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<blockquote data-quote="Wonderful Family" data-source="post: 234387"><p>Very good; one thing I learned about difficult child and other kids like him came to me this summer. I would never have seen this unless my Dad had not come to stay with me at the end of his life.</p><p> </p><p> My Dad had brain cancer; and as the tumor/his condition became worse, he always acted and sounded fine until the very end. He would speak in his normal tone of voice and carry on the everyday conversations that we all have; but if got confused and rather than repeat what he said before (then it's obvious to others there might be a problem); Dad would just change the subject and talk about something else - and start rubbing his head.</p><p> </p><p> What I discovered in watching difficult child at the same time was how he did the same thing my Dad did, including rubbing his head. If difficult child either does not give you a complete response, ignores you or changes the subject, something else is going on too (even though everything is calm and the same as always, not upset or unhappy) But if you ask a follow-up question, he tends to snap at you (e.g., "I just said"). And then, he won't know why you are upset at him for yelling. I am wondering again about autism . . .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wonderful Family, post: 234387"] Very good; one thing I learned about difficult child and other kids like him came to me this summer. I would never have seen this unless my Dad had not come to stay with me at the end of his life. My Dad had brain cancer; and as the tumor/his condition became worse, he always acted and sounded fine until the very end. He would speak in his normal tone of voice and carry on the everyday conversations that we all have; but if got confused and rather than repeat what he said before (then it's obvious to others there might be a problem); Dad would just change the subject and talk about something else - and start rubbing his head. What I discovered in watching difficult child at the same time was how he did the same thing my Dad did, including rubbing his head. If difficult child either does not give you a complete response, ignores you or changes the subject, something else is going on too (even though everything is calm and the same as always, not upset or unhappy) But if you ask a follow-up question, he tends to snap at you (e.g., "I just said"). And then, he won't know why you are upset at him for yelling. I am wondering again about autism . . . [/QUOTE]
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