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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 343632" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Hi there.</p><p>Welcome to the board, although sorry you have to be here. The very first advice I would give you is to remind you that educators are not child specialists and don't really know what is wrong with him nor how to correct it. I wouldn't ask them for advice. Often, they think they know a lot more than they do. Teaching kids is not the same as knowing how to handle "differelty wired" children.</p><p></p><p>I would be seriously watching for autistic spectrum disorder, higher functioning. The lack of interaction with his same age peers is classic with this disorder. it is a huge red flag. If he speaks, and it's precocious, then I'd be looking at Aspergers. If he just repeats what people say or barely speaks, could be Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified. Does he make good eye contact with your family AND with strangers? Most kids do. Also, does he have good imaginative play and does he play appropriately with toys or does he sort of ignore them or dismantle them or shake them to see what they sound like? Does he have an oddities in gait or obsessions or does he flap his arms or make weird throat noises or other inappropriate clicks of the tongue or noises? Any head banging or face scratching? Does he like to rock? Many Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids do MUCh better with younger or much older kids. Why? The younger kids don't care that they are different and the older kids just find them adorable. My son was the same way. Things have gotten a lot better. He's had a ton of help.</p><p></p><p>1,2,3 Magic has a low success rate amongst atypical kids. You can try it. Most of our kids needed unique handling and more than just a behavioral therapist.</p><p></p><p>I would have him evaluated, and you may not get him diagnosed right at age 3.5. If he has autistic traits I'd try to get him interventions now whether or not he gets the diagnosis (this usually comes later...after the ADHD/ODD or bipolar misdiagnoses). There are social skills groups, speech for kids who have trouble conversing in a give-and-take way, and PT for sensory issues. He may not be appropriate in a regular classroom, but it really all depends on him. Usually the kids improve a lot with help, although as they age you can still tell they are different. But my son is sixteen and doing well.</p><p></p><p>I wish you good luck. I think NeuroPsychs are the best diagnosticians. Even they can be wrong in such a young child. The earlier the interventions, for ANY probem, the better the prognosis/outcome.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 343632, member: 1550"] Hi there. Welcome to the board, although sorry you have to be here. The very first advice I would give you is to remind you that educators are not child specialists and don't really know what is wrong with him nor how to correct it. I wouldn't ask them for advice. Often, they think they know a lot more than they do. Teaching kids is not the same as knowing how to handle "differelty wired" children. I would be seriously watching for autistic spectrum disorder, higher functioning. The lack of interaction with his same age peers is classic with this disorder. it is a huge red flag. If he speaks, and it's precocious, then I'd be looking at Aspergers. If he just repeats what people say or barely speaks, could be Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified. Does he make good eye contact with your family AND with strangers? Most kids do. Also, does he have good imaginative play and does he play appropriately with toys or does he sort of ignore them or dismantle them or shake them to see what they sound like? Does he have an oddities in gait or obsessions or does he flap his arms or make weird throat noises or other inappropriate clicks of the tongue or noises? Any head banging or face scratching? Does he like to rock? Many Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids do MUCh better with younger or much older kids. Why? The younger kids don't care that they are different and the older kids just find them adorable. My son was the same way. Things have gotten a lot better. He's had a ton of help. 1,2,3 Magic has a low success rate amongst atypical kids. You can try it. Most of our kids needed unique handling and more than just a behavioral therapist. I would have him evaluated, and you may not get him diagnosed right at age 3.5. If he has autistic traits I'd try to get him interventions now whether or not he gets the diagnosis (this usually comes later...after the ADHD/ODD or bipolar misdiagnoses). There are social skills groups, speech for kids who have trouble conversing in a give-and-take way, and PT for sensory issues. He may not be appropriate in a regular classroom, but it really all depends on him. Usually the kids improve a lot with help, although as they age you can still tell they are different. But my son is sixteen and doing well. I wish you good luck. I think NeuroPsychs are the best diagnosticians. Even they can be wrong in such a young child. The earlier the interventions, for ANY probem, the better the prognosis/outcome. [/QUOTE]
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