Does this sound like Aspergers?

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Hi,

I have been lurking on this list for a while but thought I might introduce myself and ask a couple of questions from you knowledgeable parents. My name is Kirsten. I have 2 boys ages 6 and 6.5. The reason I am here is my 6.5 yo child adopted at 17 mos. who seemed to sail along (though always strongly sensory seeking and very determined to have his way from the start) until he was about 5 yo. As he has gotten older he has had great troubles relating to peers, will turn them off pretty quickly by annoying them, calling names, or acting like a baby. Frequently he has wanted to play with other kids stuff but not them. He will make everything into a competition and does not have the sense to back down. He has a quick temper especialy with his brother. He cannot stand to not win, will cheat at games, get nasty when he doesn't win. He enjoys using a lot of potty language and picking up anything annoying to do over and over despite being asked to stop. He strongly believes he should be able to do whatever he wants to without consequence. He is very sensory seeking, hands all over everything and everyone. He is clumsy/ awkward and always covered with bruises he doesn't know where they came from. He has major impulse control issues. He is very smart. He has an excellent memory. He is very artistic and detailed and is constant problem in K was that he was extremely slow and detailed with his work. He is in general very slow, you cannot light a fire under him. He prefers inside activities and is not interested at all in sports type activities. He goes between being very defiant along with a lot of baby talk to acting like the little professor, where he comes off as extremly charming and intelligent.

From what I have read of Asperger's, I feel he has a lot of the nuiances. Does this sound like any of your children?

As far as speech, he wasn't speaking when I adopted him at 17 mos, he babbled. Within 1-2 mos home he rapidly learned english and started speaking. His speech is very clear. he will correct language and words people are misspeaking around him. I have noticed lately that I hear him a lot of the time repeating what he might have just said outloud, repeating it under his breath- like you would do if you were trying to make sure you said something correctly, but he does this all the time. He is always in peoples personal space and does not seem to get it when people are kidding him. He is always chattering, alot of times to himself and will repeat lines from kids shows and at times things he has heard from teachers.

I am sure there is more I could mention but will leave it at this. I am looking into a formal eval with someone with autism type experience, as well as adoption experience. We were just evaluated here and all they came up with was ODD, with the disclaimer that they felt something else was going on they couldn't name.

Thanks,

Kirsten