Asperger meltdowns in puberty?

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Hi, I haven't posted anything yet. Just kind of been reading and trying to

figure out where I need to go with things.

My son was diagnosed at age 4 with sensory integration dysfunction and had a

formal IQ test which came up quite high. The child psych at that time also said

'possible Aspergers' in her office notes and in person. At the time, I didn't

think it was a fit because he seemed ok with kids 1-on-1 (social skills).

However, the group dynamic in school apparently was where all of the sensory

input might have been too much for him as he's never really made friends or kept

them easily unless I suggest to him (push him, really) to invite one of them

over. Then, they become more friendly. But, still, nothing too often. He doesn't

seek it out; never has. He's 12 now, and it seems he'd rather be alone on the

computer playing video games.

He was diagnosed with OCD around age 7 when he would not stop counting things

and verbalized that he didn't like counting, but felt like he had to do it. He

went through therapy for that. There were some very bizarre behaviors there, no

time to detail all of them.

Throughout all of this, I'd say that his meltdowns were pretty extreme when he

was younger. He actually is an extremely well-behaved boy and calm ... but,

then, he'd hit some sort of sensory overload thing by afternoon and go whacko.

Couldn't stop crying usually about something and nothing, NOTHING you could do

to console him. The screaming would go on for an hour. It seemed that brushing

and compressions (getting to the proprioceptive sense) really did help regulate

that stuff. But, we didn't need to do it after he was around age 5 or 6.

Instead, we would just walk to school with a heavy backpack and therapist said

that was enough to get to the proprioceptive sense.

Anyway, he's always seemed odd/different to other kids, and I know he has felt

like an outsider ... but he's gotten good grades in school. But, now he's having

these meltdowns again, and they are horrible. They occur only about once/month,

but for the past few years they were only once/year. Why are they back? I think

it is due to puberty coming on ... stress of body changes, hormones, possibly?

And, I have to say that he's not exercising. No PE at school. I think he did ok

when I had him at the gym this summer, but I can't remember if he had NO

meltdowns this summer or not. Shoot. Wish I could remember, but I think not.

So, sorry for the long history, and I know I've left out some important stuff

(like his coma-like sleep funks that went on for days due to constipation this

past year, and his recent bed-wetting ... twice this month? Yeast? What's up

with that at age 12??).

I started treating him with Coromega, Pearl Acidophilus, multi-vitamin,

Calcium/Magnesium, Native Remedie's Digestive Tonic, Vit D3 (5,000 iu's/day) and

a few other things that I've since dropped. We just added Biotin this week to

the protocol. He takes 1 melatonin at night with the Calcium/Magnesium to get to

sleep, otherwise he has insomnia. He is not allowed to ingest dairy (milk,

cheese).

Anyone have a child like this? Anyone had to deal with extreme anger

outbursts/meltdowns that increase during puberty? Anyone had to deal with sudden

bed wetting that has been gone for a long while?

His voice has not changed yet and I don't see hair growth, so this has to be

pre-puberty.