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Hi I am new here. My name is and I dont exactly know if I belong

here yet because we havent been diagnosed,but I have been searching

for support for the few months.

I have 6 boys,one of them almost 5 who goes for the ADOS eval next

week on the 2nd. I have been trying to get help with my son for quiet

awhile now but up til recently I was being put off by them telling me

that he was just a little boy.

I have been researching on this since he was 1 yrs old. I was

originally told at that age that he had autism. I didnt agree but

knew something wasnt quite right. Along with every other issue my son

also has mild cerebral palsy. Right now he gets ot,pt and st. We go

through a counseling group but it does not seem to help the behaviors

we have at home. A little about my son,he hates loud noises,has

severe sensory issues(on pediasure because of it and wont eat

anything but sandwiches and cereal). He has recently started

collecting the reciepts when we leave the stores and brings them home

to a drawer. He rips up paper for what seems to be no reason. He has

a strong attachment to me,does not like to be without me if he doesnt

know when I am coming back. He still sleeps in my bed next to me all

night. He is currently in preschool for the 2nd yr and he does not

really play with anyone. He will run around the playground in a

complete circle over and over again or just go down the slide. He

will sit at circle time but does not communicate too much with other

kids. I ask him did you play with someone today and he will say yes,I

ask who and he will say he cant remember. His teachers say that they

have noticed a high pain tolerance,no sense of fear and when trying

to explain things sometimes,he will go blank on you.

These are not all of things concerning me but I was hoping to get

someones opinion who is better knowledged at this than me. I keep

researching but not finding much. Oh,a few of his other issues are

distractability,impulsivity,adhd and anxiety. He is currently on

Strattera at night and ritalin in the morning.

I would appreciate any help I can get. I am in a small town and

dont really have any friends. The little family we do have thinks hes

just a little kid whos spoiled and think I am nuts. His father I dont

think wants to accept it either.

Thank you