Assessments and Testing

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Hello Everyone,

My name is Patrice and I first suspected that my son had something that

was causing him to have more difficulties than his sisters as well as his peers.

The first time was when they told us that needed to repeat 1st grade. Not

because of his grades, he has always been a straight A student. But because of

his behavior. The final deciding factor was the start of a fight with another

student over a hula hoop that ended with him attacking the teacher. Another

factor was the llack of interaction with peers,frequent unexplained emotional

outbursts, headaches, lack of appetite, and the ADHD. That's not all of it, but

a good portion of it.

Since then we have struggled with getting a diagnosis. My mom had printed out

and mailed me the article from the Mayo Clinic website as she was determined

that has Asperger's Syndrome. I remeber crying and promising that I am

going to do what it takes to find out what needs to be his best. I remember

crying and telling my mom that I had felt like someone had been observing

and I the few years previous and had written a journal that was posted on the

Mayo Clinics website.

Finally, after over a year we are getting results. is scheduled for an

assessment at Vanderbilt Kennedy Center. Does anyone know what all may be done

or required?

Sincerely,

Patrice

Mother to 10 yrs (possible Asperger's Syndrome)