Hi All!

[Bellasong]

Hi All,


Just wanted to introduce myself. I'm not here for me, but because my 6 yr old daughter has shown many of the symptoms of aspergers as long as i can remember and she recently started having what appear to be panic attacks at night. Several nights in a row and they last for several hrs and come in waves. She starts out with pain in her tooth and then vagina area and gets very fearful and then her teeth start chattering and shes shakes a little and is totally uncomfortable and very agitated. She takes her clothes off cant sit still for long and screams and cries, she also gets very thirsty during the attack and often hungry after wards along with being exhausted. I thought they are either panic attacks or partial seizures so have taken her to the er twice and they don't think their seizures. They don't know what they are. So i took her to a pediatrician today and he doesn't know either. Hes gonna have her blood sugar tested to see if these are hypoglycemic attacks and she has been referred to a neurologist and therapist for these attacks and for her sensory issues. I'm so worried. It's so hard to watch her go through these. She is terrified. I was just wondering if these types of attacks are common in people with aspergers ? And if anyone has any advice of what i can do for her to make them better. I'm99% sure she has aspergers. When i started researching it, it reads like her exactly.

Thanks,
Love and Peace,
Bellasong

 

[xxjoleenxx]

Hi Bellasong,
If you feel like your daughter's behavior is off and just know it is not right and you feel she may have it, she could. Or she may have another autism spectrum disorder(ASD), your gut is probably right. Where I live it has taken me over 6 months to get my son into a therapist due to insurance issues, and longer to get anyone to listen before hand. He hasn't been tested(he has to be tested at a special pediatric clinic), but his therapist at the child psychologist thinks he shows signs of Aspergers. His therapist has told me she believes he also has Sensory processing disorder, which can cause perception issues, clumsiness, and extreme hyper or hypo sensitivity to your tactile senses(touch, cold, pain, water, etc). My son is being set up for physical, speech and occupational therapy to try and condition and or cope with his constant sensory overload which cause his meltdowns and panicky behavior, my son also drinks a lot of fluid and says he is thirsty when he gets worked up. Here is a link for sensory processing disorder, its also known as Sensory integration dysfunction/disorder.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensory_processing_disorder.

As a mother no one want's to see their child suffer. Hopefully you can get some answers. Take care.

 

[Bellasong]

Hey, Thanks for your response! Yeah sounds like shes gonna have to see a lot of specialists too. I was just wondering if panic attakcs are common in children with aspergers? If anyone here knows, please let me know.


Thanks,
Love and Peace,
Bellasong

 

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Hey, Thanks for your response! Yeah sounds like shes gonna have to see a lot of specialists too. I was just wondering if panic attakcs are common in children with aspergers? If anyone here knows, please let me know.


Thanks,
Love and Peace,
Bellasong

Yes, they are common in people on the spectrum. Anxiety in general is a very common trait of people on the spectrum. I personally used to experience panic attacks on a frequent basis.

At age six it would still be a little hard to tell if your daughter has Asperger's or not.

Can you tell us about more of her symptoms? What makes you think she has Asperger's and doesn't lie somewhere else on the autism spectrum?

 

[xxjoleenxx]

Anytime Bellasong. I think Panic attacks/Meltdowns/Shutdowns are common. I used to get them quite frequently still do occasionally. My son gets them too, mostly in the evening time. I don't actually know if they are panic attacks, but I do know his behavior is irrational and there really isn't anything I can do to console him until he calms down. He has several meltdowns a day, and is very sensitive. You can say something to him and if he disagrees he will be offended and cry. Hopefully the older he gets he will understand better, but now he can't grasp why things happen the way they do. I know I am still pretty sensitive, and feel offended by a lot of things that I really should let go, but sometimes I just can't. My mom says my son acts a lot like me when I was younger.

 

[Bellasong]

Hi All,

Yes well when my daughter has her attacks she grinds her teeth together and chatters too. But she has now in the last few days started grinding her teeth together a lot throughout the day. Don't know why? She says she can't control it, but then she says she can, so i don't know what to believe? She hasn't had an attack in days. We have found two things that help these attacks taking her for a long drive and when i was on my chat she had one and she came to me and noticed the smileys on the chat and she started playing with them and she got distracted and happy and that's the first attack that didn't last long as the distraction of the playing with smileys stopped the attack. Which tells me its more mental not physical, like a low blood sugar attack or seizure etc. Or distractions wouldn't help. My mom takes her to school most mornings because im at work and most mornings she does not want to get up out of bed and go to school. She hates school. But is super smart, gets great grades. But she hates the social aspect of it. Though she now has friends and has some fun at school. I have seen her. But she still rarely wants to go. She has trouble eating her lunch at school she says it's because its loud. Like all the kids are loud and talking and eating and she says she can't eat when its noisey. She also said she couldn't eat her lunch the other day because someone next to her had a orange and the smell of it made her sick. So sad! I don't know what to do? My mom has said that when shes in a bad mood not wanting to get out of the car at school etc. that distractions work best, like my mom will start talking to her about something she likes and it helps. We are waiting to see the pediatric neurologist. It's a month and a half away though and i don't know what to do? She also is very clingy to me, much more than my other kids. Is this common with kids with aspergers or other types of these disorders?

Thanks,
Love and Peace,
Bellasong

 

[Bellasong]

Hi All,


A few nights ago my daughter had a bad attack went to er for the third time. She was having it bad when this doc saw her. He tested her blood sugar, it was good. He asked a lot more questions then other docs. He said she not only needs to see a pediatric neurologist but also a child psych. He said this is definetly mental and she is fine physically. He suggested maybe autism or some kind schizophrenia. She doesn't see or hear things that aren't there, but may feel things that aren't. I have researched it a lot and it is either aspergers or autism. She has so many of the symptoms, it's crazy. I just though she was always overly sensitive. I just always forced her to do things. I said she was a drama queen. But i was so wrong. I didn't know this was a serious disorder. I feel so bad now. Me and my 2 older kids are just super laid back and not much gets to us. Ours has always been a very peaceful house where voices are rarely raised. Now that has changed since i had my little daughter, but since her attacks, even more so. I watched vids of melt downs, which look more like temper tantrums, which she does have but hers are very short lived. She goes off by herself and then a few mins later is fine. Her attacks are more like panic attacks than anything else i can come up with. Since they always start with tooth and vagina pain which can't be connected. I was thinking maybe this are phantom pains? Are phantom pains common in people with these disorders?


Thanks,
Love and Peace,
Bellasong

 

[Firnafth]

I don't know about phantom pains specifically, but from talking to a very few people I gather that panic attacks can take on a variety of forms depending on the individual. It wouldn't be surprised if strangely placed pains were a symptom for some people.