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We were diagnosed as PPD NOS but of course our Special Education Eligibility is

Autism. We got this DX at 3 years old. did Early Intervention in the

Autism class until K and then he did half a day regular K and half day Autism

class. 1st he did regular with Para-pro and Autism pullout. In 3rd we have

speech, modifications, and Para-pro in regular .

When we got our DX I cried for three days straight. I am not a crier. I had to

grieve. I thought I was going to have to be hospitalized if I did not pull

myself up.

We had a reevaluation by the school at the first three year mark. The school

was still using the DX from the Psychological I provided them at 3 years old. A

school psychologist can do tests to determine Present Level of Performance but

not give a DX. So this year we were to have another three year reevaluation. I

requested an independent educational evaluation. I am having it completed by a

psychologist so I can have another DX. We filled out about four different

questionnaires and he scored higher on Asperger's than the Autism questionnaire.

But the Dr. may have a different view. He split the testing sessions so I will

not know the official DX for a month or more. I am hoping for Asperger's for the

very reason you mentioned the negative connotation associated with Autism.

mommy980131 <mommy980131@...> wrote:

My almost 3 y.o. son just got his diagnosis: Mild-moderate Autistic

disorder. He got early intervention at 20 months and had made such

huge gains-part of me thought his disorder went away. Mostly just

wishful thinking on my part!

The ped.neuro (who is well known in the autism medical field) said

Aspergers is 'just another A-word for autism, it's all the same

thing'. And with continued therapy-our son should mainstream by

kindergarten and lead an independent/normal life.

It's very clear, (the report references specific laws/insurance

codes) that the autism diagnosis will gain my son maximum medical

insurance coverage and services from the school. But as shallow as

it may sound, I didn't want to see the word 'autism' at all. It

makes me realize how powerful a label really is. 'Aspergers' doesn't

carry the instant negative reaction that 'autism' does.

As we left the doctors office, my son said: " Mommy, that was a

doctor's office...you were talking about ME " . Although we avoided

talking about the diagnosis in front of him-he knew something 'big'

was going on.

I just scooped him up and held him tight. I realized how much I

truly, truly love him the way he is. I cried for exactly a minute

before I realized I had nothing to cry about. My son will continue

to get the help he needs, he's healthy, highly intelligent, funny and

so loving.

His play therapy doctor has already suspected & ordered an Aspergers

test for him, it's just for our records so we can understand better

how to deal with his condition.

Has anyone else gotten an autism DX when it's so clear it's

Aspergers? Is there any benefit of having an Aspergers DX vs the

autism? I'm a little confused now.

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Hi!

For what it's worth...my insurance (Blue Cross/Blue

Shield of Pittsburgh) had nothing written about

Aspberger's or PDD. And they knew nothing about them.

But they had codes and things written about Autism.

Hope it helps.

- Adrienne from Boston

--- mommy980131 <mommy980131@...> wrote:

> My almost 3 y.o. son just got his diagnosis:

> Mild-moderate Autistic

> disorder. He got early intervention at 20 months

> and had made such

> huge gains-part of me thought his disorder went

> away. Mostly just

> wishful thinking on my part!

>

> The ped.neuro (who is well known in the autism

> medical field) said

> Aspergers is 'just another A-word for autism, it's

> all the same

> thing'. And with continued therapy-our son should

> mainstream by

> kindergarten and lead an independent/normal life.

>

> It's very clear, (the report references specific

> laws/insurance

> codes) that the autism diagnosis will gain my son

> maximum medical

> insurance coverage and services from the school.

> But as shallow as

> it may sound, I didn't want to see the word 'autism'

> at all. It

> makes me realize how powerful a label really is.

> 'Aspergers' doesn't

> carry the instant negative reaction that 'autism'

> does.

>

> As we left the doctors office, my son said: " Mommy,

> that was a

> doctor's office...you were talking about ME " .

> Although we avoided

> talking about the diagnosis in front of him-he knew

> something 'big'

> was going on.

>

> I just scooped him up and held him tight. I

> realized how much I

> truly, truly love him the way he is. I cried for

> exactly a minute

> before I realized I had nothing to cry about. My

> son will continue

> to get the help he needs, he's healthy, highly

> intelligent, funny and

> so loving.

>

> His play therapy doctor has already suspected &

> ordered an Aspergers

> test for him, it's just for our records so we can

> understand better

> how to deal with his condition.

>

> Has anyone else gotten an autism DX when it's so

> clear it's

> Aspergers? Is there any benefit of having an

> Aspergers DX vs the

> autism? I'm a little confused now.

>

>

>

>

>

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Actually, that info is worth a lot. I also have the same insurance

and called them. Because the 'autism' DX is considered a medical

disability, he will qualify 100% for behavioral, speech, and OT

services with no lifetime caps! This is a huge relief!

>

> > My almost 3 y.o. son just got his diagnosis:

> > Mild-moderate Autistic

> > disorder. He got early intervention at 20 months

> > and had made such

> > huge gains-part of me thought his disorder went

> > away. Mostly just

> > wishful thinking on my part!

> >

> > The ped.neuro (who is well known in the autism

> > medical field) said

> > Aspergers is 'just another A-word for autism, it's

> > all the same

> > thing'. And with continued therapy-our son should

> > mainstream by

> > kindergarten and lead an independent/normal life.

> >

> > It's very clear, (the report references specific

> > laws/insurance

> > codes) that the autism diagnosis will gain my son

> > maximum medical

> > insurance coverage and services from the school.

> > But as shallow as

> > it may sound, I didn't want to see the word 'autism'

> > at all. It

> > makes me realize how powerful a label really is.

> > 'Aspergers' doesn't

> > carry the instant negative reaction that 'autism'

> > does.

> >

> > As we left the doctors office, my son said: " Mommy,

> > that was a

> > doctor's office...you were talking about ME " .

> > Although we avoided

> > talking about the diagnosis in front of him-he knew

> > something 'big'

> > was going on.

> >

> > I just scooped him up and held him tight. I

> > realized how much I

> > truly, truly love him the way he is. I cried for

> > exactly a minute

> > before I realized I had nothing to cry about. My

> > son will continue

> > to get the help he needs, he's healthy, highly

> > intelligent, funny and

> > so loving.

> >

> > His play therapy doctor has already suspected &

> > ordered an Aspergers

> > test for him, it's just for our records so we can

> > understand better

> > how to deal with his condition.

> >

> > Has anyone else gotten an autism DX when it's so

> > clear it's

> > Aspergers? Is there any benefit of having an

> > Aspergers DX vs the

> > autism? I'm a little confused now.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

>

> __________________________________________________

>

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BlueCross/BlueShield was the insurance I had when Jake was put in

residential, they covered 100%, they were awesome! Wish I still had

them =/

> >

> > > My almost 3 y.o. son just got his diagnosis:

> > > Mild-moderate Autistic

> > > disorder. He got early intervention at 20 months

> > > and had made such

> > > huge gains-part of me thought his disorder went

> > > away. Mostly just

> > > wishful thinking on my part!

> > >

> > > The ped.neuro (who is well known in the autism

> > > medical field) said

> > > Aspergers is 'just another A-word for autism, it's

> > > all the same

> > > thing'. And with continued therapy-our son should

> > > mainstream by

> > > kindergarten and lead an independent/normal life.

> > >

> > > It's very clear, (the report references specific

> > > laws/insurance

> > > codes) that the autism diagnosis will gain my son

> > > maximum medical

> > > insurance coverage and services from the school.

> > > But as shallow as

> > > it may sound, I didn't want to see the word 'autism'

> > > at all. It

> > > makes me realize how powerful a label really is.

> > > 'Aspergers' doesn't

> > > carry the instant negative reaction that 'autism'

> > > does.

> > >

> > > As we left the doctors office, my son said: " Mommy,

> > > that was a

> > > doctor's office...you were talking about ME " .

> > > Although we avoided

> > > talking about the diagnosis in front of him-he knew

> > > something 'big'

> > > was going on.

> > >

> > > I just scooped him up and held him tight. I

> > > realized how much I

> > > truly, truly love him the way he is. I cried for

> > > exactly a minute

> > > before I realized I had nothing to cry about. My

> > > son will continue

> > > to get the help he needs, he's healthy, highly

> > > intelligent, funny and

> > > so loving.

> > >

> > > His play therapy doctor has already suspected &

> > > ordered an Aspergers

> > > test for him, it's just for our records so we can

> > > understand better

> > > how to deal with his condition.

> > >

> > > Has anyone else gotten an autism DX when it's so

> > > clear it's

> > > Aspergers? Is there any benefit of having an

> > > Aspergers DX vs the

> > > autism? I'm a little confused now.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

> > __________________________________________________

> >

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What do you do with, when you have a child in therapy and its working, but the

child still needs more therapy and the insurance cancels therapy and says you

ran out of appointments. even though a psychiatrist still recommends therapy.

Any ideas what to do then, when the insurance cancels any more appointments? and

cancels the appeal.

disorderlybehavior <disorderlybehavior@...> wrote:

BlueCross/BlueShield was the insurance I had when Jake was put in

residential, they covered 100%, they were awesome! Wish I still had

them =/

> >

> > > My almost 3 y.o. son just got his diagnosis:

> > > Mild-moderate Autistic

> > > disorder. He got early intervention at 20 months

> > > and had made such

> > > huge gains-part of me thought his disorder went

> > > away. Mostly just

> > > wishful thinking on my part!

> > >

> > > The ped.neuro (who is well known in the autism

> > > medical field) said

> > > Aspergers is 'just another A-word for autism, it's

> > > all the same

> > > thing'. And with continued therapy-our son should

> > > mainstream by

> > > kindergarten and lead an independent/normal life.

> > >

> > > It's very clear, (the report references specific

> > > laws/insurance

> > > codes) that the autism diagnosis will gain my son

> > > maximum medical

> > > insurance coverage and services from the school.

> > > But as shallow as

> > > it may sound, I didn't want to see the word 'autism'

> > > at all. It

> > > makes me realize how powerful a label really is.

> > > 'Aspergers' doesn't

> > > carry the instant negative reaction that 'autism'

> > > does.

> > >

> > > As we left the doctors office, my son said: " Mommy,

> > > that was a

> > > doctor's office...you were talking about ME " .

> > > Although we avoided

> > > talking about the diagnosis in front of him-he knew

> > > something 'big'

> > > was going on.

> > >

> > > I just scooped him up and held him tight. I

> > > realized how much I

> > > truly, truly love him the way he is. I cried for

> > > exactly a minute

> > > before I realized I had nothing to cry about. My

> > > son will continue

> > > to get the help he needs, he's healthy, highly

> > > intelligent, funny and

> > > so loving.

> > >

> > > His play therapy doctor has already suspected &

> > > ordered an Aspergers

> > > test for him, it's just for our records so we can

> > > understand better

> > > how to deal with his condition.

> > >

> > > Has anyone else gotten an autism DX when it's so

> > > clear it's

> > > Aspergers? Is there any benefit of having an

> > > Aspergers DX vs the

> > > autism? I'm a little confused now.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

> > __________________________________________________

> >

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Rose, do you live in a state that has mental health parity, like

California? You can try getting your psych to write a strong letter

recommending further treatment for your child, and predicting dire

things without followup treatment. I don't think they're allowed to

cancel an appeal. They can turn you down, but not cancel it. Appeal

again!

Liz

On Apr 26, 2006, at 6:00 AM, Rose wrote:

> What do you do with, when you have a child in therapy and its working,

> but the child still needs more therapy and the insurance cancels

> therapy and says you ran out of appointments. even though a

> psychiatrist still recommends therapy. Any ideas what to do then,

> when the insurance cancels any more appointments? and cancels the

> appeal.

>

> disorderlybehavior <disorderlybehavior@...> wrote:

> BlueCross/BlueShield was the insurance I had when Jake was put in

> residential, they covered 100%, they were awesome! Wish I still had

> them =/

>

>

>>>

>>>> My almost 3 y.o. son just got his diagnosis:

>>>> Mild-moderate Autistic

>>>> disorder. He got early intervention at 20 months

>>>> and had made such

>>>> huge gains-part of me thought his disorder went

>>>> away. Mostly just

>>>> wishful thinking on my part!

>>>>

>>>> The ped.neuro (who is well known in the autism

>>>> medical field) said

>>>> Aspergers is 'just another A-word for autism, it's

>>>> all the same

>>>> thing'. And with continued therapy-our son should

>>>> mainstream by

>>>> kindergarten and lead an independent/normal life.

>>>>

>>>> It's very clear, (the report references specific

>>>> laws/insurance

>>>> codes) that the autism diagnosis will gain my son

>>>> maximum medical

>>>> insurance coverage and services from the school.

>>>> But as shallow as

>>>> it may sound, I didn't want to see the word 'autism'

>>>> at all. It

>>>> makes me realize how powerful a label really is.

>>>> 'Aspergers' doesn't

>>>> carry the instant negative reaction that 'autism'

>>>> does.

>>>>

>>>> As we left the doctors office, my son said: " Mommy,

>>>> that was a

>>>> doctor's office...you were talking about ME " .

>>>> Although we avoided

>>>> talking about the diagnosis in front of him-he knew

>>>> something 'big'

>>>> was going on.

>>>>

>>>> I just scooped him up and held him tight. I

>>>> realized how much I

>>>> truly, truly love him the way he is. I cried for

>>>> exactly a minute

>>>> before I realized I had nothing to cry about. My

>>>> son will continue

>>>> to get the help he needs, he's healthy, highly

>>>> intelligent, funny and

>>>> so loving.

>>>>

>>>> His play therapy doctor has already suspected &

>>>> ordered an Aspergers

>>>> test for him, it's just for our records so we can

>>>> understand better

>>>> how to deal with his condition.

>>>>

>>>> Has anyone else gotten an autism DX when it's so

>>>> clear it's

>>>> Aspergers? Is there any benefit of having an

>>>> Aspergers DX vs the

>>>> autism? I'm a little confused now.

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> __________________________________________________

>>>

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Hi Liz,

I will appeal it again. I'm paying for it myself now because this is not a

good time to cancel therapy. I will find another psych to write another letter.

I will see if I can find out if N.Y. has a mental health parity.

what is the difference between turning me down and canceling? My therapist is

not canceling, its my medical insurance.

Liz Bohn <lbohn@...> wrote:

Rose, do you live in a state that has mental health parity, like

California? You can try getting your psych to write a strong letter

recommending further treatment for your child, and predicting dire

things without followup treatment. I don't think they're allowed to

cancel an appeal. They can turn you down, but not cancel it. Appeal

again!

Liz

On Apr 26, 2006, at 6:00 AM, Rose wrote:

> What do you do with, when you have a child in therapy and its working,

> but the child still needs more therapy and the insurance cancels

> therapy and says you ran out of appointments. even though a

> psychiatrist still recommends therapy. Any ideas what to do then,

> when the insurance cancels any more appointments? and cancels the

> appeal.

>

> disorderlybehavior <disorderlybehavior@...> wrote:

> BlueCross/BlueShield was the insurance I had when Jake was put in

> residential, they covered 100%, they were awesome! Wish I still had

> them =/

>

>

>>>

>>>> My almost 3 y.o. son just got his diagnosis:

>>>> Mild-moderate Autistic

>>>> disorder. He got early intervention at 20 months

>>>> and had made such

>>>> huge gains-part of me thought his disorder went

>>>> away. Mostly just

>>>> wishful thinking on my part!

>>>>

>>>> The ped.neuro (who is well known in the autism

>>>> medical field) said

>>>> Aspergers is 'just another A-word for autism, it's

>>>> all the same

>>>> thing'. And with continued therapy-our son should

>>>> mainstream by

>>>> kindergarten and lead an independent/normal life.

>>>>

>>>> It's very clear, (the report references specific

>>>> laws/insurance

>>>> codes) that the autism diagnosis will gain my son

>>>> maximum medical

>>>> insurance coverage and services from the school.

>>>> But as shallow as

>>>> it may sound, I didn't want to see the word 'autism'

>>>> at all. It

>>>> makes me realize how powerful a label really is.

>>>> 'Aspergers' doesn't

>>>> carry the instant negative reaction that 'autism'

>>>> does.

>>>>

>>>> As we left the doctors office, my son said: " Mommy,

>>>> that was a

>>>> doctor's office...you were talking about ME " .

>>>> Although we avoided

>>>> talking about the diagnosis in front of him-he knew

>>>> something 'big'

>>>> was going on.

>>>>

>>>> I just scooped him up and held him tight. I

>>>> realized how much I

>>>> truly, truly love him the way he is. I cried for

>>>> exactly a minute

>>>> before I realized I had nothing to cry about. My

>>>> son will continue

>>>> to get the help he needs, he's healthy, highly

>>>> intelligent, funny and

>>>> so loving.

>>>>

>>>> His play therapy doctor has already suspected &

>>>> ordered an Aspergers

>>>> test for him, it's just for our records so we can

>>>> understand better

>>>> how to deal with his condition.

>>>>

>>>> Has anyone else gotten an autism DX when it's so

>>>> clear it's

>>>> Aspergers? Is there any benefit of having an

>>>> Aspergers DX vs the

>>>> autism? I'm a little confused now.

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> __________________________________________________

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Hi!

I appealed twice, and both times I was rejected.

" Turning you down " means that they won't cover a

procedure or therapy. " Cancelling " is when they cancel

your policy altogether, so then you'd have no

insurance. That's just how I understand it.

I have an out of state PPO (don't know what that

means, but I know it's different than regular

insurance). But, I'd definately try again. In MA, they

have a Board of Insurance, who can help your appeal.

Is there anything like that in NY?

- Adrienne

--- Rose <beachbodytan2002@...> wrote:

> Hi Liz,

> I will appeal it again. I'm paying for it myself

> now because this is not a good time to cancel

> therapy. I will find another psych to write another

> letter. I will see if I can find out if N.Y. has a

> mental health parity.

> what is the difference between turning me down and

> canceling? My therapist is not canceling, its my

> medical insurance.

>

> Liz Bohn <lbohn@...> wrote:

> Rose, do you live in a state that has mental

> health parity, like

> California? You can try getting your psych to write

> a strong letter

> recommending further treatment for your child, and

> predicting dire

> things without followup treatment. I don't think

> they're allowed to

> cancel an appeal. They can turn you down, but not

> cancel it. Appeal

> again!

>

> Liz

>

> On Apr 26, 2006, at 6:00 AM, Rose wrote:

>

> > What do you do with, when you have a child in

> therapy and its working,

> > but the child still needs more therapy and the

> insurance cancels

> > therapy and says you ran out of appointments.

> even though a

> > psychiatrist still recommends therapy. Any ideas

> what to do then,

> > when the insurance cancels any more appointments?

> and cancels the

> > appeal.

> >

> > disorderlybehavior <disorderlybehavior@...>

> wrote:

> > BlueCross/BlueShield was the insurance I had when

> Jake was put in

> > residential, they covered 100%, they were awesome!

> Wish I still had

> > them =/

> >

> >

> >>>

> >>>> My almost 3 y.o. son just got his diagnosis:

> >>>> Mild-moderate Autistic

> >>>> disorder. He got early intervention at 20

> months

> >>>> and had made such

> >>>> huge gains-part of me thought his disorder went

> >>>> away. Mostly just

> >>>> wishful thinking on my part!

> >>>>

> >>>> The ped.neuro (who is well known in the autism

> >>>> medical field) said

> >>>> Aspergers is 'just another A-word for autism,

> it's

> >>>> all the same

> >>>> thing'. And with continued therapy-our son

> should

> >>>> mainstream by

> >>>> kindergarten and lead an independent/normal

> life.

> >>>>

> >>>> It's very clear, (the report references

> specific

> >>>> laws/insurance

> >>>> codes) that the autism diagnosis will gain my

> son

> >>>> maximum medical

> >>>> insurance coverage and services from the

> school.

> >>>> But as shallow as

> >>>> it may sound, I didn't want to see the word

> 'autism'

> >>>> at all. It

> >>>> makes me realize how powerful a label really

> is.

> >>>> 'Aspergers' doesn't

> >>>> carry the instant negative reaction that

> 'autism'

> >>>> does.

> >>>>

> >>>> As we left the doctors office, my son said:

> " Mommy,

> >>>> that was a

> >>>> doctor's office...you were talking about ME " .

> >>>> Although we avoided

> >>>> talking about the diagnosis in front of him-he

> knew

> >>>> something 'big'

> >>>> was going on.

> >>>>

> >>>> I just scooped him up and held him tight. I

> >>>> realized how much I

> >>>> truly, truly love him the way he is. I cried

> for

> >>>> exactly a minute

> >>>> before I realized I had nothing to cry about.

> My

> >>>> son will continue

> >>>> to get the help he needs, he's healthy, highly

> >>>> intelligent, funny and

> >>>> so loving.

> >>>>

> >>>> His play therapy doctor has already suspected &

> >>>> ordered an Aspergers

> >>>> test for him, it's just for our records so we

> can

> >>>> understand better

> >>>> how to deal with his condition.

> >>>>

> >>>> Has anyone else gotten an autism DX when it's

> so

> >>>> clear it's

> >>>> Aspergers? Is there any benefit of having an

> >>>> Aspergers DX vs the

> >>>> autism? I'm a little confused now.

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>

> >>>

> >>>

> __________________________________________________

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Yes, We have lots of different insurances that covers Mental Health & medical

doctors, including help with Autism, aspergers. there still is a problem with

the location where you live in N.Y. In NYC lots of Medical providers will take

my insurance. but, upstate and the metropolitan area my same insurance is very

limited, and still in NY different cities its limited too. Albany has more

places that will accept my insurance but a lot less in utica and NYC. I didn't

know that different states including the cities don't all accept the same

insurance? go figure?. And the county I live in, there are less than 5

doctors out of the whole county that participate. outch!

Adrienne Lehmann <adriennerob@...> wrote: Hi!

I appealed twice, and both times I was rejected.

" Turning you down " means that they won't cover a

procedure or therapy. " Cancelling " is when they cancel

your policy altogether, so then you'd have no

insurance. That's just how I understand it.

I have an out of state PPO (don't know what that

means, but I know it's different than regular

insurance). But, I'd definately try again. In MA, they

have a Board of Insurance, who can help your appeal.

Is there anything like that in NY?

- Adrienne

--- Rose <beachbodytan2002@...> wrote:

> Hi Liz,

> I will appeal it again. I'm paying for it myself

> now because this is not a good time to cancel

> therapy. I will find another psych to write another

> letter. I will see if I can find out if N.Y. has a

> mental health parity.

> what is the difference between turning me down and

> canceling? My therapist is not canceling, its my

> medical insurance.

>

> Liz Bohn <lbohn@...> wrote:

> Rose, do you live in a state that has mental

> health parity, like

> California? You can try getting your psych to write

> a strong letter

> recommending further treatment for your child, and

> predicting dire

> things without followup treatment. I don't think

> they're allowed to

> cancel an appeal. They can turn you down, but not

> cancel it. Appeal

> again!

>

> Liz

>

> On Apr 26, 2006, at 6:00 AM, Rose wrote:

>

> > What do you do with, when you have a child in

> therapy and its working,

> > but the child still needs more therapy and the

> insurance cancels

> > therapy and says you ran out of appointments.

> even though a

> > psychiatrist still recommends therapy. Any ideas

> what to do then,

> > when the insurance cancels any more appointments?

> and cancels the

> > appeal.

> >

> > disorderlybehavior <disorderlybehavior@...>

> wrote:

> > BlueCross/BlueShield was the insurance I had when

> Jake was put in

> > residential, they covered 100%, they were awesome!

> Wish I still had

> > them =/

> >

> >

> >>>

> >>>> My almost 3 y.o. son just got his diagnosis:

> >>>> Mild-moderate Autistic

> >>>> disorder. He got early intervention at 20

> months

> >>>> and had made such

> >>>> huge gains-part of me thought his disorder went

> >>>> away. Mostly just

> >>>> wishful thinking on my part!

> >>>>

> >>>> The ped.neuro (who is well known in the autism

> >>>> medical field) said

> >>>> Aspergers is 'just another A-word for autism,

> it's

> >>>> all the same

> >>>> thing'. And with continued therapy-our son

> should

> >>>> mainstream by

> >>>> kindergarten and lead an independent/normal

> life.

> >>>>

> >>>> It's very clear, (the report references

> specific

> >>>> laws/insurance

> >>>> codes) that the autism diagnosis will gain my

> son

> >>>> maximum medical

> >>>> insurance coverage and services from the

> school.

> >>>> But as shallow as

> >>>> it may sound, I didn't want to see the word

> 'autism'

> >>>> at all. It

> >>>> makes me realize how powerful a label really

> is.

> >>>> 'Aspergers' doesn't

> >>>> carry the instant negative reaction that

> 'autism'

> >>>> does.

> >>>>

> >>>> As we left the doctors office, my son said:

> " Mommy,

> >>>> that was a

> >>>> doctor's office...you were talking about ME " .

> >>>> Although we avoided

> >>>> talking about the diagnosis in front of him-he

> knew

> >>>> something 'big'

> >>>> was going on.

> >>>>

> >>>> I just scooped him up and held him tight. I

> >>>> realized how much I

> >>>> truly, truly love him the way he is. I cried

> for

> >>>> exactly a minute

> >>>> before I realized I had nothing to cry about.

> My

> >>>> son will continue

> >>>> to get the help he needs, he's healthy, highly

> >>>> intelligent, funny and

> >>>> so loving.

> >>>>

> >>>> His play therapy doctor has already suspected &

> >>>> ordered an Aspergers

> >>>> test for him, it's just for our records so we

> can

> >>>> understand better

> >>>> how to deal with his condition.

> >>>>

> >>>> Has anyone else gotten an autism DX when it's

> so

> >>>> clear it's

> >>>> Aspergers? Is there any benefit of having an

> >>>> Aspergers DX vs the

> >>>> autism? I'm a little confused now.

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>

> >>>

> >>>

> __________________________________________________

> >>>

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