> He was on a low dose of Ritalin for a few years...
> Helped great with focus on his schoolwork etc.
> But it flattened his personality and
> it screwed up his body in many other ways.
> See - http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/health/3056557

Reply: The 7 year olds attention and concentration:
What is the data, your input, his output etc?
Is he getting drug free sleep now?
Does he have a sleeping sickness, night tremors etc?

Have you asked your son? Ask him what is happening.
Hopefully he knows and can communicate on the facts.
If he knows, he can work on it himself, if he hasn't already done so.
Sometimes it’s a question of, can he eventually cure himself?

I have ADHD adult, it’s very difficult to maintain,
all ones senses at the same time, without switching off.
The computer is easier, but a time trap.
Seeing through people, not hearing them or
getting confused with multiple processing and answers.

So one strategy, is to switch off or modulate, just one input.
Choose any one of your ears, eyes, touch, smell or eat.
Also drink (non-sugar hydration) food and sleep, does help,
if energy levels are low.

Example: When reading, try blocking one's ears.
One sees better. The letters don't jump as much and
the colours don't change.

Eg: Another is to move one hand or twirl while the other is writing.
His is separating tasks into different sides of brain,
to minimise interference or noise between them.

Ie: Choose a task and decide which sense you don't need
or need to engage separately?

By doing this distraction or limiting sensory input (eg: perfume),
one is able to manage or concentrate better. I find.

Movement helps with circulation.
If he has a heart condition, what caused it?
His final condition depends on when the viral attack occurred.

I suppose Chronic Fatigue, Autism, Aspergers, ADHD etc, all
may have the same cause, just have different names of symptoms.
It's perhaps the timing of antibiotics or injections
or viral mix or something else, that decides
if ones Autistic, and how bad.
It is up to the body and its attempts to defend,
to decide and the environment if he is to thrive.

As long as he's happy you should be happy also.
Don't kill the patient with worry. It’s a waste of time.

Any answer to any question is valid and true,
but only if one believes it and acts accordingly.
They all can get the same result, if one makes it happen.

But I am still looking to 'others' for answers. Why?
Perhaps the answer is simply “within”.

nzasd@yahoogroups.com - a ASD information / support group.

http://3service.freeservers.com/autism.html
Neil - a bloke on a spectrum from New-Zealand