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<blockquote data-quote="Mariah" data-source="post: 367611"><p>Here are some more things to think about:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Do you ever feel like you can't connect emotionally with your child? Does it seem like he is somewhat detached?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: Red"><strong>yes</strong></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Does your child have difficulty with transitions or changes in routines?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: Red"><strong>sometimes</strong></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Do you notice your child has preferencs and aversions to textures and scents of food, clothing, etc.?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: Red"><strong>sometimes but he does have sensory integration disablility</strong></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Does your child seem too serious or have a blank look on his face, i.e. not laughing or smiling much?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: Red"><strong>people he knows well complains about this, but sometimes hes fine.</strong></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Does your child play with other children or does he prefer to play by himself? When he plays with other children, does he show any odd behaviors?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: Red"><strong>he really has only liked to play by himself in the past, but having a brother is helping. he sometimes just stares at other kids playing, but wont join when he does decide to be around other kids.</strong></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Does your child use toys incorrectly or play with things that are not toys in odd ways, i.e. obsess with disassembling everything?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: Red"><strong>he loves to be destructive and take things apart, he used to line up his cars when he was 2, but not anymore. he is barely beginning to play more with the toys rather than just run around jumping, and screaming or breaking things.</strong></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Does your child have trouble holding a conversation with you, yet hold an impressive ongoing monologue, even though no one is listening any more?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong><span style="color: Red">yes</span></strong></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Does your child have particular topics of extreme interest, i.e. garden hoses, vaccum cleaners, trains, weather, etc.?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: Red"><strong>not that he really obsesses about but he does talk about strange things sometimes. really is obsessed with sticks, guns and killing or "dying people" (disturbs me a lot)</strong></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Does your child fail to understand jokes and figures of speech?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong><span style="color: Red">only because he is 4, but he does get a lot of our weird ways we like to talk.</span></strong></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Does your child have difficulty making eye contact?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: Red"><strong>no not really.</strong></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Does your child dislike being touched, held or soothed?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: Red"><strong>always. but he is wanting it a little now that he sees his brother getting it. he never likes to sit close to me, hug us, cuddle us, or the like.</strong></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Does your child overreact to small sensations and underreact to large sensations?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: Red"><strong>not sure.</strong></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Does your child have a lot of anxiety, especially in social situations or new places?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: Red"><strong>yeah</strong></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Does your child seem to be extremely sensitive in a variety of ways?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: Red"><strong>not sure in what context you mean.... that is a difficult question though.</strong></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Does your child have a speech/language delay?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: Red"><strong>no.</strong></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Does your child have odd speech patterns, i.e. echoing parts of what others have just said or strange word references (our son called Scooby Doo "boo owie").</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: Red"><strong>no, but as a toddler he used to jsay things backwards, like cup was "puc" and so on. now he says phrases backwards like instead of throat medicine, its medicine throat, and red ball is ball red.</strong></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Does your child do things to soothe himself frequently, such as repetitive rocking, hand flapping, or other stimming behaviors?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong><span style="color: Red">not to soothe himself, but he is just growing out of the head banging thing he has done since baby years because he thought it was fun i guess. </span></strong></li> </ul><p>thanks for everyones input. yes i am young, but i do everything i can for my kids as best I can. sometimes its like i just want someone to come to my house and do it all for me! or that a nanny will apear at my door step and walk me through it all, or that maybe all his doctors will explain everything together instead of me having to repeat myself every time i go to another one, or learn somthing new. its an ongoing battle that we have been dealing with forever. i feel like caving in and giving up sometimes but its something that i cant ignore. i wish i could just pretend these things were something in my head, but ignorance is not always bliss, and sometimes i am the only person in this family that persues the answers. frustrating, and exhausting, i dont look forward to appointments anymore. never feel like it helps anymore i guess.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mariah, post: 367611"] Here are some more things to think about: [LIST] [*]Do you ever feel like you can't connect emotionally with your child? Does it seem like he is somewhat detached? [*][COLOR=Red][B]yes[/B][/COLOR] [*]Does your child have difficulty with transitions or changes in routines? [*][COLOR=Red][B]sometimes[/B][/COLOR] [*]Do you notice your child has preferencs and aversions to textures and scents of food, clothing, etc.? [*][COLOR=Red][B]sometimes but he does have sensory integration disablility[/B][/COLOR] [*]Does your child seem too serious or have a blank look on his face, i.e. not laughing or smiling much? [*][COLOR=Red][B]people he knows well complains about this, but sometimes hes fine.[/B][/COLOR] [*]Does your child play with other children or does he prefer to play by himself? When he plays with other children, does he show any odd behaviors? [*][COLOR=Red][B]he really has only liked to play by himself in the past, but having a brother is helping. he sometimes just stares at other kids playing, but wont join when he does decide to be around other kids.[/B][/COLOR] [*]Does your child use toys incorrectly or play with things that are not toys in odd ways, i.e. obsess with disassembling everything? [*][COLOR=Red][B]he loves to be destructive and take things apart, he used to line up his cars when he was 2, but not anymore. he is barely beginning to play more with the toys rather than just run around jumping, and screaming or breaking things.[/B][/COLOR] [*]Does your child have trouble holding a conversation with you, yet hold an impressive ongoing monologue, even though no one is listening any more? [*][B][COLOR=Red]yes[/COLOR][/B] [*]Does your child have particular topics of extreme interest, i.e. garden hoses, vaccum cleaners, trains, weather, etc.? [*][COLOR=Red][B]not that he really obsesses about but he does talk about strange things sometimes. really is obsessed with sticks, guns and killing or "dying people" (disturbs me a lot)[/B][/COLOR] [*]Does your child fail to understand jokes and figures of speech? [*][B][COLOR=Red]only because he is 4, but he does get a lot of our weird ways we like to talk.[/COLOR][/B] [*]Does your child have difficulty making eye contact? [*][COLOR=Red][B]no not really.[/B][/COLOR] [*]Does your child dislike being touched, held or soothed? [*][COLOR=Red][B]always. but he is wanting it a little now that he sees his brother getting it. he never likes to sit close to me, hug us, cuddle us, or the like.[/B][/COLOR] [*]Does your child overreact to small sensations and underreact to large sensations? [*][COLOR=Red][B]not sure.[/B][/COLOR] [*]Does your child have a lot of anxiety, especially in social situations or new places? [*][COLOR=Red][B]yeah[/B][/COLOR] [*]Does your child seem to be extremely sensitive in a variety of ways? [*][COLOR=Red][B]not sure in what context you mean.... that is a difficult question though.[/B][/COLOR] [*]Does your child have a speech/language delay? [*][COLOR=Red][B]no.[/B][/COLOR] [*]Does your child have odd speech patterns, i.e. echoing parts of what others have just said or strange word references (our son called Scooby Doo "boo owie"). [*][COLOR=Red][B]no, but as a toddler he used to jsay things backwards, like cup was "puc" and so on. now he says phrases backwards like instead of throat medicine, its medicine throat, and red ball is ball red.[/B][/COLOR] [*]Does your child do things to soothe himself frequently, such as repetitive rocking, hand flapping, or other stimming behaviors? [*][B][COLOR=Red]not to soothe himself, but he is just growing out of the head banging thing he has done since baby years because he thought it was fun i guess. [/COLOR][/B] [/LIST] thanks for everyones input. yes i am young, but i do everything i can for my kids as best I can. sometimes its like i just want someone to come to my house and do it all for me! or that a nanny will apear at my door step and walk me through it all, or that maybe all his doctors will explain everything together instead of me having to repeat myself every time i go to another one, or learn somthing new. its an ongoing battle that we have been dealing with forever. i feel like caving in and giving up sometimes but its something that i cant ignore. i wish i could just pretend these things were something in my head, but ignorance is not always bliss, and sometimes i am the only person in this family that persues the answers. frustrating, and exhausting, i dont look forward to appointments anymore. never feel like it helps anymore i guess. [/QUOTE]
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