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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 300774" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Hi there and welcome, but sorry you had to be here. If you want to take him for a further evaluation or to confirm the one he has, I'd go to a neuropsychologist, since he's older now. in my opinion I think you are misunerstanding your son's behaviors and why he does them. I don't think he is being defiant. I think he is showing typical autistic spectrum disorder behaviors, and sometimes he may not even notice that you're addressing him.</p><p></p><p> Has your son gotten interventions for his Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified, which is a form of autism? That was my son's diagnosis and with help he is sixteen now and doing very well. He was also "clueless" and impulsive as a toddler and we had to watch him 24/7. Things like watching eggs crack can be fascinating to a child on the autism spectrum. It is not misbehavior. It is a sort of "normal" for kids on the spectrum and I don't think parenting classes will help as these kids brains are wired differently and regular parenting does not normally work. About my own son: once he put a penny into an electrical outlet and was lucky he didn't kill himself, but he did fry our fish (the aquarium was plugged in there). Interventions at school for autistic problems have been invaluable and this year he is completely mainstreamed and his "ODD" and "Conduct Disorder" (dont' let a pediatrician derail you into thinking THAT is what is causing his behavior) suddenly disappeared. Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) kids need help. They are not maliciously misbehaving, they don't know how to behave better and are frustrated as this is a communication disorder and a developmental disorder, and this is the case even if the children can speak well. I would disregard the pediatrician...they don't usually have much clues about childhood disorders other than colds and the flu. That's not their area of study. Have you read up on Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified or it's cousin, Asperger's Syndrome? Is he getting speech (he probably needs it even if he can talk--Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) kids rarely know how to communicate correctly, even if they have a huge vocabulary)? Is he getting social skills classes? Occupational Therapist (OT)? PT? My son had a lot of interventions early on and now he barely needs any at all and even has a group of friends at school. He used to self-injure, but hasn't had a rage or outburst for about seven years. He is not on medications. He was, but that really isn't the main treatment for Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified. Some kids need medications to help them, but they REALLY need intervetions for their developmental and communication deficits.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 300774, member: 1550"] Hi there and welcome, but sorry you had to be here. If you want to take him for a further evaluation or to confirm the one he has, I'd go to a neuropsychologist, since he's older now. in my opinion I think you are misunerstanding your son's behaviors and why he does them. I don't think he is being defiant. I think he is showing typical autistic spectrum disorder behaviors, and sometimes he may not even notice that you're addressing him. Has your son gotten interventions for his Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified, which is a form of autism? That was my son's diagnosis and with help he is sixteen now and doing very well. He was also "clueless" and impulsive as a toddler and we had to watch him 24/7. Things like watching eggs crack can be fascinating to a child on the autism spectrum. It is not misbehavior. It is a sort of "normal" for kids on the spectrum and I don't think parenting classes will help as these kids brains are wired differently and regular parenting does not normally work. About my own son: once he put a penny into an electrical outlet and was lucky he didn't kill himself, but he did fry our fish (the aquarium was plugged in there). Interventions at school for autistic problems have been invaluable and this year he is completely mainstreamed and his "ODD" and "Conduct Disorder" (dont' let a pediatrician derail you into thinking THAT is what is causing his behavior) suddenly disappeared. Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) kids need help. They are not maliciously misbehaving, they don't know how to behave better and are frustrated as this is a communication disorder and a developmental disorder, and this is the case even if the children can speak well. I would disregard the pediatrician...they don't usually have much clues about childhood disorders other than colds and the flu. That's not their area of study. Have you read up on Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified or it's cousin, Asperger's Syndrome? Is he getting speech (he probably needs it even if he can talk--Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) kids rarely know how to communicate correctly, even if they have a huge vocabulary)? Is he getting social skills classes? Occupational Therapist (OT)? PT? My son had a lot of interventions early on and now he barely needs any at all and even has a group of friends at school. He used to self-injure, but hasn't had a rage or outburst for about seven years. He is not on medications. He was, but that really isn't the main treatment for Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified. Some kids need medications to help them, but they REALLY need intervetions for their developmental and communication deficits. [/QUOTE]
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