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Hi Please can you help me get this clear in my mind. My 18yr son has just been dx. We were told it was High Functioning Austim also known as Aspergers. We understood that they are the same but now I'm cunfused. [We are still waiting for the specialist letter so we have it in black and white.] My son had delayed speech which was dx when he was 4yr as oral dyspraxia. Now if HFA is to do with delayed speech then my son would more likely have HFA and not Aspergers. Have I got this right.

Hi My son has been seeing doctors about this for some time. We have been listening to the doctors and the incontinence nurse and they have never mentioned Aspergers. We took him to a specialist a couple of weeks ago and he was tested, so it may be part and parcel of Aspergers. Sensory issues could be the problem as he will not shave or let us help him.

Hi, Thank you for your advise. My son has been seeing doctors for most of his life with this problem and nothing seems to work. He sometimes says he doesn't know it happening so it could well be sensory issues. It's certainly worth going down that path. Thanks

Hi. My son has just been diagnosed with Aspergers at the age of 18. Can anyone tell me if bowel incontinence is linked to Aspergers? All his life he has had bowel incontinence. At the age of 6 he was diagnosed with Dyspraxia but Dyspraxia is not connected to incontinence. My son just ignores the fact or lies when it happens. Does this ring any bells with any one.