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are there any good marriage books for husbands with aspergers?From: Roxanna <MadIdeas@...>Subject: Re: ( ) Diagnosing Aspergers in toddler? Date: Saturday, July 24, 2010, 9:18 AM

I think you should see a professional outside of that early intervention group. A good evaluation in all areas can pin down what is going on. It's true that being gifted could cause the problems as well as AS but some of those things are not completely explained. For instance, hyperlexia will involve more than just early reading and obsession with numbers. If it's really hyperlexia, then it's probably AS as well. But again, you'd be seeing other problems with speech. A good speech evaluation that covers all areas of speech development would help sort that out. Also, you say things like the OT thinks his speech is similar to having AS. I would rather hear that from the ST.

My younger ds could be distracted from things but then, he also has ADHD. lol. So sometimes these pat little observations are not really helpful or useful as diagnostic tools. I agree with you that it would be important to find out what you are dealing with before starting school so that you can address all areas of need, as if required.

Roxanna

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( ) Diagnosing Aspergers in toddler?

Hi all,

I am new to this group. My son who is going to be 3 in the fall was recently dx with sensory processing disorder, and I have suspicions about mild Asperger's as well (though he has not been dx with AS at this point). We recently had a meeting with the early intervention services, and the child psychologist said that although she would not be surprised if my son was dx with AS at some point in the future, she did not feel comfortable making that dx now. The concerns I have that make me wonder about AS, other than the sensory issues, include lining things up, hyperlexia, rigid thinking, difficulty with transitions, quick to melt down, odd phrasing (which his OT said sounded atypical for his age, but typical for AS), obsessions with trains, and much better social interactions with adults than peers. He is very, very bright (can spell and read some words and do simple math in his head), and the psychologist from early intervention plans to do some cognitive

and IQ testing later t

his week. She did not, however, do any formal diagnostic testing for AS, such as the ADOS test. Her reasoning for not wanting to give a dx of AS at this time was that my son's interactions with adults are so strong and that he has obsessions, but can be distracted from them with some effort. She also wondered if some of his social issues with peers stem from being very bright, although I know that being gifted and having AS are not mutually exclusive.

What I was wondering is if this sounds like any of your kids at this age? The psychologist did recommend that we continue to pursue evaluation with our local TEACCH center (have sent in a questionnaire, but it takes months to be seen), so she is not saying that my son does not have AS, just that she is not sure enough to dx. My son starts his first preschool in the fall, so it is important to me to have a more clear picture of his needs before throwing him into a room full of toddlers to sink or swim.

I would greatly appreciate input from other parents who have been through this process already!

Thanks,

Bridget