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InsaneCdn, I get you. If I label someone, I generally keep it to myself. Unless asked, by the same someone, if I think there is something wrong. Even then I mightn't say anything. A sociopath or NPD is the last person who wants to know their label. Diagnosing it formally (like diagnosing...

Maybe it's clear to others, but I'm not sure I fully understand what you're trying to say. Do you mean that people are too ready to apply a label to someone even though they may be unqualified? This happens everywhere and not necessarily be a psychiatric label. It's about as meaningful. "He's a...

Looking at this hypothetically, if Mr X gets upset at the well check then he has a problem and knows that somewhere along the line, he has not been doing the right thing. Look at it this way - let's consider there was no party, no knowledge or otherwise of Mr X likely to be home or not likely...

One more thing. With autism, girls are often very different. Also difficult to diagnose because they seem to be more complex and more capable in some areas. easy child 2/difficult child 2 was a challenge and a delight. At 2 years old, we saw the first signs of what could be called ODD. It was her emulating adult...

Hi kae. I don't check in as much any more because life has become more complicated in general, even though the difficult children have all reached adulthood. difficult child 3 was diagnosed the youngest. He was about 3 years old when the autism diagnosis was finally given, but in his case he had obvious language delay so...

That's such good news! i first heard of the Feingold Diet in its early days when my sister was trying to help her difficult child son. At the time it was being sold as a guarantee cure for all kids with hyperactivity. The trouble is, kids can be hyperactive, as they used to call it, for lots of reasons. We...

Misdiagnosis definitely happens. I think you're wise to keep looking for answers. Don't blame God. It's a futile exercise. You could argue that God IS taking care of her, by ensuring that she has the sole attention and focus of one parent who really cares about her and wants to help her. We...

Merry Christmas, everybody! Or whatever it is you and your family celebrate. We had two Christmas Days because when your difficult child kids marry, often it's into other difficult child families. And in our case when one of our kids was not going to make it to Grandma's House for Christmas Day, we told them all to...

We finally met with my Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) friend. It was not a formal assessment but she knew I wanted her opinion. Her view - she can see signs of expressive language development. A lot of it is non-verbal but he is starting to repeat certain sounds for certain situations, which is the beginning of language...

Although kids are strongly encouraged now to stay in high school until they graduate, I think it is still possible for a kid here (in Australia) to leave school just before they turn 15, especially if there is an apprenticeship for them to go into. Hairdressing? Plumbing? Marg

Update on BG3 - he's now 13 months old and still has no words he uses. He makes himself understood by pointing and grunting, basically. He now understands "no" and often cries when told "no". Crocodile tears, easy child 2/difficult child 2 says and I think she's right. He just doesn't want to be thwarted. He doesn't...

What I'm about to suggest may seem radical, and it may already be too late. First, even if she drug-tested negative, assume she is abusing drugs, alcohol and having unprotected sex. If she is looking for the emotional bond, sex can sometimes seem a way to get it for a teenager, and promiscuity...

Apparently there were no issues last Friday night. The coordinator talked to the girl and to difficult child 3, there do not seem to have been any issues since. I would need to directly ask difficult child 3 if she's been bothering him any more, he won't volunteer the information and for various reasons, I've only seen...

Thanks, everyone. It is the same girl. She has admitted it. After she admitted it, she was told to stay away from difficult child 3, to not hassle him. I haven't found out yet how he got on at drama class last night. He was too focussed on other issues when I saw him this evening. That is a good sign, I...

This is a bit bizarre. A few weeks ago, difficult child 3's Facebook page got blocked. Someone had reported him as being signed on under a pseudonym. So he changed his ID to another pseudonym. A week later he got blocked again. And this time when he tried to sign in, they insisted on seeing copies of his...

I've spoken to my speech path buddy at length. She's a friend so she wants to spend more time with us anyway. easy child 2/difficult child 2 respects her opinion, too. We talked to easy child 2/difficult child 2 and I shared what speech path buddy said. Basically, an informal assessment won't hurt and us doing some early intervention...

Thanks, IC. Marg

Hi Janet. I've been very busy lately, and difficult child 3 has been a lot more capable of seeing what I post. So I lurk more than I post. BG3 is the third grandchild, the first in his family though. However, both parents not only show some mild Aspie traits, but also are experienced with it. BG3 is...

From what I've found, there are a few possible early warning signs. By 12 months old, he should have expressive language of "mama" or "dada" to mean his mother or father. He doesn't. He says it, but it's not with meaning. He should be saying "no" and he's not. He doesn't even respond to "no"...

husband said something to her yesterday morning. He'd read my post here and acted on it. easy child 2/difficult child 2 said that they're sure he's not autistic in any way. husband said, it's too soon to tell. easy child 2/difficult child 2 dropped him off with us for an hour. BG3 loves ceiling fans and he points to what he wants, usually raising...