Asperger's Syndrome

[livingwith]

HI, MY NAME IS AXELLE, I HAVE 2 WONDERFUL CHILDREN ONE IS CONSIDERED LIKE A GIFTED CHILD AND MY SON IS CONSIDERED LIKE PDD AND HAS A PVL (PERIVENTRICULAR LEUKOMALACIA). WE HAVE SO MUCH DIFFICULTIES WITH THE MEDICAL AREA THAT I DO NOT WISH THAT TO ANYBODY. AT 6 MONTHS OF AGE, I BEGIN TO SEE SOME DIFFERENCE IN MY SON’S DEVELOPPEMENT AND SEEK FOR MEDICAL ADVICE, BUT DOCTORS SAID SOME CHILDREN ARE SLOWER THAN OTHER.
AT 8 MONTHS, WE MOVE TO UK, WE ARE FRENCH AND IT WAS PRETTY DIFFICULT TO BE ...Read the full article

[lboatwright]

Dear Axele:

I my son had a blocked intestine and almost died while under the care of a board certified peditrician who said it was the flu. I found his specialist becuase I was ready to book a flight to Johns Hopkins in Baltimore and they referred me to their affliate hospital in Tampa. I live in Florida. I can tell you that there is an excellent hospital in california - Loma Linda-. You might want to see if they do speecha and fine and gross motor skill testing on young children or if they can refer you.

You are right you can never give up, and dealing with the health profession is a nightmare no matter what country you are in. If you are lucky to find a good doctor the first time around - consider it a miracle.