The four sweetest BOUNCY words...

[formerlurker]

Yeah, ChuckJ mentioned it upthread and it piqued my interest, as the term was new to me.

from Wikipedia..

"Descriptions of indigo children include the belief that they are empathetic, curious, strong-willed, independent, and often perceived by friends and family as being strange; possess a clear sense of self-definition and purpose; and also exhibit a strong inclination towards spiritual matters from early childhood. Indigo children have also been described as having a strong feeling of entitlement, or "deserving to be here." Other alleged traits include a high intelligence quotient, an inherent intuitive ability, and resistance to authority.[4][6] According to Tober and Carroll, indigo children function poorly in conventional schools due to their rejection of authority, being smarter than their teachers, and a lack of response to guilt-, fear- or manipulation-based discipline.[7]"

Personally, I refer to these children as spoiled brats who need a good spanking, and their Internet privileges, Wiis and XBoxes taken away. My 'Indigo child' started to do poorly in school - after taking her DS, her Wii remote, the XBox power supply, and requiring that she keep a schoolwork/homework journal she turned her grades around in one term. Amazing. The problem with this 'indigo child' was she wanted to do as she pleases, and not what she needs to. Thankfully, her younger brother and sister are over achievers.

Oh Lord that is a trip.   I have to look this up now also.   

[formerlurker]

Just to clarify, there's a clinical difference between Asperger's and high functioning autism.  When my daughter was first diagnosed with high functioning autism 10 years ago, the terms were often interchanged.  But as doctors have learned more, they are distinct from each other, though several of the tendencies and behavior patterns can be found in both.

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Agreed.

[ChuckJ]

Oh my -- never heard of this.   

You're making me feel old in DUmmie observation years.

[GOBUCKS]

he/she can cast healing white light and communicate directly with fictional spirit guides - which makes them awesome.

And ghost chickens. Don't forget the ghost chickens.

[sybilll]

Agreed.

Agreed also.  My nephew has autism, and a good friend's nephew has Aspergers.  The differences between the two are stark in relation to functional behavior, they share some savant like characteristics, aversion to over stimulation, and the *ticking*. 

[BlueStateSaint]

My daughter was thought, by the nurse that owns the daycare she goes to, to have Asperger's.  She wanted us to see a developmental peditrician, to the tune of $600 out of pocket.  We brought her to her normal peditrician instead, who laughed at the prospect of The Heiress having Asperger's after observing her for 25 minutes in a solo setting (the MD and TH).  She's just a stubborn preschooler--just like her dad was.

[whiffleball]

Wait.. 'Neurotypical' ? what is this - the equivalent of calling someone whitey ?

You Neurotypicals are always keeping us down ! fight the powah !!!

Must be a new term to make something normal sound abnormal.  Much like their use of 'gender assignment at birth' makes it sound as if the delivering physician threw a coin in the air to decide what sex to put on a child's birth certificate.

[AprilRazz]

Funny how my high functioning autistic, Eagle Scout, college student, and yes high IQ kid identifies as a conservative.
The big difference with him and your spoiled brat is that household and social rules were strictly enforced with him. The medication does help and he has a summer job and is a contributing member of society.

[formerlurker]

My daughter was thought, by the nurse that owns the daycare she goes to, to have Asperger's.  She wanted us to see a developmental peditrician, to the tune of $600 out of pocket.  We brought her to her normal peditrician instead, who laughed at the prospect of The Heiress having Asperger's after observing her for 25 minutes in a solo setting (the MD and TH).  She's just a stubborn preschooler--just like her dad was.

School personnel are not allowed to provide a diagnosis -- only a qualified clinician can.   In this case your daughter did not get the diagnosis, so it wasn't handed out like candy. 

That said, a developmental pediatrician is not a quack.  They are specialists in neurotypical development, and would have most likely confirmed your pediatrician's diagnosis.   

Stubborn is one thing.   Autism is quite another.   There is absolutely no mistaking the two.

[formerlurker]

Funny how my high functioning autistic, Eagle Scout, college student, and yes high IQ kid identifies as a conservative.
The big difference with him and your spoiled brat is that household and social rules were strictly enforced with him. The medication does help and he has a summer job and is a contributing member of society.

Structure and routine -- so important to the autistic child. 

[blitzkrieg_17]

School personnel are not allowed to provide a diagnosis -- only a qualified clinician can.   In this case your daughter did not get the diagnosis, so it wasn't handed out like candy. 

That said, a developmental pediatrician is not a quack.  They are specialists in neurotypical development, and would have most likely confirmed your pediatrician's diagnosis.   

Stubborn is one thing.   Autism is quite another.   There is absolutely no mistaking the two.

Practicing medicine without a license= big no-no.