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January 17, 2006, 4:58 pm PST
 Quote From: karen_kiki Please hold on and watch. I know how you feel and that's why I wrote Dr. Phil. The message board is taking up my life right now but that's OK because maybe WE ALL CAN GET HELP. Alex is AS as well as ADHD and has Mood Swing Disorders.
Schools do not have the training and the facilities to work with us. We have been a bit luckier but I battle with the school system weekly (sometimes daily).
After the show you will know where to turn, if not, please contact me through the message board again and I will be there for you.
Please know there is light at the end of the tunnel but the tunnel is long...............................We still have not started the new treatment yet and we are awaiting the next stage.
With loving thoughts. Karen I thought I detected some ADHD when they showed scenes from the home cameras. I think a lot of these syndroms are cross diagnosed. I can look back at my childhood and see a lot of AS and Tourettes symptoms also. Maybe if I were now in elementary or high school I would have had a diagnosis of AS or Tourettes.
I feel like the keys on my keyboard are getting worn off in a pattern. I've typed this several times in this forum thread but I'd like Alex to see it directed to him in particular.
Alex, I admire your courage to come and talk about this on TV. I just want you to understand that you are a good person with a lot of gifts to offer the world. You have had challenges but so far it looks like you are doing OK with them. At times it seems like the world is against you but keep on being the person you know you can be and you will overcome that also.
Find your special skills and abilities and learn to capitalize on those. Don't depend on the schools to give you everything. They just can't at the moment. I know this because I found that out for myself. They can guide and direct you and it's a good idea to consider what they suggest but it's you who must step up and take charge. Learn to learn. Find what works for you and go with that. You may find that these challenges will eventually become something you can build upon and eventually what you considered a curse will become your greatest strength.
Just remember that sometimes stubborness is a virtue. It gives you the will to go on no matter what you have experienced in the past.
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