Possible Asbergers
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Anonymous
| Hi so my 12 yr old son is in middle school in the advanced track. He is extremely talented however he does not understand social cues. He tends to blurt out inappropriate things and just does not have a filter. He does have good eye contact and empathy towards others. Could this be asbergers? I spoke with therapist and they don't think so. They recommended role playing but we tried this. Still doesn't help. My son is active in school and sports; however he does not control what he says. Any recommendations?? |
Anonymous
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If the therapist think he doesn't have it, then they can work on developing his weak areas.
A diagnosis won't do anything anyway. |
Anonymous
| My 12 year old DD also blurts out things at inappropriate times and has trouble with social cues. She was diagnosed with ADHD inattentive type two years ago, which helped answer a lot of questions for why her social skills were so bad. If you are really concerned, you can get your son evaluated for ADHD and ASD. Or you could bypass that and see if a social skills class works for him. For my DD, social skills class and CBT therapy did nothing, b/c we didn't know she had ADHD. Once she was evaluated and got on meds, a lot of her issues became less of a challenge. Not that I'm saying you should jump to medicating your son. Just explaining our journey, hope it helps. |
Anonymous
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You asked his therapist and the therapist said no, so you thought you would ask for a second opinion from DCUM?
If it's not impacting him socially and academically, then you probably just have to wait for him to outgrow it. A lot of boys that age can be obnoxious, even if they are extremely bright and talented (and sometimes because they are extremely bright and talented). What type of stuff is he blurting out? |
Anonymous
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Blurting out and poor social skills would be ADHD.
Saying inappropriate things or writing (or talking) in a stilted manner, and communicating in the same way to everyone, regardless of whether they are children or adults, is a sign of Asperger's. My son has ADHD and Asperger's and has all the signs above. He talks like a little Professor, even to the toddlers. He sometimes writes in a very convoluted and weird way. |
Anonymous
| Adhd |
Anonymous
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It could be aspergers (now termed autism), ADHD, or just his personality.
If the main impact is with his peers, you could enroll him in a social skills class even if he doesn't a specific diagnosis. SN schools, speech therapists, occupational therapists, or psychologists run these kind of groups. You could search the SN forum or post a new question if you want to look into this. If he's doing things like blurting out answers in class or other things that affect his academic life, then you might want to pursue formal educational testing. |
Anonymous
Kids learn social skills from their peers not therapists. |
Anonymous
Maybe toddlers. This is an older child. My son benefitted a lot from the therapist discussing these things. |
Anonymous
Doesn't matter the age of the child. This is based on research. |
Anonymous
benefiting from counseling is a separate issue. |
Anonymous
| Work on the issues. I don't see any benefit to a label. |
Anonymous
It's not a label it's a diagnosis. It's also not the end of the world. A lot of people diagnosed as adults have a great sense of relief b/c they finally get why certain things were so hard for them growing up. |
Anonymous
If you are a functional adult, you don't have Asperger's. |
Anonymous
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If you are a functional adult, you don't have Asperger's.
Absolutely false. 
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