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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 188916" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I would ask him (and I'm not kidding) "Do you hear any voices in your head?" The reason I say that is holding his head...seems like he feels about to explode and maybe wants to purge something from his brain and he seems so out of control, poor little guy. As awful as he is, maybe he is hearing things that aren't there. There are such thing as "command hallucinations" that tell you what to do and they are powerful. Not at all suggesting that he actually has them, but I think it's worth asking the question. Or you could be more subtle and say, "Is there a reason you do things that get you into trouble?" Kids do NOT like to talk about hallucinations and often don't do it. Has he ever said he had an imaginery friend? While that can be normal development sometimes, with OUR kids, it can mean he actually is seeing/hearing things that are not there. I think he could well be part Aspie, but in my layperson mom's opinion more is going on with him than just that. Aspies are not necessarily violent. Many are very mellow and laid back. Of course, a child can have two things at one time. That's unfortunately very common. (((Hugs))) I know just how hard you are trying. Also, agree with Sara that maybe the stims are way bad for him--they can cause hallucinations on their own or trigger them if he has an undiagnosed mental illness.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 188916, member: 1550"] I would ask him (and I'm not kidding) "Do you hear any voices in your head?" The reason I say that is holding his head...seems like he feels about to explode and maybe wants to purge something from his brain and he seems so out of control, poor little guy. As awful as he is, maybe he is hearing things that aren't there. There are such thing as "command hallucinations" that tell you what to do and they are powerful. Not at all suggesting that he actually has them, but I think it's worth asking the question. Or you could be more subtle and say, "Is there a reason you do things that get you into trouble?" Kids do NOT like to talk about hallucinations and often don't do it. Has he ever said he had an imaginery friend? While that can be normal development sometimes, with OUR kids, it can mean he actually is seeing/hearing things that are not there. I think he could well be part Aspie, but in my layperson mom's opinion more is going on with him than just that. Aspies are not necessarily violent. Many are very mellow and laid back. Of course, a child can have two things at one time. That's unfortunately very common. (((Hugs))) I know just how hard you are trying. Also, agree with Sara that maybe the stims are way bad for him--they can cause hallucinations on their own or trigger them if he has an undiagnosed mental illness. [/QUOTE]
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