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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 have AS but have no speech difficulties. My speech is very fluent and I am articulate and speak clearly and expressively. But I know other people with AS - mainly males - who speak in  a mumbling manner, so that it it is hard to hear what they are saying. Or they take forever to respond, and when they do respond they speak in a flat monotone and stutter and stammer. One of the guys who does this has told me that he was diagnosed with autism, not asperger's. Can speech problems co-exist with asperger's, as a co-morbid diagnosis, or do these adults actually have autism as opposed to AS? .Maybe psychiatrists diagnose people differently. Incidentally, the guy with obvious speech and communication difficulties holds down a job, runs in marathons and has a wider social life than I do, even though I am less obvious on a superficial level.  So maybe he should have been diagnosed as having AS?  I am confused.

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  • I have AS but have no speech difficulties. My speech is very fluent and I am articulate and speak clearly and expressively. But I know other people with AS - mainly males - who speak in  a mumbling manner, so that it it is hard to hear what they are saying. Or they take forever to respond, and when they do respond they speak in a flat monotone and stutter and stammer. One of the guys who does this has told me that he was diagnosed with autism, not asperger's. Can speech problems co-exist with asperger's, as a co-morbid diagnosis, or do these adults actually have autism as opposed to AS? .Maybe psychiatrists diagnose people differently. Incidentally, the guy with obvious speech and communication difficulties holds down a job, runs in marathons and has a wider social life than I do, even though I am less obvious on a superficial level.  So maybe he should have been diagnosed as having AS?  I am confused.

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