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Scared of what's to come 6yr old (this post took me 2 yrs 2 write *or have the guts 2
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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 500761" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>If Asperger's is something you are considering as a possibility, then you'll want to have a speech/language evaluation done too. They will be looking for such things as language and auditory processing issues and appropriate social speech (the latter is usually a huge hurdle for children with AS).</p><p></p><p>Repetitive hand motions such as you're describing could be due to a coping response to sensory processing issues but also could be tics. Here's a list of more common tics:</p><p><a href="http://www.tourettesyndrome.net/wp-content/uploads/CommonTics.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.tourettesyndrome.net/wp-content/uploads/CommonTics.pdf</a></p><p></p><p>Since he has restless sleep, I would also request the pediatrician refer him for a sleep study. I don't think you'll find answers to all of his issues there, but there is a very strong link between behaviors and sleep. Restless sleep could mean there's something like Restless Leg Syndrome going on, which is very disruptive to restorative sleep.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 500761, member: 701"] If Asperger's is something you are considering as a possibility, then you'll want to have a speech/language evaluation done too. They will be looking for such things as language and auditory processing issues and appropriate social speech (the latter is usually a huge hurdle for children with AS). Repetitive hand motions such as you're describing could be due to a coping response to sensory processing issues but also could be tics. Here's a list of more common tics: [URL]http://www.tourettesyndrome.net/wp-content/uploads/CommonTics.pdf[/URL] Since he has restless sleep, I would also request the pediatrician refer him for a sleep study. I don't think you'll find answers to all of his issues there, but there is a very strong link between behaviors and sleep. Restless sleep could mean there's something like Restless Leg Syndrome going on, which is very disruptive to restorative sleep. [/QUOTE]
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