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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 591645" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I think it sounds like Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) symptoms of a moderate form of autism. If we hadn't made my son do those things, he wouldn't have. Does he have a case manager?</p><p></p><p>Some Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids unfortunately continue to have meltdowns and get violent even when they are adults and the police don't care that they have Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). If all avenues regarding his Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) have not been explored, I'd do that before involving the police because he is clearly disabled. Is he kind of all alone with no friends and just likes to play his videogames and watch TV? And not socialize? </p><p></p><p>I'm usually hard on deadbeat kids, but have a feeling the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is either not being addressed right by husband or he is not that high functioning and he may not be able to just go out there and deal with the world. Unlike a normal child who gets into drugs and self-destructs, this kid is a victim of his disability and has been helped all his life, but I'm guessing he doesn't think hygiene or having a ton of interests are important, like typical young adults do. Not sure you can ever change that, but you can make his life richer, broader, infinitely more happy for him if you look into adult supports...they will get him a job he can do, a place he can live (maybe with adult supervision), take him on outings to force him out of the house and meet with his regularly, as needed. He is a child who was not even able to attend a regular public school. THIS kid I'd assume is doing as well as he can without the proper help at this time...good luck finding great supports for him. You should not have to take care of him all his life in 2013. You should not have to throw him out to deal with things while he has autism.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 591645, member: 1550"] I think it sounds like Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) symptoms of a moderate form of autism. If we hadn't made my son do those things, he wouldn't have. Does he have a case manager? Some Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids unfortunately continue to have meltdowns and get violent even when they are adults and the police don't care that they have Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). If all avenues regarding his Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) have not been explored, I'd do that before involving the police because he is clearly disabled. Is he kind of all alone with no friends and just likes to play his videogames and watch TV? And not socialize? I'm usually hard on deadbeat kids, but have a feeling the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is either not being addressed right by husband or he is not that high functioning and he may not be able to just go out there and deal with the world. Unlike a normal child who gets into drugs and self-destructs, this kid is a victim of his disability and has been helped all his life, but I'm guessing he doesn't think hygiene or having a ton of interests are important, like typical young adults do. Not sure you can ever change that, but you can make his life richer, broader, infinitely more happy for him if you look into adult supports...they will get him a job he can do, a place he can live (maybe with adult supervision), take him on outings to force him out of the house and meet with his regularly, as needed. He is a child who was not even able to attend a regular public school. THIS kid I'd assume is doing as well as he can without the proper help at this time...good luck finding great supports for him. You should not have to take care of him all his life in 2013. You should not have to throw him out to deal with things while he has autism. [/QUOTE]
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