Lowery Family Introduction

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Hi, my name is , and my 6 year old son has just been diagnosed with

Asperger's. Its been very pain-staking, and I had to demand that he be

evaluated for this disease. He went through several failed ADHD courses of

treatment. I knew in my gut that ADHD wasn't the only issue. I believe my

husband also has Asperger's too, right now, he is being treated for bi-polar.

Any comments, advice or anything anyone wants to share would be greatly

appreciated. I did get the diagnosis for him but we haven't started and forms

of treatment because the doctor was pretty unfamiliar with this and wanted to

consult some " experts " as to a course of treatment. This is not my first go

round with rare disorders, my youngest son and I have Osteogenisis Imperfecta

(brittle bone disease), I have pioneered many experimental and contraversial,

yet sucessful treatments for him, and I am prepared to do the same for my little

Asperger's baby!!!!

Lowery

mom to Caden age 6 Aspergers

and Keagen 3 Osteogenisis Imperfecta type 1- 20+ fractures

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Hi Kim!

Sounds like your family has been through a lot. My family all has

Chronic Lyme, I have bipolar 1 and my daughter has Asperger's now after

being diagnosed at 2 with pddnos and she has Lyme from birth (which we

think triggered her Asperger's. Bipolar and autism spectrum disorders

have been linked in families. She is on gluten free casein free diet and

has been in a special preschool since 3. She will be entering a typical

kindergarten in the fall but with spec ed services to help with social

skills mainly.

The " treatment " would likely be determined after your son has a

psychoeducational profile by a psychologist or sees a developmental

pediatrician. He will probably need an IEP and will need social skills

services via special ed. There are some great books out there about

Asperger's.. the first one I recommend is: a parent's guide to asperger

syndrome..

Jen

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> Hi, my name is , and my 6 year old son has just been diagnosed

> with Asperger's. Its been very pain-staking, and I had to demand that

> he be evaluated for this disease. He went through several failed ADHD

> courses of treatment. I knew in my gut that ADHD wasn't the only

> issue. I believe my husband also has Asperger's too, right now, he is

> being treated for bi-polar. Any comments, advice or anything anyone

> wants to share would be greatly appreciated. I did get the diagnosis

> for him but we haven't started and forms of treatment because the

> doctor was pretty unfamiliar with this and wanted to consult some

> " experts " as to a course of treatment. This is not my first go round

> with rare disorders, my youngest son and I have Osteogenisis

> Imperfecta (brittle bone disease), I have pioneered many experimental

> and contraversial, yet sucessful treatments for him, and I am prepared

> to do the same for my little Asperger's baby!!!!

>

> Lowery

> mom to Caden age 6 Aspergers

> and Keagen 3 Osteogenisis Imperfecta type 1- 20+ fractures

>

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