tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8532181.post113150745623994926..comments2024-02-04T19:52:43.733-08:00Comments on Marc's Autism - Asperger's Syndrome Blog: Asperger's Syndrome: The "invisible" autism - misdiagnosis with ADHDhkghkghkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13633053547901533990noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8532181.post-41466882279734696142008-12-11T00:16:00.000-08:002008-12-11T00:16:00.000-08:00http://amitriptyline-hcl25mg.blogspot.com/2008/12/...http://amitriptyline-hcl25mg.blogspot.com/2008/12/amitriptyline-10mg.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8532181.post-39782613755096703362008-09-30T22:11:00.000-07:002008-09-30T22:11:00.000-07:00I am sorry to have to bring up this question, but ...I am sorry to have to bring up this question, but as you will see it is quite important. I understand that Asperbergers Syndrome is not generally associated with violence. However, I have an adult child with As. I am not certain where he lives, but I believe it is a 4 or 5 hour dirve form me. I have been trying to hide from him for the past 4 years. He believes intensely that I have attempted to kill his younger sister who suffers from a chronic, serious illness. He came to this belief 4 years ago when a physician overdosed her on a pain medication and he believes that because I am a nurse I should have prevented this. His rationale is that I wanted her to die. This idea has completely taken over him. It is his current special interest. He has traveled thousands of miles to even find people who I knew as a child to try and find further evidence against me. He also believes that he can "see into other people's brains" and knows if they are lying or telling the truth. He has recently found out where I live, and has indicated that when his siter turns 18 (in a few months), he will be coming to get her and will do whatever he has to do to remove her from me. She is developmentally delayed and unable to care for herself. My son is able to appear normal and can even hold a job for some periods of time. Many, many friends and experts have tried to show him that his perceptions about what happened 4 years ago are wrong, but he will not be swayed by anything that anyone says about this situation. I believe he is quite capable of using violence against me at this time. I also think that a restraining order will only inflame him further, and is even more likely to result in violence. I know he would not abide by a restraining order. So, I don't mean to offend any of the thousands of people who are completely non-violent with AS, but I would welcome any suggestions on how I might handle this situation given the complications that my son's AS bring to the situation. Thank you!<BR/><BR/>KarenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8532181.post-1131563614100424892005-11-09T11:13:00.000-08:002005-11-09T11:13:00.000-08:00When my oldest was diagnosed with ADHD and we were...When my oldest was diagnosed with ADHD and we were told that he needed medication, I was so dead set against it. However, I saw that this was a battle that I would not win against my wife, I told her my opinion and let it go. He's been on it for years and has been an excellent student. I still wish he were off of it and wonder when, if ever, he will be. I also wonder, if he were to be re-evaluated, if he would be diagnosed with autism or Asperger's. <BR/> <BR/> My youngest was diagnosed with Asperger's when he was 3. He was unlike any child I had ever known (not that I knew that many), even as a baby. He's nearly 7 now and is doing great. He does not take any medication (woohoo! (yet :-( )). He's very intelligent and alot of fun but I see that he is not like other children. <BR/> <BR/> Sometime in myself or my wife, I do see symptoms of Asperger's (I am in IT as well).<BR/> <BR/> I'm happy for you that things are going well. I wonder what my two sons' future holds for them.hkghkghkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13633053547901533990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8532181.post-1131561553144815812005-11-09T10:39:00.000-08:002005-11-09T10:39:00.000-08:00Hmmm, asperger and adhd; both suddenly popular aff...Hmmm, asperger and adhd; both suddenly popular affections. I mean; who had heard of these before massmedia hyped them to death?<BR/><BR/>Suddenly every other child is labeled 'ADHD'. Most cases I see I feel are undisciplined kids on an eternal sugar rush from all the shit food they eat while acting as kids will. "I know: let's drug them!" *sigh*<BR/><BR/>And Asperger! Almost EVERY IT guy I know (and I've about 14 years international corporate IT under my belt, and I've been playing with the things since I was 9) qualifies for Asperger. From my POV its either just how engineers are wired or we are the next logical step in human evolution: This is the human you get when you marry an ape to a calculator. Welcome to the future ;)<BR/><BR/>Sorry if I went off on a bit of a rant there; I'm sure I qualify for Asperger. Come over to my blog sometime and see my life not sucking.Acid Zebrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15859755692303245185noreply@blogger.com