Dsoe Autism exist in East Central Indiana?

Undiagnosed;42246 said:

Where I am from...small town, rural Indiana where everyone knows and/or is related to everyone...And I do not know anyone who know of anyone who knows of anyone who has Asperger's in this area. I take that back... I do remember one foster kid that my mom once fostered who was diagnosed with some type of autism/asperger's. My son is now 13 and I recentley looking into Asperger's becouse I saw a character in a movie with Asberger's who reminded me of my son! Yea after I read a lot about Asperger's I was certain tha's what my son has had all along.

When I took him to our doctor in third grade he was diagnosed with , didn't realy seem to evaluate him just took a breif description o f the problems and prescribed something to treat ADD. Then later in I hink third grade I remember haveing a meeting involveing me and all my sons teachers and princapal to talk about how to help him in school. After hearing the description of my sons problems/actions;/traits from me and from his teachers the principal of over thirty years shook his head in aww and said that he had never incountered a student such as this. The teachers seem lost and puzzles as well. Never was the word autism or asperger's mentioned. I continued with the ADD thing feeling it want the correct answer but haveing no clue what was. My son was still different than other ADD kids.

At one point I heard of what was supposed to be a very good nuroligist in Fort Wayne Indiansa which is a two hour drive from me. I had no clue what a nurologist was or if that was who I needed to take my son to. I took him there and got nothing. A very breaf, so called evaluation. I tryed to emphasize the traits I beleived my son to have that just don't fit ADD and must be something else. I got nothing. Sorta shrugged off. No new diagnosis. No answers.

My son continumd alone in school haveing increasing problems with every year of school demanding more of him. In sizth grade I asked for an evaluation from his school for extra help for him. It was conclued that his intelegense was within normal disqualifying him for 'special educational services'. He was also evaluated by a school phycologist or phyciatrist whatever. The notes the evaluator put down were like..." did not engage in typical age appropriate interaction"...and the evaluator noted that he was not able to gain a repore with my son due to my sons lack of engaeing in interaction/conversation. He also noted that he found it unusual how my son just got up and leaft the room without saying something like..."is the test over?"

So, after the evaluatons was done there was a meeting with this school phycologist and the school principal and some of my sons teachers... Dosn't what I have mentioned on the evaluation report raise red flags saying Autism or Asperger's??? Now I beleive so although I was clueless at the time. So in this meeting was the word autism or asperger's even mentioned?? NO!!.. Nothing...The teachers seemed to not get what I was tying to explain about my son and the school pycologist talked about the report he did and aoubt my sons lack of social skills.... yea his ...'lLACK OF SOCIaAL SKILLS' I remember discussing in a quite detailed conversation . yet no Red Flags going up in the psycologists mind saying autism, or asperger's?? The only advise he had for me was that he did agree there was something else gooing on with my son other that ADD and that a nothe diagnosis may help. they gave me a bunch of papers witha bunch of places to posably take him.

Now, like going on three weeks ago I find out about Asperge's becouse I looked it up becouse I saw a character in a movie who reminded me of my son....... I'v read and read and read and it describes my son...!!!

7 1/2 years of school, three different schools, many teachers/ principals and school psycologists, a family practicioner, a nurologist,... are all clueless ....ANd then I I find Aspergers due to identifying my son with a movie character??!!! And it ends up fitting him, in my mind with no uncertanty...... Do I think there is enough awairness??? Aparentley not in my area!!

Click to expand...