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[quote=Anonymous]THANK YOU to the PP's who point out that it's most appropriate to tell people about your child's diagnosis as needed.  My son does have tantrums (meltdowns, rages, whatever one wants to call them) plus panic attacks.  He can have horrible problems with the simplest childhood activity and he can also do things that other kids his age couldn't possibly do.

My son is going on 5 years of interventions now.  Some things have gotten so much better and some things are coming out more clearly as he gets older and that pesky pervasive developmental delay thing comes out.  I have absolutely no problem with "labeling" him.  He would have Asperger's whether we said it or not.  He knows he has Asperger's and anxiety, he is increasingly able to self-advocate (telling us when he thinks he can't handle a certain activity) and this helps him navigate his life.

Aspies have a higher than average incidence of depression as adolescents.  My son has already exhibited clear signs of depression and has been suicidal.  When his elementary school called me to come get him because he had expressed a clear plan to kill himself, I became even more clear that we need to do whatever, tell whomever, take any steps we need to keep him healthy, happy, and ALIVE.[/quote]

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