Originally posted by Tonya
They're trying to diagnose my son right now with Asperger Syndrome. He's seen a ton of doctors over the past few years. Half believe he has ADHD the other half Asperger Syndrome. I feel that he has ADHD. He just shows antisocial behavior when he's around doctors because they freak him out.

Anyways, I do not tell Jaden that he has ADHD. -What you said, payitforward is the exact reason why. I do not want him to ever use it as an excuse.

When he's asked me why he sees all these doctors, I just tell him that they're trying to figure out why it is so hard for him to sleep. (He takes hours to fall asleep at night.)
Tonya, your son will never use this as an excuse, as you have brought him up right. To be a strong and capable person.

Best wishes to your son, though I am not sure what to hope for.

Asperger Syndrome has it's bad points but it has some interesting advantages too. Asperger often goes hand in hand with talented creative people. But I don't know anything about ADHD.

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The reason , my brother is so sad, is that as the youngest child by 5 years in our family, he was spoilt and practically raised as an only child and this is the result 'a brat of an adult'.