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1. Height question guru!

   2009 Nov 20 1

   It’s not Asperger’s Disorder, it’s Asperger’s Syndrome.

   I would say that if he doesn’t want to potty train and can’t sleep, then he either has Asperger’s or something called Dyspraxia.
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   Suffer of both.

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyspraxia

2. Enriquevich

   2009 Nov 20 2

   Autism is when basically the person lives in their own little world and usually can’t interact or socialize with people. Is a brain disorder. There are many levels of autism and sometimes autistic people turn out to be great people or see just normal. However, if your child has strong autism you’ll have to find a mean of communicating with him/her, not by vocals.

   ADHD is Attention Deficit Hiperactivity Disorder. This means your child is usally very excited, bouncy or over enrgetic and has a hard time focusing. The good news is that this can be treated. However it has to be treated as soon as possible in order for the child to live a "normal" life.

   Childhod Bipolar is very rare. Bipolarity basically is a person that goes from a normal state to Mani ( Extreme Happiness) or to depression (Extreme Sadness) or from either extreme to the other. It is not common for a child to have this disorder though it is possible. Again, this disorder is treatable and a person can have a healthy, normal, happy life is the disorder is diagnosed and treated on time.

   I obviously cannot tell you what your kid has because I’m not a doctor and I’m not in the position of diagnosis. However those are the definitons of the disorders you mention and I tried to simplify them, if you don not understand them please tell me. Also keep in mind that for any of these disorders you have to go see a Phychologist not a regular family doctor.

   Best of Lucks, I hope everything turns out well for you and your child. =D
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3. Mama J.

   2009 Nov 20 3

   Symptoms of Early Onset Bipolar Disorder from http://www.bpkids.org

   "Severe and recurring depression
   Explosive, destructive or lengthy rages, especially after the age of four
   Extreme sadness or lack of interest in play
   Severe separation anxiety
   Talk of wanting to die or kill themselves or others
   Dangerous behaviors, such as trying to jump from a fast moving car or a roof
   Grandiose belief in own abilities that defy the laws of logic (possessing ability to
   fly)
   Sexualized behavior unusual for the child’s age
   Impulsive aggression
   Delusional beliefs and hallucinations
   Extreme hostility
   Extreme or persistent irritability
   Telling teachers how to teach the class, bossing adults around
   Creativity that seems driven or compulsive
   Excessive involvement in multiple projects and activities
   Compulsive craving for certain objects or foods
   Hearing voices telling them to take harmful action
   Racing thoughts, pressure to keep talking
   Sleep disturbances, including gory nightmares or not sleeping very much
   Drawings or stories with extremely graphic violence"

   The difference between ADHD and Early Onset Bipolar Disorder:
   http://bipolar-disorder.suite101.com/article.cfm/early_onset_bipolar_disorder

   "Difference Between Bipolar and ADHD
   During a child’s manic phase, behaviors such as extreme irritation, hyperactivity and distractability may be seen as ADHD. The two disorders are very similar and hard to distinguish. As a result the Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation (CABF) estimates that a significant number of children who have ADHD may indeed have bipolar or a combination of the two. However, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), children with bipolar also experience elated behavior, grandiose ideas, flight of ideas and hypersexuality that are uncommon in ADHD patients."

   Information on Autism:
   http://www.autismspeaks.org/whatisit/index.php

   The Autism Spectrum is made up of 5 diagnoses including Autism, Pervasive Development Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (This one is otherwise known as PDD NOS), Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, and Rett’s Syndrome. Here is a little bit about all those….

   http://www.autism-pdd.net/autism-spectrum-disorders.html

   "Autism- Definition from Columbia Encyclopedia
   Autism is a developmental disability that comes from a neurological disorder that affects the normal functioning of the brain. It is characterized by the abnormal development of communication skills, social skills, and reasoning. Males are affected four times as often as females. Children may appear normal until around the age of 30 months.

   Autism Symptoms
   Autism Symptoms vary widely in severity, include impairment in social interaction, fixation on inanimate objects, inability to communicate normally, and resistance to changes in daily routine. Characteristic traits include lack of eye contact, repetition of words or phrases, unmotivated tantrums, inability to express needs verbally, and insensitivity to pain.

   Behaviors may change over time. Autistic children often have other disorders of brain function; about two thirds are mentally retarded; over one quarter develop seizures.

   Asperger syndrome: A milder form of autism where children tend to isolate themselves socially and are somewhat eccentric. They have difficulty with verbal communication and have interests that are very channeled.

   If an infant does not cuddle, make eye contact or respond to affection and touching, or have abnormal responses to a combination of senses; such as hearing, balance, smell, taste and reaction to pain, parents should be seriously concerned.

   This lack of responsiveness may be accompanied by an inability to communicate appropriately, and by a persistent failure to develop two-way social relationships. The language skills may be poor, even nonexistent, sometimes repeating words or phrases in place of normal language or using gestures and pointing instead of words.

   Pervasive Developmental Disorder and not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS) - This child has autism but doesn’t meet the criteria for high functioning autism.

   High-Functioning Autism - This child has autism but has normal learning and cognitive and learning skills. Language development is difficult initially but they become proficient eventually.

   Rett’s Syndrome
   This disorder affects only female and is extremely rare affecting only only one in 100,000 children. This disorder starts with hand wringing movements that are so dramatic that a child may have problems feeding themselves. These children may also develop the criteria for autism as well."

   I hope that information helps. A child can have only one of those diagnoses, or a combination of either of them all together such as ADHD with comorbid BP, ADHD and an ASD, BP and an ASD, or BP, ADHD, and an ASD. My son has been diagnosed with them all. If you want to Private Message me then I will be happy to
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4. ripriles

   2009 Nov 21 4

   Aspergers syndrome is a type of autism. Autism is a disorder where the child lives very much in their own world. Not being socially aware of others, for example her may think others are his friends when he barely knows them or misinterpret the things they do. Struggles to make friends and understand social cues. Also his interests will be quite limited he may have 1 or 2 things that he is totally obsessed with and knows everything about but doesn’t take an interest in other things that are normal for people his age. Also his emotions will be different, he may laugh when others would be upset or cry when things are supposed to be fun. usually there is also coordination problems and yes often late milestones like toilet training.

   But with aspergers syndrome its different to classic autism because the sufferer is almost always actually of very high intelligence and can talk very well. However, one classic sign is that they seem to speak with a slightly strange accent.

   ADHD is a chemical imbalance in the brain where the chemicals that help with self control and concentration do not work as effectively. The majority of boys with aspergers syndrome also have ADHD. The signs of ADHD will be short attention span, underachieving for their potential at school, hyperactivity, not sleeping much, no self control, no behavioral inhibitions.

   Bi polar disorder is a mood disorder, where the child can’t regulate between extreme moods. They may be so extremely happy they can’t control it and become manic doing crazy things and then go into states of depression. In children it usually manifests itself with very long very violent temper tantrums.
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