I'm new and need some help!

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I'm new to this site and joined b/c i really am at my wits end and don't really know what more i can do for my son. he is an 8 year old and was officially diagnosed w/ asperger's about 1 yr ago. we've struggled thru the school district here in dallas, tx and have i think finally gotten him appropriate placing for him. but what i don't understand and maybe someone could help me w/ this is the fact that these children w/ asperger's seem to slip thru the cracks b/c i'm always being told my son is too high functioning for the autism unit at his school but his behaviors won't let him stay in a regular classroom setting. he's been transferred around about 3x this year and in a 4 mo span from regular education at his home school to an alternative school and from the alternative school back to his home school and now untimately ending up on a behavior unit at

another elementary near by. i guess my question is i know my son has asperger's but what does that mean for him and for me? i want to do what's right for my son and get him the appropriate help he needs. he's bitting on his fingers to the point they are raw and leaving sores behind. he even went to the dr's yesterday and told her that he's eating out of the garbage can b/c he says he's hungry all the time. and he just ate dinner but he says that he's still hungry. he won't come and tell me this or even tell me when somethings wrong and i know this is in some way due to his asperger's but i guess i'm just lost at what does this diagnosis mean for us? my family is extremely supportive and i love them all for this but i just don't know where to go to get the right resources. he does see a psychiatrist but he doesn't really help (in my opinion). if someone could please let me know i would greatly appreciate it.

sincerely,

zena j