Cathie AS Rage

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Cathie,

Personnally I don't like this Dr. Phil, and I don't watch any of his

shows...so I can't speak as to what was shown on his program

today....but my soon to be 19y/o college son did deal with rage (which

is frequently caused from being out of their comfort zones, which

causes axienty, and whatever gray area AS children don't understand).

He doesn't have it anymore, because he learned how to prevent rage

from coming about. Most of the AS children we have dealt with, and in

working with parents, have (rage) melt down events even with

medications. Once they learn how to work thru difficult times, these

episodes frequently disappear.

Now I'm not speaking for majority of AS children or adults, just with

the ones we have worked with in our comm.

At this point in our sons life he no longer has the Dx of AS/OCD. The

Drs. at U of M Ann Arbor Hosp. feel he no longer qualtifies for this

Dx. He is totally on his own at college (9hrs. away), has a very

social life, and even dates. Though right now I don't think all that

much (not that many girls in the college he's at) he feels getting his

degree in mech. engineering is more important at this time. I thank

God everyday, and pray he con't to do well.

Connie T.