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I am new to all this, so can someone explain to me what the ADOS test is for Asperger's? Thanks, Shirley

From: bridget <beanniferj@...> Sent: Thu, September 23, 2010 11:51:37 AMSubject: ( ) Re: 3 year old Aspie

Hi Sandy,My son is also 3 and we are on the waiting list to have the ADOS test to confirm AS (he was already dx with sensory processing disorder, and we have every expectation that testing will confirm a dx of AS as well). Anyway, I was wondering what particular issues you are facing these days with your 3 year old? Thanks,Bridget>> > > My son is 3. I have seen many posts mostly from moms of school kids. My son's issues seem to be a little different at this moment, thought I know I will get there and I will prepared after reading all your posts. For example, my child's teacher wants me to send him different "new" "varied" food every day. If I do that he won't eat anything the

whole morning. So I try to add something new for each meal for him to familiarize with it, and I know it may take months for him to try it.>

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Hi! Bridget!My son was diagnosed when he was 2.5 years old. At first, doctors said he was autistic, but then he started to talk. He does not talk much now, but communicates verbally very primitively though. At this moment, the issues are mainly about potty training which he does not seem to understand what is going on... Eating ... He eats the same every day... obsessions... developmental delays etc... how about yours?:) From: beanniferj@...Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:51:37 +0000Subject: ( ) Re: 3 year old Aspie

Hi Sandy,

My son is also 3 and we are on the waiting list to have the ADOS test to confirm AS (he was already dx with sensory processing disorder, and we have every expectation that testing will confirm a dx of AS as well). Anyway, I was wondering what particular issues you are facing these days with your 3 year old?

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Bridget

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Dear I thank you so much for your reply. All of my son's teachers have never accepted my son has Asperger.They say he has "something" but do not want to "label" him. So the reason why the teacher asked me to send him different food is that she thinks he can try them in school while watching others and I agree with that though I will still send what he likes so he does not starve. I hope that when he talks he tells me all about his feelings including food issues. When did your son started to talk? for example to answer to your questions? I ask mine, what did you eat in school today and he wont reply yet :(... From: @...Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 02:14:01 +0000Subject: ( ) Re: 3 year old Aspie

My son (now 21) was also a picky, or very limited, eater. I could probably not use much more than 10 fingers counting what he would eat back then. I'm with you, send something he likes, you want him to eat. My son would only eat ham sandwiches, or just plain mayonnaise sandwiches, so that's what I sent. Else he wouldn't eat, as you said. We did encourage him to try things at home.

Curious as to why the teacher is asking this? I don't want to say "what business is it of her's" but that's sort of what I'm thinking. I think she can ask you if he's picky or something, maybe following up as to why it may be the same thing (or even not that healthy) a lot of days, but...well, maybe she thinks if SHE asks he will try something new. Kids do that sometimes, will do better for others than mom/dad, etc.

Just FYI, he began trying new foods in high school. Why then, I don't know. But he eats a wide variety of foods now, tries new stuff all the time, but still will not eat (or bother trying) fruit. Any fruit has to come from juices.

single mom, 3 sons

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Great info. I'm just about to go to a doctors appt about my Dylan, and I needed the terminology to ask for proper evaluations for him.

Cathleen

From: ch3ytown <chae@...> Sent: Thu, September 23, 2010 9:34:36 PMSubject: ( ) Re: 3 year old Aspie

Hi. I'm new to all of this as well, and I hope I'm not hijacking this thread or being a Debbie Downer, but I just wanted to share what I was told recently about the ADOS by a pediatric psychologist who specializes in psychodiagnostic and psychoeducational evaluations: The ADOS is only as good as the person who is administering it. And it should be used in conjunction with the ADI-R in addition to observing the child among a group of peers and/or at school.Having said that, from what I understand the ADI-R is a lengthy parent interview/developmental history that takes about 3 hours to complete and the ADOS is administered to the child by a psychologist and takes about 30-60 min. So maybe Bridget and I are talking about the same thing.Anyway, just wanted to put that out there. For those of you who do not get the answer you expect from the ADOS, make sure you understand the testing that was done, and don't give up if your gut

tells you the results are not right.chey:)> > >> > > > > > > > > My son is 3. I have seen many posts mostly from moms of school kids. My son's > > >issues seem to be a little different at this moment, thought I know I will get > > >there and I will prepared after reading all your posts. For example, my child's > > >teacher wants me to send him different "new" "varied" food every day. If I do > > >that he won't eat anything the whole morning. So I try to add something new for > > >each meal for him to familiarize with it, and I know it may take months for him > > >to try it.> > >> >>

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