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Hi, It was suggested to me that I check out this site. I'm not quite sure what the practice of Nurology actually is, but I'm constantly learning about mental disorders. My 16 year old son has symptoms of many and his pshycologist is sending him to a Nurologist. I know this doctor will address his sleep apnea and narcolepsy but what else should I be asking him about as far as his behavior and Pshycological disabilities. Even though I have been dealing with this for 16 years, I feel there is so much more to know and explore. They also always ask If he ever had any head injuries. I always tell them about the time when he was 3 and was hit in the face by one of those concrete playgound toys on a spring. They never seem to think it is significant. Should this be something they need to check into more. Would any test or MRI or Brain scan be able to show any abnormalty as far as thought processing or slow development?:confused:

Hi and welcome! There might not be many replies to your post today because of the holiday, but don't give up! Keep checking, and people will be around.

Wish I had some advice for you, but someone else will! Merry Christmas!

Hello and welcome to NeuroTalk! Blessings2You is right, there may not be many replies today but keep checking back......there will be more! I've posted the link to the forum for Sleep Apnea and Sleep Disorders in case you haven't visited there yet. There may be some info there that will benefit you. Good luck and Happy Holidays to you and your family.

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum45.html

Hi Hon.

Welcome to our little corner of the universe. I am sorry to hear about your son. Does he have an official diagnosis of anything?

What tests have they run on him. It's important to list the answers so we can direct you to the proper forum for you.

And yeah, it's Christmas day so everybody is busy stuffing themselves with good food. They will all be back by tomorrow.

Take care,

Melody

Hello and happy holidays and welcome to Neuro Talk, feel free to explore and do not hesitate to ask questions concerns and or worries you may have. Folks here are fantastic helpful and kind, again welcome to NT

happy holidays ... welcome to neurotalk ... i hope you will check out the different forums and i hope to see you posting soon ... again

Hello and welcome to NeuroTalk. Great to see you have come to be with us. Just let us know if we can be of any help. We are all here to assist each other as possible.

Again welcome, looking forward to seeing you around.

Darlene :hug:

Thank you for all the welcomes:) I've been very busy with my son since my original post. Last weekend wasn't a good one and Monday he was admitted to the Hospital. They did start him on a new Med, Geodon, and hopefully the Doctor has diagnosed him correctly. He has not ruled out Bi-Polar but sees him more as Major Depressive, Narcissistic Personality, ADHD, and has Mild Mental Retardation. Unfortunately he does not feel that Bariatric Treatment would be a good alternative for weight loss for him because of his lack of understanding, and unwillingness to participate. I am still going to check into the treatment and see what the Bariatric Doctor says. I am quite comfortable with the diagnosis and feel that maybe we can get somewhere now. I just hope that my expectations won't disappoint me again. I am also going to suggest that he be put back into the Middle School he was at last year and possibly start him in a Th or Th grade curriculum since he has gotten nothing out of school so far this year. All the support and suggestions here and at Psych-Central have been so helpful. It really helps me to keep my hopes up and continue the efforts. Wish us luck for the New Year, and Happy New Year to all:)

Hi.
well, I can identify with the Narcissistic Personality Disorder (because that was my son's original diagnosis) He subsequently found a doctor who diagnosed him with Aspergers disorder. And depression. I personally think the Narcissistic Personality Disorder fits him better than the Asperger but a person can have Aspergers traits. It's called Shadow Aspergers. He was also diagnosed with ADHD when he was 6, then we were told "no, he doesn't have this'. It was quite a bit to handle.

He's quite brilliant by the way. You just can't tell him anything. He knows everything. He was hospitalized about 30 times after he moved away. Every single time a social worke from the hospital he walked into, well they would call me up and wanted his whole background. It got to the point that I wrote up his complete history and I had it by the fax machine. That's how many times he did this.

The judge who ultimately decided to award him SSI initially said "I would never give this guy SSI, but I can't go against a doctor's note". So 7 years ago my son got on SSI and hasn't done a thing with his life since. He's a college graduate by the way and also is obese. The meds that they put him on conributed to this but he really doesn't care. He microwaves everything. Eats all fast food, etc. Doesn't do a thing all day long but watch tv and go on the computer.

He lives away from us so I really don't know anything about his life now because he's a 27 year old man. He left home at 20.

I feel for you, I really do. I've been there. It's not easy.

But you'll get through it. Moms get though lots of stuff.

Any time you want to chat or compare stories (lol), just pm me.

I've been there.

Take care and Hopefully this new year will bring you peace.

Yes this sounds like Jacob also, except for Jacob can't, or I haven't quite figured out yet if he won't, care for himself. I don't ever see him living on his own. I see him in an assisted living environment. I really need to get busy and apply for SSI for Jacob. I think that once they do the cognitive testing on him alot of services and opportunities at school will open up to him and if he becomes more productive at school and involved in other programs it will help his self-esteem. Thank you for the note, I'm feeling a lot more hopeful these days.