Rachel Thompson, Ph.D., BCBA
Rachel Thompson, Ph.D., BCBA
Female
MA
Specialties:
autism
Clumsiness is not among the diagnostic criteria for Asperger's Disorder. A diagnoses is made on the basis of social deficits and restricted/repetive behavior patterns. There are many children who do not meet the criteria for an Asperger's Disorder who do display some characterisitcs of this Disorder. Certainly, among developmentally typical individuals ther...
I recommend that you have your daughter seen by a professional who specializes in diagnosing autism and related disorders. Your pediatrician should be able to identify a local professional. As you may know, autism is characterized by deficits in social and language development as well as the presence of repetitive behavior/restricted interests. Whether or not...
Given that you have posted in the autism/asperger's forum, I assume that you are concerned that your son's symptoms are consistent with one of these diagnoses. Many of the difficulties that you mention (e.g., being disrespectful, being fixated on TV) are common even among typical children at the age of 10. However, many of the difficulties that you mention re...
Autism is charaterized by deficits in language and social interaction as well as the presence of repetitive behavior. Therefore, it is difficult to identify this disorder until more social behavior and language are expected. However, please share your concerns about your son's interest in social interaction with your pediatrician, and encourage social interac...
Your description of your son's behavior is not consistent with autism, which is characterized by social and language deficits as well as repetitive behavior. But, if you have any concerns about your son's development, please share those with your pediatrician.
I recommend that you seek the assistance of a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. I list of qualified professionals is available at the website of the Behavior Analysis Certification Board (bacb.com). There are several highly effective behavioral interventions for aggressive behavior, and it is extremely important that you address this problem while your child ...
