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<blockquote data-quote="buddy" data-source="post: 478354" data-attributes="member: 12886"><p>i was thinking the same as TeDo. In fact, I said my son was "autistic-like" until he was 4 or 5 when I had him evaluated at the child development center where I worked. I do see a pattern (but only from your posts, so of course I have the benefit of 20/20 hindsight). It does seem that transitioning him from what he is focused on is a huge problem. Not YOUR transitions to new things, HIS transitions in thinking. It is very common in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and the anxiety is internal. My son could never ever handle rushes...still has trouble with that, and as you said, it is unavoidable at times when you have to get somewhere. That is where learning the programs like "how does your engine run' or the five point scale all help loads, you can talk about the worries or upsets in their terms and learn little kid methods for calming down. At my home, sometimes I just have to accept being late. it is frustrating but not worth a whole day of upset because we started out wrong.</p><p></p><p>Even if you are not feeling he is fully on the spectrum, it sure seems like the learning and coping tools could be of benefit. I honestly do know how hard it is, and every day make loads of choices I wish I could redo and other times just have to accept that there was nothing I could do differently. He is who he is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buddy, post: 478354, member: 12886"] i was thinking the same as TeDo. In fact, I said my son was "autistic-like" until he was 4 or 5 when I had him evaluated at the child development center where I worked. I do see a pattern (but only from your posts, so of course I have the benefit of 20/20 hindsight). It does seem that transitioning him from what he is focused on is a huge problem. Not YOUR transitions to new things, HIS transitions in thinking. It is very common in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and the anxiety is internal. My son could never ever handle rushes...still has trouble with that, and as you said, it is unavoidable at times when you have to get somewhere. That is where learning the programs like "how does your engine run' or the five point scale all help loads, you can talk about the worries or upsets in their terms and learn little kid methods for calming down. At my home, sometimes I just have to accept being late. it is frustrating but not worth a whole day of upset because we started out wrong. Even if you are not feeling he is fully on the spectrum, it sure seems like the learning and coping tools could be of benefit. I honestly do know how hard it is, and every day make loads of choices I wish I could redo and other times just have to accept that there was nothing I could do differently. He is who he is. [/QUOTE]
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