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sarahebpm 
11:00pm, June 15, 2009
I have a 10 years old with Aspergers and severe ADHD that seems to have 3 different "personalities" He isn't delusional or schzophrenic (don't know if I spelled that right) but he is strictly and always 1 of 3 ways. Never a mixture. He is either:
1. extremely hyper and silly and wants to have EVERYONE's attention in the most unappropriate ways....
2. scared, angry, easily irratated and VERY ultra sensitive with both his normal senses (ie, hearing, smell, touch) or his emotions are just off the wall.....
3. or a very normal, well adjusted, smart and responsible loving 10 year old boy.
Now, does anyone think that it is possible for one "personality" to be the ADHD and the other Asperger's or is it impossible to inter-change syndroms/disorders. I know this sounds like a stupid and ignorant question, but I would really like to know if there are other people, especially children out there like this and what you do to help them when they are the second??
I am seriously realizing that we may have to add bi-polar to the ever growing list of diagnoses.
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Now that my son has been diagnosed AS, I'm reading more and more about it, the symptoms and peoples experiences both on DS and in general. I'm wondering now if I have an ASD as well. I've been writing down in a notebook different things that make me wonder if I am and now have about a whole page worth of stuff from both childhood and now, mostly patterns of behavior. I don't think I am as severe as my son, however I am wondering enough that I plan to make appts with the Dr.'s that saw my son.
I am no longer working, that didn't work out at all. My syptoms are getting better, just put on a new medication (Vyvance) with my symbyax, desepramine and lamical. It put me into a mania and then leveled out. It's a relief to know that I'm not as lazy as I thought I was. Now I'm able to do things that need to be done without debating or convincing my self that it needs to be done "at some point". I have recently had my son diagnosed with AS (asperger's syndrome) and am freaking out about what exactly that means for his future and what I need to do to help him be as successful and possible and whether I am expecting too much or not enough. I guess I don't do well with keeping up with my DS account unless there is a catastrophy going on. So for now, until I am able to relax and think appropreatly to the situation, I'll be back, or at least for a little while.
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My son isn't diagnosed yet but he is like this
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