My DS is being tested for asperges any advice or knowledge is very welcome

[leaharrison11]

My DS is 13 months and next week he is having his first test to see if he is asperges, the reason for this is he is very anti social with anyone other than myself and he does not give out eye contact to other people unless he see s them regular and after about 20 mins of seeing them again , he also wont use his hands to hold food and has never held a bottle he will only play with balls to as he doesnt really have to hold them, has anyone got amy advice on asperges as its such a wide spectrum or have a child with similar characters to my DS Thank you

Hi lea. Welcome to the board. I think your DS is possibly too young to get an Aspergers DX at the moment. I think it's more likely that they will be looking at a more general autistic spectrum disorder, (of which Aspergers is one type) but you may not get any sort of DX apart from 'wait and see' at this point.

Who is the appointment with? A paediatrician? I would take a list of all your concerns because it's all to easy to forget things, I find, at these appointments because I tend to get emotional.

I think you have done really well to get an assessment so early, things will be so much easier if you can start interventions at an early age. It may be a bit early, but can I recommend the Hanen book, More than Words which will give you lots of ideas how to interact with your DS to bring on his development.

Its with protage, shes coming out for the next six weeks to do test to make a report to send to a doctor , i think they are helping at his early age because there has been a concern since he was born he never wanted a bottle and has never cried for one , they have said its going to be a lengthy process but im happy that something is being done an i no im not going insane ! If im honest i dont really understand all the test side to it and how it works but im hoping ill pick it up along the way ! Ill take a look for that book thank you very much

The portage worker will be assessing him and hopefully giving you some strategies to use at home through play. Sounds good, when you have a child with any sort of different needs we need some help in finding the best way to encourage them. I guess their report will be part of the process of diagnosis, but only the paediatrician would be able to actually diagnose. Maybe ask the portage worker how the whole process will work, whether you are under a paediatrician, how long until you are seen, how long the portage assessment will take?

It's a tough time when you begin to realise that there might be something wrong with your child's development. It takes a while to come to terms with it and it's really tricky if your friends and family keep playing it down and telling you not to worry. I hope you've got some good real life support as well.

It's great that you are in the system. You'll find that you'll probably become a bit of an expert, especially if you keep reading posts on here!