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My Childs Not Perfect

grazza86

Who watched the program yesterday on itv1?

I thought it was good to watch as I learnt a bit about other people`s conditions. Like the one (selective mutism) where that girl wouldnt talk in a big class, but she would in a small class (although it took time) and at her own home.

And a thumbs up to that Hnery for playing in a band and not letting Tourettes beat him!

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  • I watched it, and was particularly interested in the child who was diagnosed on the TV with autism - at the Priory hospital. He had mild language problems, behavioural difficulties (hurting other children), and he made baby noises in order to avoid dealing with growing up. His mum thought he had autistic traits but was not certain because he had no need for routine. She was at her wits end after visiting various doctors since he was two, but they had not given her a diagnosis because he showed no behavioural difficulties at school.

    The psychiatrist who diagnosed him drew a distinction between the various types of autism and said that this child has autism as opposed to asperger's, although he had speech and appeared to be relatively bright. This got me thinking: how do you distinguish between asperger's and autism?. Some people who have aspergers have obvious speech/language difficulties (mumbling, stammers, extremely monotone voice etc); do they in reality have autism (HFA) instead of asperger's, and should the diagnosis of aspergers be reserved for people with social difficulties but who have fluent and clearly expressed speech?.

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  • I watched it, and was particularly interested in the child who was diagnosed on the TV with autism - at the Priory hospital. He had mild language problems, behavioural difficulties (hurting other children), and he made baby noises in order to avoid dealing with growing up. His mum thought he had autistic traits but was not certain because he had no need for routine. She was at her wits end after visiting various doctors since he was two, but they had not given her a diagnosis because he showed no behavioural difficulties at school.

    The psychiatrist who diagnosed him drew a distinction between the various types of autism and said that this child has autism as opposed to asperger's, although he had speech and appeared to be relatively bright. This got me thinking: how do you distinguish between asperger's and autism?. Some people who have aspergers have obvious speech/language difficulties (mumbling, stammers, extremely monotone voice etc); do they in reality have autism (HFA) instead of asperger's, and should the diagnosis of aspergers be reserved for people with social difficulties but who have fluent and clearly expressed speech?.

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