for purely "selfish" reasons, as the mother of a BH very bright
9-year-old boy with PDD/Aspergers,
i am looking for other boys ages 8-11 with similar issues.

if you think your son might fall into this category, please be in touch
(or if you know someone who might fit, please send them my way)
chana
077-9310139

if you are not suer what exactly is meant by aspergers, on one foot :
it's different than ADD, what parents notice is the kid is
"distracted" by what's inside his brain, not by everything going on
around him ... (yes, ritalin can still help such a child focus, but
that does not change the fact that the child "lives on another planet"

here is one sample diagnostic definition:


GILLBERG'S CRITERIA FOR ASPERGER'S DISORDER

1.Severe impairment in reciprocal social interaction
(at least two of the following)
(a) inability to interact with peers
(b) lack of desire to interact with peers
(c) lack of appreciation of social cues
(d) socially and emotionally inappropriate behavior

2.All-absorbing narrow interest
(at least one of the following)
(a) exclusion of other activities
(b) repetitive adherence
(c) more rote than meaning

3.Imposition of routines and interests
(at least one of the following)
(a) on self, in aspects of life
(b) on others

4.Speech and language problems
(at least three of the following)
(a) delayed development
(b) superficially perfect expressive language
(c) formal, pedantic language
(d) odd prosody, peculiar voice characteristics
(e) impairment of comprehension including misinterpretations of
literal/implied meanings

5.Non-verbal communication problems
(at least one of the following)
(a) limited use of gestures
(b) clumsy/gauche body language
(c) limited facial expression
(d) inappropriate expression
(e) peculiar, stiff gaze

6.Motor clumsiness: poor performance on neurodevelopmental examination

(All six criteria must be met for confirmation of diagnosis.)


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