Jackson grabbed a note card and stuck in a lit candle to set it on fire, luckily Maddux came and told me immediately. When I got in the living room there was no fire on it, but one of the corners was still red and smoking. There was no damage and most importantly no one was hurt. I talked to Jackson and reminded him not to play with fire.
Maddux decided he wanted to talk to me about "The Retarded Cop", a youtube video some a$$wipe put up that has a guy with Asperger's acting like a policemen. Their favorite phrase to use in the video is "Ass-Burgers". I thought the video was insulting before we found this out, now it is just disgusting. I had a talk with him about how you never make fun of or laugh at people who are different in any way because it is rude and because you never know for sure if it is something like Asperger's that is making them different. I am not upset with Maddux about this, he is 6 so he is still too young to really grasp the details about this thing we told him his brother has. It is going to be a learning and adjusting phase for him. Now to a different topic before I start on the video again, which I could tirade about it and similar videos all day.
Yesterday we got Jackson's evaluation in the mail from the developmental pediatrician. It mostly stated back everything we told about Jackson. One thing I did find interesting was the comparison of behaviors to criteria for Asperger's.
Part I - Social Interaction: Jackson met all 4 criteria.
Part II- Behavior Interests and Activities: Jackson met items A & D
He met all criteria after that point.
Here is the criteria he was scored on:
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Diagnostic Criteria for 299.80 Asperger's Disorder
[The following is from Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM IV](I) Qualitative impairment in social interaction, as manifested by at least two of the following:
- (A) marked impairments in the use of multiple nonverbal behaviors such as eye-to-eye gaze, facial expression, body posture, and gestures to regulate social interaction
(B) failure to develop peer relationships appropriate to developmental level
(C) a lack of spontaneous seeking to share enjoyment, interest or achievements with other people, (e.g.. by a lack of showing, bringing, or pointing out objects of interest to other people)
(D) lack of social or emotional reciprocity
- (A) encompassing preoccupation with one or more stereotyped and restricted patterns of interest that is abnormal either in intensity or focus
(B) apparently inflexible adherence to specific, nonfunctional routines or rituals
(C) stereotyped and repetitive motor mannerisms (e.g. hand or finger flapping or twisting, or complex whole-body movements)
(D) persistent preoccupation with parts of objects
(III) The disturbance causes clinically significant impairments in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.
(IV) There is no clinically significant general delay in language (E.G. single words used by age 2 years, communicative phrases used by age 3 years)
(V) There is no clinically significant delay in cognitive development or in the development of age-appropriate self help skills, adaptive behavior (other than in social interaction) and curiosity about the environment in childhood.
(VI) Criteria are not met for another specific Pervasive Developmental Disorder or Schizophrenia.
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SOURCE:http://www.autreat.com/dsm4-aspergers.html
He also recommended a book "ADHD: A Complete and Authoritative Guide" since Asperger's kids are at a greater risk of ADHD. I will look into this book after I finish reading "Asperger's Syndrome: A Guide For Parents And Professionals" by Tony Atwood and Lorna Wing. I ordered this one last week from Amazon and it has not arrived yet. Dr. Morton, the Developmental Pediatrician recommended Tony Atwood books as well while we were in the office.
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