Guest guest Posted July 22, 2006 Report Share Posted July 22, 2006 Yes that was the book. The curious incident of the dog in the night time by Mark Haddon. I just loved it! I am planning on buying it as well. I had just borrowed it from the library but I loved it so much I am going to buy it to lend to family and friends. ( ) Hi, new here (m) > > > I took my 7-y/o son to a child psychiatrist Monday evening and he > suggested the possibility of Aspergers. Until now we've had > diagnosis of ADHD, Tourette's Syndrome, OCD and ODD. The > developmental pediatrician we've been seeing questioned the > Tourette's Diagnosis and the psychiatrist flat out said there was no > way and explained why. > > The " homework " from the psychiatrist this week was to research > Aspergers and report back to him on Monday any traits my husband and > I observed or thought applied to our son. So far the only > information I've been able to locate is the diagnositic criteria for > Aspergers. My husband and I read over that several times and our son > seems to have most of those traits. > > I'm just not sure I'm understanding everything. Our son has tested > into the gifted program at school (when they finally got him on a > day he'd cooperate and not sit there and stare at floor during the > test) and he has a very advanced vocabulary for his age. I'm reading > that Aspergers is a form of autism and he just totally doesn't fit > with the image of autistic I seem to have in my mind. > > I'm kind of hoping someone here with more experience can explain > Aspergers a bit better to me. > > Any input would be greatly appreciated. > > ~ > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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