Hi, I'm Denise. I am married with 2 boys, Brice (13) and Caleb (7).
Brice has ADHD and is stable on med. Caleb, has been dx'd twice as
having Bipolar. His doctor, a neurodevelopmental pediatrician, told
me at his last visit that she believes that Caleb has Asperger's
syndrome. In fact, even though I was dx'd with and have been on
meds. for Bipolar for over 5 yrs., she said I should look at this as
a possible dx for myself.

Caleb is a total wildman. He is smart, but has trouble with his
writing, his work speed, etc., so he goes to the EC class for awhile
everyday. He can be violent, especially when things are not going
his way. He is very disrespectful, disobedient, non-complaint, and
on and on..... He gets on something and absolutes will not let it
go, like if he wants something, he WILL NOT give up until he gets his
way, if it takes hours on end. He has a hard time knowing how to
deal with others, has some friends, but doesn't really understand the
whole friend relationship thing. If he really takes a liking to
someone, like this one girl in his class, who he says is "very
special to me" and he has gone a little nuts over Valentine's Day,
wanting me to buy her this and that. I don't have the money, but her
mom is weird about her spending any time outside of school with my
son. She tried to tell me that they couldn't have a playdate because
she didn't want to get her little girl started into the "boy girl
thing." But I believe it's Caleb that she wants to avoid. Caleb
doesn't want to date her or have her as a girlfriend, he always says
yuck when I ask him. He just says she is his very special friend.

Even with reduced homework, I never get him to do it, except with
rare exception. He screams, he cries, he begs, etc., calls you
names. Then bath is an enormous battle too. Time before last, I
ended up all wet and covered in scratches. Taking meds. is usually a
huge fight too, but we usually manage to get him to take them, but
not before fighting for an hour or more.

I don't know if he's Asperger's or Bipolar or both. He does many,
many things that lean toward both. I'm looking around to place him
in a school that can better accomodate his needs.

If you want to know about Caleb, or me, or the rest of the family,
just ask. Any info./advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
Denise