Hello. I am Jennifer. I am married to Mark, and we have 2 kids. Our oldest is 9. He has Asperger's. He is NOT my issue most of the time. We have our routine and we get by pretty well. My youngest is the one I am worried about. He is 6 years old and something is defiantly wrong. I have been calling him a child with "strong emotions". I can't hardly say a word to him without him lashing out at me. He usually yells and hits/squeezes my arm, or throws something at me. Today I was probably hit over 15 times, a normal day. He is getting stronger, so he is starting to hurt me. It is mostly directed at me and not my husband. I have not really figured out why. We homeschool our kids, and we (my husband and I) are home all the time. I do the teaching while he works in his home office. Maybe because I am the one who is always asking for performance from my child? My husband is mostly working and not in the role of asking the kids to do things. My child gets frustrated so very easily during school tasks. I think he also has a learning difficulty. Anyway, I broke down today and made an appointment to talk to the doctor about him next week. We do not have insurance, so I am scared to think of the cost of specialists/therapists/or possible medications. I just want my child to feel a sense of calm and happiness. It must be hard for him to go through each day feeling angry with the world.
I am glad to have found this forum. Thanks for listening.
Jennifer
I am glad to have found this forum. Thanks for listening.
Jennifer