HELP!!!

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HELP!!!! We are new to the world of autism-although our son (now 4.5) has

never quiet been nuerotypical, we never understood quite what was going on.

When he became increasingly impulsive and aggressive, we took him to a child

psychologist, desperate for help. In February, the psychologist said she

suspected Asperger's Syndrome and suggested we contact the school district

for help. We are still waiting for that help, and are told not to expect

anything before September. Meanwhile, our son is spiralling downwards. He

has gotten to the point where he is often confused by our words, often does

not hear us, is really bothered by noises, spends a lot of time walking on

his toes, flapping, making up and repeating nonsense words. He is very

impulsive and aggressive, and we are afraid he is going to hurt his baby

sister (7 months old). We went CF about a month ago and GF 10 days later.

About a week into the casein free diet, after a lot of crazy, out of control

behavior, we began to see a few improvements. Now, after a month of the

diet, he is crazier than ever. We are at our wit's end, with absolutely no

support. We can't ask other parents to trade babysitting, because we are

afraid our son will hurt the other kids. We know no babysitters who are

mature enough to handle him, and we have no nearby relatives. We REALLY feel

like we are about to loose any sanity we had, we do not know how much longer

we can remain nurturing and loving to either child (we love our son, but he

is REALLY HARD to be around), and we see no help in sight. HELP!!!!!!!!

What does everybody do for support, to ensure their own sanity, and to

protect younger siblings? (To make things worse, my husband apparently has

Asperger's himself. He never had the aggression or impulsiveness or other

extreme behaviors, but he is having great difficulty adjusting.)

C.