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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 258535" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>My son sleeps about 9 hrs a night, and loves to loaf.</p><p>He loves sitting in front of the TV. He will watch ANYTHING, whether it's his fave show, or a soap opera, or a nature program. </p><p> </p><p>So I'm not sure about your difficult child's sleeping habits ... maybe there is some underlying depression, due to his lack of socialization, and the knowledge that he is different?</p><p>My son is trialing Prozac for that reason. He has high social anxiety ... today, we picked up the uniforms for baseball, and he stood about 15 ft away from everyone and didn't make eye contact, until one little kid ran up and pretended to slam-dunk him because he is so much taller than they are. (He was held back in school.)</p><p> </p><p>After that, he smiled a bit and stood a bit closer. But he is so very different at home!</p><p> </p><p>I know it's hard not to think way into the future. I wonder, too. I used to obsess about it, but after some really difficult events (we've had the police at our house) I finally came to terms with-the fact that he doesn't "get it" and he's a square peg in a round hole.</p><p>So now, we are just trying to get him through 5th gr. He stayed home again today. He's missed about 15 days of school so far. It is very disappointing to us. husband sat down and had a talk with-him. But it probably won't do much good. </p><p> </p><p>If you or I woke up with-a stomache ache or headache, we would still get up, take some medications or Maalox, and go to work or school. Aspies don't like to push themselves. They like their comfort zones. Unless it is something especially exciting to them, they would prefer to stay put.</p><p> </p><p>Best of luck.</p><p> </p><p>And DO get that surgery looked into.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 258535, member: 3419"] My son sleeps about 9 hrs a night, and loves to loaf. He loves sitting in front of the TV. He will watch ANYTHING, whether it's his fave show, or a soap opera, or a nature program. So I'm not sure about your difficult child's sleeping habits ... maybe there is some underlying depression, due to his lack of socialization, and the knowledge that he is different? My son is trialing Prozac for that reason. He has high social anxiety ... today, we picked up the uniforms for baseball, and he stood about 15 ft away from everyone and didn't make eye contact, until one little kid ran up and pretended to slam-dunk him because he is so much taller than they are. (He was held back in school.) After that, he smiled a bit and stood a bit closer. But he is so very different at home! I know it's hard not to think way into the future. I wonder, too. I used to obsess about it, but after some really difficult events (we've had the police at our house) I finally came to terms with-the fact that he doesn't "get it" and he's a square peg in a round hole. So now, we are just trying to get him through 5th gr. He stayed home again today. He's missed about 15 days of school so far. It is very disappointing to us. husband sat down and had a talk with-him. But it probably won't do much good. If you or I woke up with-a stomache ache or headache, we would still get up, take some medications or Maalox, and go to work or school. Aspies don't like to push themselves. They like their comfort zones. Unless it is something especially exciting to them, they would prefer to stay put. Best of luck. And DO get that surgery looked into. [/QUOTE]
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