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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think OP's child is experiencing autoimmune encephalitis.  Unfortunately, I'm way too familiar with this, as DS has had it.  We had close to a dozen different diagnoses (and were told he was just suffering anxiety, tics, etc.) before getting to the bottom of it (Dr. Latimer was a HUGE lifesaver initially and now he sees a doctor in a different state).  A mother knows when something is off with her child.  OP- Don't give up on this until you find out what's happening.  [/quote]

I, too, thought of this. A close friend's child had this as a teen. However, she was much more physically ill and hospitalized, but I think it can be much milder. The personality, executive functioning and other changes sound very similar.

I definitely think she should go on to college in the fall if she wants to, especially if her grades are Bs. [/quote]

OP. I looked through the symptoms, and they are pretty severe. DD has a knee that gets sore every once in a while (she says it burns), but otherwise has no physical symptoms, no depression or anxiety (checked thoroughly by a psychologist), no sleep problems. She says it takes her a lot longer to do schoolwork, she can't remember as much information as she used to be able to remember, and she's forgetful, loses track of things. She was never like this before. She works very hard, but only gets Bs, even with help from me, constant reminders, and she's on a reduced schedule.

PP, do you know of anyone diagnosed with autoimmune encephalitis who had almost no physical symptoms, just cognitive ones? [/quote]

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