Quote From: karamorrowHello!
My son lives in Illinois with my ex husband, he is telling me a lot of things that I am very concerned about. They are telling me that he has ADHD, a learning disability, bipolar, autism (which from the description I have been getting is Aspergers, and even schizophrenia. Can a five year old really HAVE all this? Or could he just have Aspergers and all the syptoms they are basing these diagnoses on, come from that? They are saying that my son will have to be put in a home... to which I say "Not until I get the chance to care for him!" If you all have any insight into this please let me know.
Thanks!
Kara
I am sorry you are having so many problems getting your son correctly diagnosed and I completely understand your pain and frustration. The longer your son goes undiagnosed, the more time you lose in getting the intervention he needs, if he is indeed Asperger's.
It is generally not uncommon for an Aspie to have a comorbid, but to have several is highly unlikely. My daughter has AS with comorbid ADHD. HOWEVER, many symptoms of other disorders may present in Asperger's and be misdiagnosed by someone who is unfamiliar with AS. I would suggest your ask your ex to take your son to a neuropsychologist or neuropsychiatrist and ASK whoever it is if they have qualitative experience with autism spectrum disorders.
My daughter has had symptoms since the age of two, followed by a very frustrating 8 years of doctor after doctor after psychologist, all of whom said nothing was wrong with her. Then, 2003 brought several misdiagnoses. It was only in September of this year that she was accurately diagnosed and I am still trying to get interventions in place while doing what I can at home to help her.
If you have any questions about where you might take your son, go to the OASIS website and make a post. One of the girls can get you information on specialists in the state in which your son resides.
I have to go pick my daughter up from school. I will check the board later to see if you have questions.
