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<blockquote data-quote="'Chelle" data-source="post: 265676" data-attributes="member: 1161"><p>Hi Halana. Try not to worry too much about the label, he's still the same child with the same issues. With our difficult child finally getting a diagnosis, the label was a bonus in that you can get the interventions and services that can help our kids succeed. My difficult child was never violent with people, but he could (can) put nice holes in walls and break things like no other. It all stemmed from his frustrations, and not being able, or knowing how, to communicate what he wanted, needed, felt in a situation. Like you, I worried our difficult child wouldn't make it through grade 8. But he has improved leaps and bounds since his diagnosis, and I'm now sure he'll make it through high school graduation.</p><p></p><p>Reading anything and everything on Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) was where I started, and the book The Explosive Child helped us a lot. Make sure your psychiatrist & therapist specialize in developmental disorders if you can, though I know that child psychiatrists can be few and far between so getting the right one is hard at times. Our psychiatrist is amazing with our difficult child, as it's her specialty <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />. Check for your local Autism Society, they will be able to point you in the right direction for services that may be available, and may have support groups you could check in with. Double check your difficult child's IEP to make sure there are interventions and supports specific to his Aspergers needs. For our difficult child, he had a spot he could go when things got overwhelming, and lots of them do for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids. The sensory stuff alone can be hard to deal with, let alone trying to interact socially when they may not quite "get it". It was a place he could go to get calm, rather than dealing with it by a meltdown.</p><p></p><p>Welcome to the site. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/bigsmile.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":bigsmile:" title="big smile :bigsmile:" data-shortname=":bigsmile:" /> Hope you find the advice, and the ear to vent to when you need it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="'Chelle, post: 265676, member: 1161"] Hi Halana. Try not to worry too much about the label, he's still the same child with the same issues. With our difficult child finally getting a diagnosis, the label was a bonus in that you can get the interventions and services that can help our kids succeed. My difficult child was never violent with people, but he could (can) put nice holes in walls and break things like no other. It all stemmed from his frustrations, and not being able, or knowing how, to communicate what he wanted, needed, felt in a situation. Like you, I worried our difficult child wouldn't make it through grade 8. But he has improved leaps and bounds since his diagnosis, and I'm now sure he'll make it through high school graduation. Reading anything and everything on Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) was where I started, and the book The Explosive Child helped us a lot. Make sure your psychiatrist & therapist specialize in developmental disorders if you can, though I know that child psychiatrists can be few and far between so getting the right one is hard at times. Our psychiatrist is amazing with our difficult child, as it's her specialty :winking:. Check for your local Autism Society, they will be able to point you in the right direction for services that may be available, and may have support groups you could check in with. Double check your difficult child's IEP to make sure there are interventions and supports specific to his Aspergers needs. For our difficult child, he had a spot he could go when things got overwhelming, and lots of them do for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids. The sensory stuff alone can be hard to deal with, let alone trying to interact socially when they may not quite "get it". It was a place he could go to get calm, rather than dealing with it by a meltdown. Welcome to the site. :bigsmile: Hope you find the advice, and the ear to vent to when you need it. [/QUOTE]
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