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<blockquote data-quote="bagels" data-source="post: 343696" data-attributes="member: 9080"><p>Thanks for the response, MidwestMom.</p><p></p><p>He speaks reasonably for a kid his age. He's smart and knows his alphabet, recognizes some words, but isn't quite reading yet; his speech isn't especially precocious. He started speaking really early (we did a lot of baby signing). He did (still does, a little) have a pronoun reversal thing (referred to himself as "you") going on that lasted much longer than for most other kids. We've been working on turning that around, and are finally nearly there. But his speech is plenty strong. He's a pretty enthusiastic and energetic kid, at least at home and in comfortable environments.</p><p></p><p>He engages in imaginative play, at least with toys and what-not: he loves dollhouses in particular. And yes, he plays with those toys properly (whatever that means, I guess), in that he isn't interested in dismantling them or whatever. No odd tics, clicks, noises, anything like that. He did flap his arms as a baby and young toddler, but that was purely an expression of entertainment and joy. (We would ask him if he wanted his favorite food, and he would grin and laugh and flap his arms.) It wasn't an uncontrollable habit or anything like that, and he seems to have grown out of it. That's to our dismay. It was really cute!</p><p></p><p>So sensory issues seem to be no problem, as well as speech. I think that's why diagnosing him with Asperger's may be challenging: when one looks at the other symptoms that typically go with it, he doesn't have them (which we're happy to say.) And the attention-neediness and difficulty separating from us aren't usually listed among symptoms for autism spectrum. I think my key concern for him, apart from us not knowing how to discipline him when we need to, is whether he'll be ready for school. 2.5 years from now is a long time, but I can't imagine him currently sitting in a group of kids paying attention. Story-times at the library are currently a non-starter, though he'll participate in "circle-time" songs and games if he's sitting with one of us.</p><p></p><p>What kinds of interventions might professionals make for kids who need help socially?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bagels, post: 343696, member: 9080"] Thanks for the response, MidwestMom. He speaks reasonably for a kid his age. He's smart and knows his alphabet, recognizes some words, but isn't quite reading yet; his speech isn't especially precocious. He started speaking really early (we did a lot of baby signing). He did (still does, a little) have a pronoun reversal thing (referred to himself as "you") going on that lasted much longer than for most other kids. We've been working on turning that around, and are finally nearly there. But his speech is plenty strong. He's a pretty enthusiastic and energetic kid, at least at home and in comfortable environments. He engages in imaginative play, at least with toys and what-not: he loves dollhouses in particular. And yes, he plays with those toys properly (whatever that means, I guess), in that he isn't interested in dismantling them or whatever. No odd tics, clicks, noises, anything like that. He did flap his arms as a baby and young toddler, but that was purely an expression of entertainment and joy. (We would ask him if he wanted his favorite food, and he would grin and laugh and flap his arms.) It wasn't an uncontrollable habit or anything like that, and he seems to have grown out of it. That's to our dismay. It was really cute! So sensory issues seem to be no problem, as well as speech. I think that's why diagnosing him with Asperger's may be challenging: when one looks at the other symptoms that typically go with it, he doesn't have them (which we're happy to say.) And the attention-neediness and difficulty separating from us aren't usually listed among symptoms for autism spectrum. I think my key concern for him, apart from us not knowing how to discipline him when we need to, is whether he'll be ready for school. 2.5 years from now is a long time, but I can't imagine him currently sitting in a group of kids paying attention. Story-times at the library are currently a non-starter, though he'll participate in "circle-time" songs and games if he's sitting with one of us. What kinds of interventions might professionals make for kids who need help socially? [/QUOTE]
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