Guest guest Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 Check with your local Childrens Hopsital for nueropsycological testing. Usually done in the Psychiatry,Behavioral Medicine department. This is a good place to start. Vickie > > Hi, folks. I joined this board a week or so ago, and only occasionally have > a chance to read the daily digests I've been getting. My name is . I'm > 45, married with five children. My oldest is 25 and my youngest just turned > 7. They both (girls) have struggled in school, and with certain (different) > learning issues. Both have/had IEPs. My husband is 'challenged' as well. It > was recently suggested to me that he may have Aspergers, so I started > researching the syndrome. Wow, it sure does sound like he fits the profile > and our marriage fits the Aspergers/NT relationship. It might be a key to > giving me some degree of acceptance of what is and what is not. > > > > My question. how did you go about getting a formal/official/professional > diagnosis for your child(ren)? I have a call in to have my youngest revisit > a developmental specialist she saw when she was littler. I'd like to pursue > testing with Aspergers in mind. What about getting adults diagnosed? Anyone > with any info/opinion/thoughts on that? > > > > I live in the greater Philadelphia region. Access to much high quality > medical care. Any ideas? Thanks so much. Support, and understanding is > wonderful to experience! > > > > ~ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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