Still trying to get a proper diagnosis

December 31, 2008

Hi everyone. I am not new here but need to use this more. It seems

really hard to get on the computer - always dealing with my son or

asleep! He has been in the mental health system since nursery and

finally after continual banging my head against a brick wall we were

told age 6 he had 'aspects' of Asperger's,ADHD and dyspraxia.We were

given no follow up and they dismissed the fact he had tried to

strangle himself and said he wanted to die and was beating me up on a

regular basis. The school would not recognise such a vague diagnosis

and I was left with no help or recognition. I had to fight with my

family who thought he was just badly behaved. In the end I reported

the psychiatrist and demanded another proper assessment from some one

else. We had the beginning of this before Xmas with a psychiatrist

who actually took his time to ask me questions and listen. He thinks

Aspergers or high functioning autism and ADHD which he will prescribe

medication for but he wants to see us again and get feedback from the

school first. The school plays down all his behaviours as he is

better at school and they say he is copying his Aspergers friend! I

did mention bipolar to the psychiatrist as he seems to have the

symptoms and I suffer from depression and his dad (who is now dead

was an alcoholic and depressive and may have had bipolar). He said he

didn't want to diagnose at this age (he is 7) but he would watch it.I

had to lock the knives away as he said he wanted to stab himself and

didn't like life - it was too hard.

I am feeling very low at moment as Adam and I both have a genetic

syndrome and it is degenerative. I feel very low when he is attacking

me alternating with saying sorry and refuses to leave the house.It is

also heart breaking when he wants to die and tries to hurt himself.I

am on my own as his step dad is an alcoholic and also couldn't cope

with Adam. Just thought I would get it all out. Been stuck in the

house for nearly three weeks with him and slowly going mad!!

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