Quote From: angieasmomThanks for agreeing with me about an AS show. There are so many people that would love to see this happen. With so many people being diagnosed with AS we need to do what we can to raise awareness.My son (now 10 1/2) was diagnosed with ADHD at age 5 then that didn't seem to fit and was then diagnosed with AS at age 6, we too thought we were bad parents. And what a relief it was when we got the diagnosis of AS. It answered so many questions and filled in so many blanks. We also realized that his dad has it too, although he is undiagnosed. It definately is hereditary. I'm sure the reason that it doesn't seem as severe in your daughter is that AS seems to present a bit differently in girls. I actually just gave some interesting links on our forum to someone asking about girls with AS.I hope you can find your way to our forum it is a great place for information and support.The Jane Pauly Show actually had a show about AS but I don't think she has near the audience that Dr. Phil does. Take care,AngieASPERGER'S FAMILY FORUMhttp://forums.delphiforums.com/asfamily/start
As you stated in your post about being a bad parent. I felt this way too. More so because my sone has ADHD & AS. Being a functionally autistic child he is hard to treat. I have gone to bed many nights frustrated and wondering what to do and I just don't know what else to do that I haven't done. He just turned 10 day but we may be changing or increasing meds again and my husband and I are apprehensive being that we have seen side affects to meds that are very scary. I think because of the relationship we had with his doctor at the time this made the worry not as severe because she really did listen to the patients and their concerns. I think in the case of the couple on the show, the doctor was trying to give them a quick fix and not really go into more detail on things that were going on. I really like the forum so far and I really wish you the best of luck.
Tracie
