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Hello All! I am new to the group! I posted a while back, but now I

am back for good! I had some medical problems with myself that kept

me away for a while.

So let me give you the scoop! My son JD, who is 8, and in third

grade, had had all of the Asperger's symptoms for as long as I can

remember. I found a pyschiatrist that said that he showed signs of

it and decided that along with his Concerta, to add Risperdal. It

has helped a little bit, but not much! Now for the complicated

part. We don't see that psych anymore. The reason is, his old,

nasty pediatrician, brought this psych into the practice with him.

Well, we left on not so great terms (due to the fact of my 3 yr old,

who has a severe language and speech delay and he would never admit

it, what is wrong with the fact that you have a then 2 1/2 yr old

that never spoke one word), so we left that practice. Now we are

having a hard time finding a new psych, around here they are telling

me that they can't see him until December. His new ped. is still

keeping up the meds that he was on and doesn't want to change them

until someone tells her to do so. I love her and she is great.

JD, is now going through some series of test at school to see about

Asperger's and so on. I speak with his teacher daily (she is great)

and she did tell me last week that the people testing JD stated

that " Wow, mom knows what she is talking about " So I am taking that

as they see what I see. A child that needs help. I want him to

succeed at school and have every chance to a normal life.

I feel so bad for him when he walks up to me and says " Mom, I have

no friends and noone likes me, I know that I am different from the

other kids, but why " My heart breaks for him. He has such a hard

time comprehending what is being said to him or what is being told

to him. If I tell him that he needs to clean up and it comes around

that he hasn't done it. I tell him that we are going to take one toy

away and he can earn it back by cleaning up. He will stand there

and cry and scream and say " What you are going to throw my toys away

and I will never see them again " He just doesn't hear it or process

it.

Sorry for the long post, but this is just the bits and pieces of

it. thanks for listening and I hope that everyone is having a great

Monday.

Smiles,