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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 121305" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>Hi Frats, I'm glad you found us. </p><p></p><p>I could have been writing this about the incredible memory, selective listening, having to repeat lessons over and over and over and them not sinking in. It's about 600 times harder than parenting a typical child...even if they are absolutely charming when they aren't being difficult.</p><p></p><p>I'm going to give you some ideas about things I'd wished I'd known about back then for you to research. Keep in mind we're only parents here so we'll point you in the direction to research and maybe suggest looking into certain disorders, but we're not professional diagnosticians.</p><p></p><p>About the water--one thing you'll want to look into is called Sensory Integration Dysfuntion. Kids with Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) interpret sensory input differently and some will seek out odd or unsual activities to fulfill their sensory needs. You can check out this link and if anything there rings a bell at all try the book The Out of Sync Child by Carol Kranowitz.</p><p><a href="http://www.tsbvi.edu/seehear/fall97/sensory.htm" target="_blank">http://www.tsbvi.edu/seehear/fall97/sensory.htm</a></p><p></p><p>Get yourself a copy of "The Explosive Child" by Ross Greene, but be sure and check out the thread on this board about adapting it for young children. If your child has grown up in a stable home situation with reasonably consistent parenting, he should be catching onto instuctions by now. Until you figure out what's up (or not up) I'd highly advise you to not push issues really far unless they're related to safety. ie don't expect him to come running to the bathroom to take a bath but try to work it in at a time he's most likely to cooperate, don't worry about where he's sleeping because 10 years from now I promise you it won't matter if he went back to taking naps in the crib for a while. </p><p></p><p>Some questions for you:</p><p>1) Anything in the family history that is developmentally different or in the realm of mental health issues: bipolar, anxiety, depression, substance abuse, obsessive-compulsive disorder, etc.</p><p></p><p>2) Is he lining up toys at all, either in straight lines or in formations?</p><p></p><p>3) Is he really selective about foods, clothing, tags, socks, etc?</p><p></p><p>4) When you say he speaks well for his age, does it sound like regular kid talk? Any differences in his speech patterns that you have noticed? Does he talk continually about a topic he's really interested in?</p><p></p><p>Hang in there--hopefully we'll be able to get you some help! Most of us have been in your shoes and know you've got a difficult parenting job.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 121305, member: 701"] Hi Frats, I'm glad you found us. I could have been writing this about the incredible memory, selective listening, having to repeat lessons over and over and over and them not sinking in. It's about 600 times harder than parenting a typical child...even if they are absolutely charming when they aren't being difficult. I'm going to give you some ideas about things I'd wished I'd known about back then for you to research. Keep in mind we're only parents here so we'll point you in the direction to research and maybe suggest looking into certain disorders, but we're not professional diagnosticians. About the water--one thing you'll want to look into is called Sensory Integration Dysfuntion. Kids with Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) interpret sensory input differently and some will seek out odd or unsual activities to fulfill their sensory needs. You can check out this link and if anything there rings a bell at all try the book The Out of Sync Child by Carol Kranowitz. [url]http://www.tsbvi.edu/seehear/fall97/sensory.htm[/url] Get yourself a copy of "The Explosive Child" by Ross Greene, but be sure and check out the thread on this board about adapting it for young children. If your child has grown up in a stable home situation with reasonably consistent parenting, he should be catching onto instuctions by now. Until you figure out what's up (or not up) I'd highly advise you to not push issues really far unless they're related to safety. ie don't expect him to come running to the bathroom to take a bath but try to work it in at a time he's most likely to cooperate, don't worry about where he's sleeping because 10 years from now I promise you it won't matter if he went back to taking naps in the crib for a while. Some questions for you: 1) Anything in the family history that is developmentally different or in the realm of mental health issues: bipolar, anxiety, depression, substance abuse, obsessive-compulsive disorder, etc. 2) Is he lining up toys at all, either in straight lines or in formations? 3) Is he really selective about foods, clothing, tags, socks, etc? 4) When you say he speaks well for his age, does it sound like regular kid talk? Any differences in his speech patterns that you have noticed? Does he talk continually about a topic he's really interested in? Hang in there--hopefully we'll be able to get you some help! Most of us have been in your shoes and know you've got a difficult parenting job. [/QUOTE]
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