What Means to You…?
Question by Lili Eigel: what means to you…?
what means to you the diagnosis “hyperactivity disorder with atypical symptoms”?
the child is 9 years old, boy, does not have the sense of self-protection, he does not have the knowledge of dangerous situations for himself and others, does not focus on suggestions about changing conduct, sometimes is mute and rigid when questions for him are in contradiction with his willing of communication. when he is still, is able to achieve quite high level of learning results. The diagnosys as you see is more an empirical description because in our area at 9 y.o. they do not hurry to do it.
the child is under treatment for ADHD but that does not improve the lack of counscience concerning the unappropriate behavior. Could you tell us what could be, which are the clinical/ lab/ other investigations that you could reccomend?
thank you!
Best answer:
Answer by Faepacific
I would recommend that you get him tested for Asperger’s syndrome.
It is a mild form of autism that can cause the symptoms you are describing. Many patients with Asperger’s are first diagnosed with ADHD.
Take a look at this website to see if he has any of the other symptoms. http://www.webmd.com/brain/autism/tc/aspergers-syndrome-symptoms
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