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Hi everyone. I just joined and wanted to introduce myself. My name is Hanah

and my son Tamir was diagnosed with Asperger's. He will be nine in May and I am

blessed to have such a wonderful son. I have four children, two boys and two

girls. My son Tamir is the oldest. My youngest daughter is four and possibly

also has a disorder from the autism spectrum, though the doctors are unsure what

to diagnose her with at this time. She has an extreme speech delay and

basically speaks equivelent to the average 2.4 year old but understands spoken

language like a 3.5 year old. In a way, I am relieved that I finally know what

my son has. It has been frustrating not knowing up until now and it is still

frustrating knowing my daughter can not be helped until her speech therapy

begins working and the doctors can diagnose her properly. Earlier on, it was a

" sure thing " that Tamir had ADHD PI and nothing related to autism. I was

finally able to find a psychologist who really looked further into my sons

symptoms and diagnosed him just last friday with Asperger's. He did say he has

symptoms relating to ADHD PI but all of those are secondary to Asperger's. The

main problem my son has is in reading comprehension and with socializing. He is

very friendly and loves having people around (whenever he is not engrossed in

his sketching) but because he speaks slower than other children and often

repeats words, he has trouble finding friends who will be patient until he can

get his thoughts across. He has been bullied in school even though he is much

taller than average children his age. He has had anxieties and depression.

Currently his councelors are working on improving his self confidence and I can

already see a marked improvement in how he interacts with others. I am happy to

join this group and am looking forward to interacting with others who share

similar experiences.