Help, info please, troubling problem?

O.K. I only offer the support of another parent here with this one, I have no other qualifications.

First of all don't panic that you have somehow genetically contributed to any issues that your daughter may or may not have, that way lies madness. You cannot take that level of guilt on without probably paralyzing yourself into depression and all sorts of negative crap. Things happen and that is NOT your load to bear.

Your daughter may not be able to overtly show all of her feelings, there may be aspects of her behavior that are hard to work out for a bit but this is an external appearance and with self education and - to be a bit corny about it maybe - lots of unconditional love you will all be fine. Please insist on the highest level of professional testing and diagnosis so there is no confusion about what - if any - issues may affect your daughter.

I have relatives that are professional carers, specializing in respite care (just now retired), and a cousin that has a similar diagnosis so i can assure you that while it IS frightening, and scary, it is not in the end something to freak out about. All of you will cope, I promise.

I can't tell you what the future holds, nor can I tell you what to do. I'm on the other side of the world. What I can tell you is that there are others out there, all over, and I am sure you will find support and help in your area. If you find it hard to find local support then form your own support group, there WILL be others to share with, and in the not too distant future you will be helping yourself and your family by helping others.

All the best, and please don't allow any negative thoughts and self blame in particular to exist for a moment!! Your care about this is already evident in asking this question, I believe you will be fine. Have faith in yourself.

Good luck.

What was the difference between what the school and the specialist said? You can take your independent report to the school and ask for an IEP to find out if special ed services are appropriate for her. Sounds like she needs some extra attention. Is she learning her lessons like the other kids? What do the teachers say? With autism spectrum disorder, it's so hit and miss. She may need speech, occupational or physical therapies. I have heard that funding is not great in the northern part of MI (I'm in S.W. MI). Try calling your community mental health agency. Unless you make a whole lot of money, they can probably get you going in the right direction and provide your daughter with a case manager who will help you advocate for her. Your developmental disabilities may or may not have contributed to her problems. That is neither here nor there. There is a lot of autism on my husband's side of the family and a lot of mental illness on mine, and I'm sure it has affected our kids. If we worry about who they "got" it from, it just takes us away from what we need to be doing for them and doesn't change the reality of the situation. I wish you the best of luck with your daughter. Even if she doesn't have trouble down the line, it can't hurt to get the best help possible as soon as possible.

Well I have experience working with Special needs children, usually children who rather not pay attention could be suffering from ADD or something more serious and that would be autism,i think from how you are describing her characteristics it could be autism. You may want to ask her questions see how fast she can answer, Let her tell you her numbers ,abc's, hold a conversation with her and see if she pays attention, If that fails she may be suffering from spectrum autism...And back to a point you made in your question "she is in her own world" that is a pretty good sign of autism....But don't be afraid,if you are not to sure take her to a Specialist where you can talk to him/her face to face so that you can get more into detail......Good luck....and take the process easy..

An autistic spectrum disorder may or may not be worse than ADD/HD. It is a fallacy to believe that the most severe ADD/HD cases are higher functioning than the most mild ASD's.

I am not in MI, I am in DE. I am a nurse, and have asperger's syndrome, I am also gifted, and dyslexic. DH is bipolar/ADD. I have three sons, 2 are dx as having autistic features PDD.NOS, but I know my 3 year old is really asperger's.

The autistic spectrum is an autoimmune disorder. And yes, it does appear to run in families with ADD, and dyslexia, also giftedness, bipolar, and depression too.

This is a video about Einstein, a known famous person with autism. His family is filled with dyslexia, giftedness, autism ect.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRRNeAilrnM

Here is an assessment questionnaire about PDD-pervasive developmental disorder for your child

http://www.childbrain.com/pddassess.html

Here is an aspergers assessment for adults

http://www.asplanet.info/

click onto AS symptoms AQ test

Check in with the Autism Society. Also see www.iepfree.com and www.iepkids.com

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