etc.

titers arent " yes/no " type tests. they are levels.(ie how high)

----------------------------------

Also how in the world can I have both. Has

> ANYOEN heard of this.

alot of folks say its very common to have co-infections when one

gets lyme. (in fact some say its the norm). but i dont think ive

heard of rmsf specifically named as one the co-infections. good

news is i think doxy treats both.

-------------------------------

> Any advice would be awesome.

>

>

> Thank you,

> RAchel

>

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here are some of my opinions for what they're worth...

hth,cfsguy

------------------------

> He said my RMSF titer went down to very low levels...

> BUT my lime is up and now states I have Lyme...

tests to find infections are in general best done before antibiotics

are started. afterwards they can get confusing. for instace the

antibiotics may be putting the infection down, but havnt eradicated

it.. in this case they would give a negetive test result despite

still having the infection. i think i recall reading in the LDA

handbook that many lymes docs observe that it is not uncommon for

patients to have negetive test results before treatment, but within

a few weeks of starting treatment the tests become positive.

--------------------------------------

>

> these are the levels

> 11 units rmsf lyme titer 0.94

> What does that mean.

there are alot of tests where each lab in the country has their own

unique " how high the level has to be to be considered a positive "

(ie threshold value). they often give the " normal range " for their

lab. thats usually the best way to know if its high or low etc.

titers arent " yes/no " type tests. they are levels.(ie how high)

----------------------------------

Also how in the world can I have both. Has

> ANYOEN heard of this.

alot of folks say its very common to have co-infections when one

gets lyme. (in fact some say its the norm). but i dont think ive

heard of rmsf specifically named as one the co-infections. good

news is i think doxy treats both.

-------------------------------

> Any advice would be awesome.

>

>

> Thank you,

> RAchel

>

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here are some of my opinions for what they're worth...

hth,cfsguy

------------------------

> He said my RMSF titer went down to very low levels...

> BUT my lime is up and now states I have Lyme...

tests to find infections are in general best done before antibiotics

are started. afterwards they can get confusing. for instace the

antibiotics may be putting the infection down, but havnt eradicated

it.. in this case they would give a negetive test result despite

still having the infection. i think i recall reading in the LDA

handbook that many lymes docs observe that it is not uncommon for

patients to have negetive test results before treatment, but within

a few weeks of starting treatment the tests become positive.

--------------------------------------

>

> these are the levels

> 11 units rmsf lyme titer 0.94

> What does that mean.

there are alot of tests where each lab in the country has their own

unique " how high the level has to be to be considered a positive "

(ie threshold value). they often give the " normal range " for their

lab. thats usually the best way to know if its high or low etc.

titers arent " yes/no " type tests. they are levels.(ie how high)

----------------------------------

Also how in the world can I have both. Has

> ANYOEN heard of this.

alot of folks say its very common to have co-infections when one

gets lyme. (in fact some say its the norm). but i dont think ive

heard of rmsf specifically named as one the co-infections. good

news is i think doxy treats both.

-------------------------------

> Any advice would be awesome.

>

>

> Thank you,

> RAchel

>

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Okay - I am seeing amazing results in my ADHD daughter on the ProEFA/EPA and

High Gamma Tocopherols.

I believe I was seeing results using the same with my apraxic son. However, he

has severe reflux, and i think he aspirated on the supplements, which then

caused a chain reaction of asthma like symptoms and a cold. Very typical when

he aspirates. I have held off on everything for him until I get him more stable

medically.

Any way - I know mentioned a more pure Vitamin E to use in addition to

the High Gamma I am using, does any one remember what that was? When I go to

the store I have only found Vitamin E with mixed tocopherols and I am not sure

if that is what I need to add to the High Gamma.

I also want to use the more pure Vitamin E with my Autistic son. He uses flax

seed oil but not the other omegas. For what ever reason when I tried them

before his behaviors acerbated...and he is already one heck of a handful.

If I wanted to get a blood work work up - what would I be asking?

Thanks in advance

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Could be -

had suggested that I continue the High Gamma (2 pills) in the AM and

then ad one pure Vitamin E in the evening...I get so confused - we need some

one to make a list or chart!

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> do you mean #51724: " ...I bought " Dr. Ron's ultra

> pure...but its very expensive compared to the regular alpha-d

> tocophorol at the drug store. -... "

>

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>> Any way - I know mentioned a more pure Vitamin E to use in

> addition to the High Gamma I am using, does any one remember what that

> was? When I go to the store I have only found Vitamin E with mixed

> tocopherols and I am not sure if that is what I need to add to the

> High Gamma.

>>

>> I also want to use the more pure Vitamin E with my Autistic son. He

> uses flax seed oil but not the other omegas. For what ever reason

> when I tried them before his behaviors acerbated...and he is already

> one heck of a handful.

>

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> Hi all, I am new here. I need to see what you guys think about my

> son. I was completely convinced he had Aspergers, so I took him to

a

> psycologist(apparently the best one in Toronto for diagnosing ASD)

> and she said he is not Aspergers. He has so many of the symptoms.

> He has many sensory problems like he won't get his hands dirty and

> freaks out if the sunlight is in the car. He can't and won't do

any

> kind of art, he says he won't colour because he isn't good at it,

he

> can't use scissors and doesn't know how to paint. If I try to get

> him to do this he has a complete meltdown. He won't hang out with

> other kids, he is obsessed with trains and transformers, he

whisper

> repeats after what he has just said, he has poor eye contact, he is

> clumsy, he won't eat anything and gets very violent if someone

It sounds to me like he has aspergers and prob dyspraxia too. The

diagnosis procedure can be appauling in my opinion. I would get a

second opinion and dont give up until you do. Good luck and keep

going.

> interrupts his quiet playtime. He is 4 and starting school next

week

> I am very nervous about it. I wanted the diagnosis to get

financial

> support from the government to pay for therapy. The psycologist

said

> he was gifted he scored in the 99th % for intelligence but the 1%

for

> motor skills. She said she doesn't know why he acts so strangely

but

> it could be because he is so smart. I think its more than that. I

> feel so lost know because I thought I had finally figured out what

> was wrong with him and now I am back at square one. I just spent

> $2700 on this eval and I don't have the money to get another one.

> Has anyone been told their child wasn't Aspergers just to find out

a

> few years later that they were? I want to get the help sooner

rather

> than later.

> Thank you

> S

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No, but he sure has a lot of the symptoms of AS. I was told my son is AS but sometimes I don't think he is.

Is he ready for school? Age 4...do you mean pre-school or Kindergarten...because 4 seems too young for kindergaten....

Also, do your public schools do evaluations....

Jan

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From: frecklefacedcutie <punkyshazza@...>Subject: ( ) So confused Date: Friday, August 29, 2008, 3:23 AM

Hi all, I am new here. I need to see what you guys think about my son. I was completely convinced he had Aspergers, so I took him to a psycologist( apparently the best one in Toronto for diagnosing ASD) and she said he is not Aspergers. He has so many of the symptoms. He has many sensory problems like he won't get his hands dirty and freaks out if the sunlight is in the car. He can't and won't do any kind of art, he says he won't colour because he isn't good at it, he can't use scissors and doesn't know how to paint. If I try to get him to do this he has a complete meltdown. He won't hang out with other kids, he is obsessed with trains and transformers, he whisper repeats after what he has just said, he has poor eye contact, he is clumsy, he won't eat anything and gets very violent if someone interrupts his quiet playtime. He is 4 and starting school next week I am very nervous about it. I wanted

the diagnosis to get financial support from the government to pay for therapy. The psycologist said he was gifted he scored in the 99th % for intelligence but the 1% for motor skills. She said she doesn't know why he acts so strangely but it could be because he is so smart. I think its more than that. I feel so lost know because I thought I had finally figured out what was wrong with him and now I am back at square one. I just spent $2700 on this eval and I don't have the money to get another one. Has anyone been told their child wasn't Aspergers just to find out a few years later that they were? I want to get the help sooner rather than later.Thank youS

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To me it sounds AS. The psych may think he is too young to diagnose? I would let the school do some testing too."He is acting like that ´cause he is smart" you wrote? She is drawing the wrong conclusion I think. We thougth a lot of things before our son was dxed. We thougth he was so smart he was bored of school and thus acting the way he did.We interpreted his controlling manners in play as leadership. We interpreted his loneliness among peers as high integrity. We even told him he had to play an act sometimes and he answered he DID but we did´nt understand the full meaning of it.--- Den fre 2008-08-29 skrev rushen janice <jrushen@...>:Från: rushen janice <jrushen@...>Ämne: Re:

( ) So confusedTill: Datum: fredag 29 augusti 2008 16.48

No, but he sure has a lot of the symptoms of AS. I was told my son is AS but sometimes I don't think he is.

Is he ready for school? Age 4...do you mean pre-school or Kindergarten. ..because 4 seems too young for kindergaten. ...

Also, do your public schools do evaluations. ...

Jan

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From: frecklefacedcutie <punkyshazza@ .ca>Subject: ( ) So confused Date: Friday, August 29, 2008, 3:23 AM

Hi all, I am new here. I need to see what you guys think about my son. I was completely convinced he had Aspergers, so I took him to a psycologist( apparently the best one in Toronto for diagnosing ASD) and she said he is not Aspergers. He has so many of the symptoms. He has many sensory problems like he won't get his hands dirty and freaks out if the sunlight is in the car. He can't and won't do any kind of art, he says he won't colour because he isn't good at it, he can't use scissors and doesn't know how to paint. If I try to get him to do this he has a complete meltdown. He won't hang out with other kids, he is obsessed with trains and transformers, he whisper repeats after what he has just said, he has poor eye contact, he is clumsy, he won't eat anything and gets very violent if someone interrupts his quiet playtime. He is 4 and starting school next week I am very nervous about it. I wanted

the diagnosis to get financial support from the government to pay for therapy. The psycologist said he was gifted he scored in the 99th % for intelligence but the 1% for motor skills. She said she doesn't know why he acts so strangely but it could be because he is so smart. I think its more than that. I feel so lost know because I thought I had finally figured out what was wrong with him and now I am back at square one. I just spent $2700 on this eval and I don't have the money to get another one. Has anyone been told their child wasn't Aspergers just to find out a few years later that they were? I want to get the help sooner rather than later.Thank youS

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Trust your instincts. We know our children much better than anyone

else. I do, however, hear you, the conundrum, of the financial

constrictions you are in; especially when you've already shelled out

so much money to no avail. I also understand your urgency because the

earlier the intervention starts, the better. Like the other poster

said, your son will be entitled to testing free of charge through the

school. Go in ahead of time and clearly outline your concerns so that

they are on the look-out immediately and can begin evaluations.

If the psychologist did not feel it was AS, was there any other

diagnoses she pondered? Children with AS can, indeed, be gifted in

their intelligence! High IQ does not rule out the disorder. My

friend's little guy was reciting ABC's and numbers fluidly in

different languages as a toddler simply from having listened to a

tape-recording! He can read anything that you place in front of him,

but in other areas he has deficits: Social deficits; pervasiveness in

subjects and melt-downs that indicate more is going on. This little

boy was provided an ASD diagnosis, specifically for Aspergers.

My son is also described as " Aspergers-like " , but presents

differently from our friend's child. My son has has great strengths

alongside weaknesses (he is also described as " Swiss Cheese " for this

reason). The evaluators - plural - psychologist, speech therapist,

O/T, audiologist, etc. were divided on evaluation... while some felt

he had AS, others said, no because of his social strength (his desire

to be, at least.) In notation it was written " at this time " ...

meaning, at a later date, the diagnosis of ASD may be appropriate.

There are many things that can mimic a singular diagnosis. Often kids

on the spectrum have more than one issue. For instance, ADHD or

Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) can go hand in hand. I

don't think it is fair to your son that one entity rule out a

diagnois when need for some type of intervention clearly exisits in

your mind and based upon what you've written, I would agree there may

certainly be some form of ASD going on. Do not doubt yourself...

>

> Hi all, I am new here. I need to see what you guys think about my

> son. I was completely convinced he had Aspergers, so I took him to

a

> psycologist(apparently the best one in Toronto for diagnosing ASD)

> and she said he is not Aspergers. He has so many of the symptoms.

> He has many sensory problems like he won't get his hands dirty and

> freaks out if the sunlight is in the car. He can't and won't do

any

> kind of art, he says he won't colour because he isn't good at it,

he

> can't use scissors and doesn't know how to paint. If I try to get

> him to do this he has a complete meltdown. He won't hang out with

> other kids, he is obsessed with trains and transformers, he

whisper

> repeats after what he has just said, he has poor eye contact, he is

> clumsy, he won't eat anything and gets very violent if someone

> interrupts his quiet playtime. He is 4 and starting school next

week

> I am very nervous about it. I wanted the diagnosis to get

financial

> support from the government to pay for therapy. The psycologist

said

> he was gifted he scored in the 99th % for intelligence but the 1%

for

> motor skills. She said she doesn't know why he acts so strangely

but

> it could be because he is so smart. I think its more than that. I

> feel so lost know because I thought I had finally figured out what

> was wrong with him and now I am back at square one. I just spent

> $2700 on this eval and I don't have the money to get another one.

> Has anyone been told their child wasn't Aspergers just to find out

a

> few years later that they were? I want to get the help sooner

rather

> than later.

> Thank you

> S

>

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What did she say he has? Surely she doesn't think being 1%ile in motor skills denotes no problem at all? Did she come up with a dx that covers the problems he is having?

RoxannaYou're UniqueJust like everyone else...

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Hi all, I am new here. I need to see what you guys think about my son. I was completely convinced he had Aspergers, so I took him to a psycologist(apparently the best one in Toronto for diagnosing ASD) and she said he is not Aspergers. He has so many of the symptoms. He has many sensory problems like he won't get his hands dirty and freaks out if the sunlight is in the car. He can't and won't do any kind of art, he says he won't colour because he isn't good at it, he can't use scissors and doesn't know how to paint. If I try to get him to do this he has a complete meltdown. He won't hang out with other kids, he is obsessed with trains and transformers, he whisper repeats after what he has just said, he has poor eye contact, he is clumsy, he won't eat anything and gets very violent if someone interrupts his quiet playtime. He is 4 and starting school next week I am very nervous about it. I wanted the diagnosis to get financial support from the government to pay for therapy. The psycologist said he was gifted he scored in the 99th % for intelligence but the 1% for motor skills. She said she doesn't know why he acts so strangely but it could be because he is so smart. I think its more than that. I feel so lost know because I thought I had finally figured out what was wrong with him and now I am back at square one. I just spent $2700 on this eval and I don't have the money to get another one. Has anyone been told their child wasn't Aspergers just to find out a few years later that they were? I want to get the help sooner rather than later.Thank youSNo virus found in this incoming message.

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What state are you in? In NY, my son was four and I paid to have him

go to an inclusion preschool with early intervention support. I had

to pay because he was a " typical " child, however, the team screened

and tested him and he qualified as a " preschooler with special

needs " and got OT, speech, counseling, and special ed support and I

stopped paying after the meeting. The state picked up the tab and

bussed him to and from school. He didn't need an AS label for

preschool. Check out early intervention in your state, if it is like

mine, you won't have to pay for it.

in NY

> >

> > Hi all, I am new here. I need to see what you guys think about

my

> > son. I was completely convinced he had Aspergers, so I took him

to

> a

> > psycologist(apparently the best one in Toronto for diagnosing

ASD)

> > and she said he is not Aspergers. He has so many of the

symptoms.

> > He has many sensory problems like he won't get his hands dirty

and

> > freaks out if the sunlight is in the car. He can't and won't do

> any

> > kind of art, he says he won't colour because he isn't good at

it,

> he

> > can't use scissors and doesn't know how to paint. If I try to

get

> > him to do this he has a complete meltdown. He won't hang out

with

> > other kids, he is obsessed with trains and transformers, he

> whisper

> > repeats after what he has just said, he has poor eye contact, he

is

> > clumsy, he won't eat anything and gets very violent if someone

> > interrupts his quiet playtime. He is 4 and starting school next

> week

> > I am very nervous about it. I wanted the diagnosis to get

> financial

> > support from the government to pay for therapy. The psycologist

> said

> > he was gifted he scored in the 99th % for intelligence but the

1%

> for

> > motor skills. She said she doesn't know why he acts so

strangely

> but

> > it could be because he is so smart. I think its more than

that. I

> > feel so lost know because I thought I had finally figured out

what

> > was wrong with him and now I am back at square one. I just

spent

> > $2700 on this eval and I don't have the money to get another

one.

> > Has anyone been told their child wasn't Aspergers just to find

out

> a

> > few years later that they were? I want to get the help sooner

> rather

> > than later.

> > Thank you

> > S

> >

>

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The only thing she told me was that children who are so intelligent can't relate to other kids their age and he just doesn't care about the doing art projects so he doesn't do them. She seems to think he was pretending he couldn't do the things that were asked of him. But I have watched him try new things and he just seems totally lost, he has no idea what to do. I walked out of that office with no diagnosis at all, I spent all that money to find out he was smart, I already knew that. A good friend of mine is an ABA therapist and she is the one who pointed me in the Asperger's direction, she thought he totally had it. I have been working with her to help him through some of his issues and he is showing a slight improvement. The doctor just told me to play with him more and don't let him watch too much T.V. I don't

know if the school does any evaluations this is my first child starting Junior Kindergarten so I don't know what to expect.

From: Roxanna <madideas@...>Subject: Re: ( ) So confused Received: Friday, August 29, 2008, 8:10 PM

What did she say he has? Surely she doesn't think being 1%ile in motor skills denotes no problem at all? Did she come up with a dx that covers the problems he is having?

RoxannaYou're UniqueJust like everyone else...

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Hi all, I am new here. I need to see what you guys think about my son. I was completely convinced he had Aspergers, so I took him to a psycologist( apparently the best one in Toronto for diagnosing ASD) and she said he is not Aspergers. He has so many of the symptoms. He has many sensory problems like he won't get his hands dirty and freaks out if the sunlight is in the car. He can't and won't do any kind of art, he says he won't colour because he isn't good at it, he can't use scissors and doesn't know how to paint. If I try to get him to do this he has a complete meltdown. He won't hang out with other kids, he is obsessed with trains and transformers, he whisper repeats after what he has just said, he has poor eye contact, he is clumsy, he won't eat anything and gets very violent if someone interrupts his quiet playtime. He is 4 and starting school next week I am very nervous about it. I wanted

the diagnosis to get financial support from the government to pay for therapy. The psycologist said he was gifted he scored in the 99th % for intelligence but the 1% for motor skills. She said she doesn't know why he acts so strangely but it could be because he is so smart. I think its more than that. I feel so lost know because I thought I had finally figured out what was wrong with him and now I am back at square one. I just spent $2700 on this eval and I don't have the money to get another one. Has anyone been told their child wasn't Aspergers just to find out a few years later that they were? I want to get the help sooner rather than later.Thank youSNo virus found in this incoming message.

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Also see if your Pediatrician will send you to a Pediatric Neurologist, one that is covered by your insurance. I also a psychologist I wasn't impressed. We knew our son was ADHD, extremely, at the age of 3- he had sensory issues to eating, stores, noise, clothes, couldn't color at 9 he can color better now still doesn't like anything slimy. He had trouble walking right as he ran and was always hurt nothing ever stopped him. He would wander off all the time quick as lightening, this was even before 3. Our Ped. Dr said that he was ADHD but there was something else too but couldn't see what it was at the time. Just said when he gets older have him rechecked. we ended up moving but I never gave up on something not being right. At 6 he was Diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome. I had him tested at the school he would have attended if I had sent him to school. they said he doesnt' have AS he was TOO FRIENDLY to strangers!!! they didn't see the other things. They asked WHO diagnosed him and I told them my Pediatric Neuro. I even had another teacher from our church suggest AS. and I looked it up and was like NO he doesn't match but my husband was like I think he does. Kids even see his difference and he has a hard time with friends. Sometimes he acts so normal it is all depending on the day with him. He is not real sever with his AS.

Keep Looking for his sensory issues I put him in gym he was doing OT for a while but was costing a good bit and he could only go so many times a year. He now competes in gymnastics and is really good at it. I just wanted him to spin jump, bounce and run. He doesn't hit as much as he gets it out at gym now. He use to run into us, UGH. My husband had a stance for he wouldn't get hit in the bad place when he came home from work as Bryce was always running at him for a hug.

Good luck and GOD bless,

Kathy

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What did she say he has? Surely she doesn't think being 1%ile in motor skills denotes no problem at all? Did she come up with a dx that covers the problems he is having?

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Hi all, I am new here. I need to see what you guys think about my son. I was completely convinced he had Aspergers, so I took him to a psycologist(apparently the best one in Toronto for diagnosing ASD) and she said he is not Aspergers. He has so many of the symptoms. He has many sensory problems like he won't get his hands dirty and freaks out if the sunlight is in the car. He can't and won't do any kind of art, he says he won't colour because he isn't good at it, he can't use scissors and doesn't know how to paint. If I try to get him to do this he has a complete meltdown. He won't hang out with other kids, he is obsessed with trains and transformers, he whisper repeats after what he has just said, he has poor eye contact, he is clumsy, he won't eat anything and gets very violent if someone interrupts his quiet playtime. He is 4 and starting school next week I am very nervous about it. I wanted the diagnosis to get financial support from the government to pay for therapy. The psycologist said he was gifted he scored in the 99th % for intelligence but the 1% for motor skills. She said she doesn't know why he acts so strangely but it could be because he is so smart. I think its more than that. I feel so lost know because I thought I had finally figured out what was wrong with him and now I am back at square one. I just spent $2700 on this eval and I don't have the money to get another one. Has anyone been told their child wasn't Aspergers just to find out a few years later that they were? I want to get the help sooner rather than later.Thank youSNo virus found in this incoming message.

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7a. So confused

Posted by: " frecklefacedcutie " punkyshazza@... frecklefacedcutie

Date: Fri Aug 29, 2008 6:12 am ((PDT))

> Hi all, I am new here. I need to see what you guys think about my

> son. I was completely convinced he had Aspergers, so I took him to a

> psycologist(apparently the best one in Toronto for diagnosing ASD)

> and she said he is not Aspergers.

We found it was difficult to get the Toronto school system to say the word

" Asperger " for our son but once assessed - he had a similar gifted

verbal/lvery low spatial and motor skill profile - he was accommodated

anyways and had a very successful time from that point forward. So the test

results may be compelling to his school even without the diagnosis, although

that doesn't help you with paying the therapy bills. .

Our son had already been seeing a therapist - thanks to a recommendation

from his Grade 1 teacher - and the therapist also refused to peg him as an

Aspergers kid. Her argument was that since Aspergers has a broad range of

potential symptons, of which only some are often seen, the label does more

harm than good because one starts assuming the entire " package " when only

the specific behaviours that are seen ought to be treated, and the therapy

has to be tailored to the behaviours - one size doesn't fit all.

A close friend, who is a psychometrist with another southern Ontario school

board, was the one who raised the potential that he would fit the Apergers

diagnosis, and I do give it some credence. Personally I have benefitted

greatly from thinking about my son as an Aspie. While he is high functioning

in some respects - thank heavens for that, it makes up for the anguish of

watching his limitations - it's made a big difference to understand the

possible origin of his limitations and deal with them constructively.

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I couldn't agree with you more!!! The saying is that no 2 kids have the same symptoms a and they all have their own little "quirks' which make them unique.

Sue

From: Cordingley <pcordingley@...>Subject: ( ) Re: so Confused Date: Sunday, August 31, 2008, 3:38 PM

____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _7a. So confusedPosted by: "frecklefacedcutie" punkyshazza@ .ca frecklefacedcutieDate: Fri Aug 29, 2008 6:12 am ((PDT))> Hi all, I am new here. I need to see what you guys think about my> son. I was completely convinced he had Aspergers, so I took him to a> psycologist( apparently the best one in Toronto for diagnosing ASD)> and she said he is not Aspergers.We found it was difficult to get the Toronto school system to say the word "Asperger" for our son but once assessed - he had a similar gifted verbal/lvery low spatial and motor skill profile - he was accommodated anyways and had a very successful time from that point forward. So the test results may be compelling to his school even without the diagnosis, although that doesn't help you with

paying the therapy bills. .Our son had already been seeing a therapist - thanks to a recommendation from his Grade 1 teacher - and the therapist also refused to peg him as an Aspergers kid. Her argument was that since Aspergers has a broad range of potential symptons, of which only some are often seen, the label does more harm than good because one starts assuming the entire "package" when only the specific behaviours that are seen ought to be treated, and the therapy has to be tailored to the behaviours - one size doesn't fit all.A close friend, who is a psychometrist with another southern Ontario school board, was the one who raised the potential that he would fit the Apergers diagnosis, and I do give it some credence. Personally I have benefitted greatly from thinking about my son as an Aspie. While he is high functioning in some respects - thank heavens for that, it makes up for the anguish of

watching his limitations - it's made a big difference to understand the possible origin of his limitations and deal with them constructively.-

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