My son was diagnosed aspergers when he was 3 (very early for that dx). It was such a relief to get help for him. Now, after years of therapy and a few more years with no services, I don't really think the diagnosis fits anymore.
I would like to havea neuropsych battery done to really look at where his strengths and defecits are at this time. He tested very gifted on some brief tests to get into a program, and he is having significant handwriting problems. His math and nonverbal scores are extremely high.
I wonder what is the best way to present this in order to get a neuropsych battery approved by my hmo?
I know this wasn't exactly the point of origional article. But our experience being right near that line of high functioning autism and quirky smart kid has been interesting. Sometimes the dx has gotten us services we needed, and other times it has been used to pidgeonhole my son or deny services.
