Re: Please do not take this wrong...Ana

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Maybe I am still in denial...thanks for your words of wisdom. I just wish the professionals could see her at home. She is nothing like the way she is in public or when company comes over or when we go anywhere for that matter outside of the home. She is so normal and calm and obedient in the home...but on the "outside" she is hyperactive (maybe over stimulated) out of control (ADHD) and negligent of others personal space (being a four year old). Its just completely confusing.

From: "ACuitino@..." <ACuitino@...> Sent: Sunday, July 5, 2009 7:49:53 PMSubject: Re: ( ) Please do not take this wrong...

It is undeniable that there are different levels of Asperger. This makes it very difficult to treat this syndrome, even though there are also common traits that define the existence of this condition. There are also ups and downs present on each individual. Also, the traits evolve and become less or more prevalent down the road. It took me years to believe my AS dd really had AS, she was very normal until 6, only difference was her amazing intellectual abilities. Everything was gradual, specially her motor skills issues, sensory problems, obsessive conduct, social impairment etc. She is 18 now, if you look at her you can notice she is very different, how she walks, her gaze, etc. Her intellectual abilities are way above normal and College works as therapy for her. Her extreme sensitivity makes her suffer for all the things that disrupt her routines.I often think that even though she was born predispossed with the onset of this condition, AS was

triggered by the vaccines. The condition started developing by then. She was a very normal girl before we had to do the whole vaccine battery required for school. She was very bright as well as happy. She is very bright now but she always seem sad since she cannot express her feelings and she has a hard time controlling her temper and her obsessions. It is a difficult road and it has to be taken with unlimited love and patience. Good luckAna

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From: "chels172001" Date: Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:00:28 -0000< >Subject: ( ) Please do not take this wrong...

Hi, I am new to the group and have been observing and reading all the posts. I have been distraught over the news of my 4 year old precious little girl has Autism/Aspergers (they cant figure it out). The problem is...she is nothing like the children in the posts that i read. She has occassional emotional outbursts, tantrums, definitely some oppositional defiant stuff...but she is seriously intelligent, emotionally capable and willing to have friends and interpersonal relationships, just does not have good social skills for a four year oled. They say she interacts on the level of a three year old and has emotional instability with severe mood changes...She can be self destructive but only when she is in a bought of being a spoiled brat. And she is...for years I blamed myself because as a single parent, it was easier for me to just do things for her rather than make her do it herself... Now as I am about to be a single parent again, I am trying

to find support on dealing with her as she is a little much. She constantly talks and has what the pros call reactive attachment and she is always, I mean always, around me doing something to set me off and no matter what I try she always wins and I always just give up (which the pros say is a bad thing, but it is so exhausting). ..The part about the parent not feeling attached is somewhat accurate, I love my little girl very much but there are times when it is really hard to. She is capable of expressing emotion and aknowledging her emotions and does this very verbally but a lot of the times in the wrong situation, conflicting non verbal languages, and out of context. I know that Aspergers falls under Pervasive Development Disorder...and I can see her having that but are there different levels of Aspergers just like there are different levels of Autism?