Re: and -ODD

August 16, 2001

Leanne or anyone, I haven't kept up well on this thread, but perhaps you would

indulge me. I'm starting to think my son is Asperger's and I'm not sure where

to start. His language is really good, but his behavior is constantly on again,

off again. Right now, it's very off, and I suspect it's because we moved and he

hasn't been getting the OT or playing for hours on our swingset, which didn't

come with. He's a very pleasant little boy, and he can be quite charming, but

he's so stuck in his ways. We have to be careful how we word things. If he

decides he wants to do something or simply isn't ready to transition, he

meltsdown. He's whinney, screachy and often talks in a very load voice when

he's mad. He really doesn't have any other autistic characteristics, and he is

social, although not as much as normal 5 year olds. He's small for his age, and

very immature. However, he's brilliant. He has always done well with " concrete

thinking " when it comes to academics.

Any suggestions?

a

>>>>>>>For us, more severe punishment didn't work. It made

the matter worse. The psych we were sent to told us we

were bad parents. But why were our other 4 children

ok? I didn't believe him. The school wanted us to put

her on Ritalin. So did the Pediatrician. My brother is

a pharmisist. He said do Anything but that. That led

me to where I am today. Diet worked the best. Allergy

testing helped. I wish I had known ABA with her. The

hug machine probably would have really helped. After a

while I began to notice that her behavior would

escalate as her sensory load increased. I wish back

then I would have known about Aspberger's but it

wasn't even a coined word then. Look into Dr.

Attwood's book. Also tell the school you want an

evaluation for Aspberger's via a child developmental

pysch. All of our children's hospitals here in MO have

a developmental section. I would diffently read the

book first so you will know your child better and know

what to say to the DR. My spell check is off today in

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