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Hi. I am new here and very new to Aspergers. My DS is 6 and was just diagnosed

as Aspergers. It came as quite a surprise to us. He started having issues a

year ago, after a FluMist vaccination. Prior to that time, we had what we

thought was a typical little boy.

We've been everywhere looking for answers. He had an evaluation by a well

respected child psychologist who is an expert in autism and bipolar in young

children. He told us our DS had anxiety and was gifted. We started him w/ a

therapist who felt he had trauma/loss issues from being adopted.

He got better during the months of Dec, Jan, Feb. In March, it all fell apart

again but worse. We sought a child psychiatrist who put him on Celexa. He

became suicidal. Yes a 6yo. Taken off that and started on Lamictal. It has

helped a lot w/ the anger and rages. Dx w/ Intermittant Explosive Disorder.

He was also diagnosed this summer w/ Sensory Processing Disorder. He's a

sensory seeker and gets OT twice a month.

Not satisfied, we waited four months for an evaluation w/ a neuropsychologist

who diagnosed Aspergers.

Our DS does very well, academically in school. He's in first grade but reads

and does math a few grade levels above. He's been very well behaved but his

social skills are starting to lag w/ his peers this year.

He has developed tics and ocd's over the past year.

I have an initial child study team meeting next week to figure out where we go

from here. I have no idea which direction to go. I'm here to learn and read

the archives in hopes of figuring all this out.