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<blockquote data-quote="Angela41" data-source="post: 573001" data-attributes="member: 14703"><p>I appreciate the thoughtful feedback. I know when I describe him that it sounds like ASP. I have a brother with diagnosed Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), and I know that my son shares some traits- mainly in the obsessive and anxiety areas. My kid's social functioning and language is much better than my brother's, but interestingly, my bro was rarely aggressive or enraged. Many things have improved drastically now that he is six. </p><p>He rarely hits or becomes destructive, he is awesome in public 99.9% of the time, and I have only had two reports of a "bad day" from his K teacher for the entire school year. Believe me, if his temper had continued at home, or shown itself at school, I would have had him evaluated at the beginning of this year. It was a horrible ordeal. </p><p>His biggest issue right now are the things I have described. I really believe that because he is maturing out of his "episodes" that we are getting to the heart of what may have caused them in the first place. I have a parent teacher conference coming up and want to discuss how C is functioning socially. She has reported nervousness, but I want to know how serious, how often, what circumstances? Is he making friends? Is he showing age appropriate social skills? He doesn't "refuse" to do things that make him nervous, he just acts out when he knows it's imminent. (e.g. he'll get on the diving block and jump in at his swim meet, but will be impossible during the ride to the pool<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I don't think he does much to support Tourettes, although I do think he gets into tic habits because he's tired or anxious and trying to soothe himself. The germ obsessiveness was the most worrying to me, but I ignored it and I notice that it's better (he's no longer eyeballing me when I touch his utensils and water glasses, and still seems fine to eat and drink<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I read a book about childhood anxiety and the author made a good point that there can be "obsessive" without "compulsive." It's somewhat new, so I want observe carefully to see if it develops (is he truly getting over it, or is he stealth in his Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) behaviors because he senses that they aren't "normal"?) All of these things will inform whether we continue with our psychologist or whether we need a full evaluation. She's not a "doctor" but she sees kids all day long, and I trust her to tell me if she recommends a formal evaluation. Right now, she's with me on the fence. </p><p>Again, you folks are awesome, I appreciate the feedback, and will keep you updated.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Angela41, post: 573001, member: 14703"] I appreciate the thoughtful feedback. I know when I describe him that it sounds like ASP. I have a brother with diagnosed Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), and I know that my son shares some traits- mainly in the obsessive and anxiety areas. My kid's social functioning and language is much better than my brother's, but interestingly, my bro was rarely aggressive or enraged. Many things have improved drastically now that he is six. He rarely hits or becomes destructive, he is awesome in public 99.9% of the time, and I have only had two reports of a "bad day" from his K teacher for the entire school year. Believe me, if his temper had continued at home, or shown itself at school, I would have had him evaluated at the beginning of this year. It was a horrible ordeal. His biggest issue right now are the things I have described. I really believe that because he is maturing out of his "episodes" that we are getting to the heart of what may have caused them in the first place. I have a parent teacher conference coming up and want to discuss how C is functioning socially. She has reported nervousness, but I want to know how serious, how often, what circumstances? Is he making friends? Is he showing age appropriate social skills? He doesn't "refuse" to do things that make him nervous, he just acts out when he knows it's imminent. (e.g. he'll get on the diving block and jump in at his swim meet, but will be impossible during the ride to the pool:) I don't think he does much to support Tourettes, although I do think he gets into tic habits because he's tired or anxious and trying to soothe himself. The germ obsessiveness was the most worrying to me, but I ignored it and I notice that it's better (he's no longer eyeballing me when I touch his utensils and water glasses, and still seems fine to eat and drink:) I read a book about childhood anxiety and the author made a good point that there can be "obsessive" without "compulsive." It's somewhat new, so I want observe carefully to see if it develops (is he truly getting over it, or is he stealth in his Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) behaviors because he senses that they aren't "normal"?) All of these things will inform whether we continue with our psychologist or whether we need a full evaluation. She's not a "doctor" but she sees kids all day long, and I trust her to tell me if she recommends a formal evaluation. Right now, she's with me on the fence. Again, you folks are awesome, I appreciate the feedback, and will keep you updated. [/QUOTE]
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