Q: my son is 7 he cannot ride his bike without training wheels. spinns all day, tends to be disruptive. has some o.c.d issues with dirt and clothing. doesn't really make eye contact. shows lots of love or gets extreamly mad. last year the school told me my son was ADHD. i said no way now they are coming to mu home to do some observing and tests to see if he may be milidly austisic like asperger syndrome. what is this? do you know someone with this how do they act? please help me to understand. i have visited many sites some sound like my joey. let me know thanks so much.
A: The autistic spectrum is a disorder of social and communicative impairments that range from nearly typical and barely noticeable to fairly obvious. The line is blurred as to where aspergers begins. If your son is on the autistic spectrum he is fairly high functioning. Possible diagnosis would be PDD.NOS, this is autistic features not enough to meet criteria, then asperger's, then high functioning autism. Chances are you will be able to find someone who is willing to diagnose him with one of the above, and possibly a neurologist, or psychologist that disagrees with this finding. It is very confusing. This site has a good assessment questionnaire that I feel is accurate. I have 2 sons diagnosed PDD.NOS and they do fall within the mild range. http://www.childbrain.com/pddassess.html I suggest pursuing therapy through the school with an OT for sensory integration issues.
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