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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 582835" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>in my opinion you should take it more seriously. Although he may not really know what it means (then again he may) that is awfully young to be talking about suicide and it means he is desperately unhappy. I don't think it's dramatic at all...I think he is crying out for help. It is a common thought for kids on the spectrum (which he may well be on) because life is confusing for them and they don't know how to fix it and it is up to professionals and interventions to teach them how to fit into our world. It is also common for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) k ids to self-harm, slap themselves, bang their heads on the floor, scratch themselves, etc. This is not drama. This is total frustration with their lives...where they don't fit in. Many behaviorally different children express the wish to die. I know I thought about it, and I knew what it meant, as early as age six. If I said so, I got into trouble so I didn't say it, but I still thought about it and would sometimes hit myself in the face (I had issues too that kept me from fitting in). </p><p></p><p>I don't remember if your son is going to get a neuropsychologist evaluation, but I highly recommend one. An Occupational Therapist (OT) is not fully equipped to help him and neither is a plain therapist. in my opinion he has been misdiagnosed and although I'm just a Mom, his behavior is awfully extreme for just ADHD/sensory processing disorder (SPD). I would really become proactive and look for more possible reasons why he is so unhappy. He can learn how to make friends, but a regular therapist is not going to be able to help him with that. He is a differently wired child and regular therapist probably will not have the tools to help him. He will probably need a social skills class starting now and continuing as he gets older. Please get him evaluated. It will help him and it will help you too. Nothing is sadder than a friendless child and many of our atypical children really don't know how to interact with their same age peers and have to almost be text-book taught.</p><p></p><p>Huggggs!!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 582835, member: 1550"] in my opinion you should take it more seriously. Although he may not really know what it means (then again he may) that is awfully young to be talking about suicide and it means he is desperately unhappy. I don't think it's dramatic at all...I think he is crying out for help. It is a common thought for kids on the spectrum (which he may well be on) because life is confusing for them and they don't know how to fix it and it is up to professionals and interventions to teach them how to fit into our world. It is also common for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) k ids to self-harm, slap themselves, bang their heads on the floor, scratch themselves, etc. This is not drama. This is total frustration with their lives...where they don't fit in. Many behaviorally different children express the wish to die. I know I thought about it, and I knew what it meant, as early as age six. If I said so, I got into trouble so I didn't say it, but I still thought about it and would sometimes hit myself in the face (I had issues too that kept me from fitting in). I don't remember if your son is going to get a neuropsychologist evaluation, but I highly recommend one. An Occupational Therapist (OT) is not fully equipped to help him and neither is a plain therapist. in my opinion he has been misdiagnosed and although I'm just a Mom, his behavior is awfully extreme for just ADHD/sensory processing disorder (SPD). I would really become proactive and look for more possible reasons why he is so unhappy. He can learn how to make friends, but a regular therapist is not going to be able to help him with that. He is a differently wired child and regular therapist probably will not have the tools to help him. He will probably need a social skills class starting now and continuing as he gets older. Please get him evaluated. It will help him and it will help you too. Nothing is sadder than a friendless child and many of our atypical children really don't know how to interact with their same age peers and have to almost be text-book taught. Huggggs!!!! [/QUOTE]
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