Ok, I need to know if my soon to be Ex-Brother-In-Law is messing with my sister to get more money from her. He says that their son has just been diagnosed with Stage 2 Autism with ADD. I try to look up info on that on the web to try to see if there was anything I could do to help.......And could find nothing. Is there really Stage 2 Autism with ADD?? or is her soon to be Ex once again trying to get even more money from her??
2007-06-06 19:21:44 · 8 answers · asked by pg/13 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
She is in the army, Stationed in Texas getting ready to go back to Iraq. While her family is in Ohio. Kinda hard to find out info when she doesn't know the doctor and the ex won't give out much info
2007-06-06 19:36:23 · update #1
There is no such thing as Stage 2 Autism.
However, many symptoms of autism spectrum disorders overlap with symptoms of ADD.
2007-06-07 06:12:45 · answer #1 · answered by thedrisin 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
She can get permission from the child's father to speak to the doctor..and the doctor will need to be given permission as well. I would definitely suggest this as if the diagnosis is accurate. having the ability to speak directly to the provider will make things easier.
You can have autism and ADD..it is actually a very common combination. I have never heard of stage 2 autism (and I have a 11 year old son with autism and work as a parent advocate) however, the schools do assign disabilites to categories that are identified by numbers....1-5. It is possible that that is what your ex brother-in-law is referring to and simply got the terminology wrong. In any case, your sister should ask to see a copy of the official diagnosis as well as proof of any costs he is claiming because of it...copies of doctor or specialist bills, costs for any specialized tech or support items, increased costs for childcare if he needs to find a more specialized enviroment. Also, if the child is receiveing medical care through her and the military, she needs to be sure to contact Tricare and have this annotated on his file (children with autism often need additional therapies or extra accomodations for some medical procedures that most insurance companies will refuse to cover if they aren't aware of the diagnosis).
2007-06-07 01:19:18 · answer #2 · answered by Annie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He will have to go to court to demand more money & I believe that he has to have written proof before they would just make your friend pay more money. Have your friend call a lawyer or the lawyer she used before & see if they can give her some information on this situation. I would even see what she could do to find out a little more about this Doctor who diagnosed her son with stage 2 Autism and ADD. Sorry to hear this news & I wish your friend all the luck.
2007-06-06 20:03:34 · answer #3 · answered by BG 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stage two? Never heard of it expressed that way. There's Autism, Autism-Spectrum, and Asperger's, among others, but I've never heard it referred to as Stage Two. That's something they use in cancer. Try contacting the Autism Society: http://www.autism-society.org. Also, how old is the child? Because autism is usually diagnosed around age three. Much younger and they couldn't be sure, much older and it would be obvious that something was wrong.
2007-06-06 19:28:01 · answer #4 · answered by Katherine W 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When it comes to Autism there is a spectrum but not a Stage. You can have ADD with it though. I would be looking further into it. She should get the dr.s number and call him
2007-06-06 21:57:49 · answer #5 · answered by Rachel 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Definitely get her to talk to the doctor. Stage 2 sounds like something that progresses, while i thought there are just different types of autism, i dont think it progresses like other diseases. He's probably making it up though.
2007-06-06 19:31:22 · answer #6 · answered by amy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is such a thing, but you would need more info to find out if the child was correctly diagnosed (or if he's lying). She should contact the doctor who made the diagnosis and ask questions.
2007-06-06 19:29:31 · answer #7 · answered by Jessamy R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your sister should have access to the doctor that made the diagnosis. Isn't she smart enough to know this? It's her life so you can mention this to her, but other than that, MYOB.
2007-06-06 19:25:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋