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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 571896" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Your son is exactly like mine was. He was friendly with family...pointed, engaged us, etc. He was smart and on the ball. He had good comprehension of what we were saying to him, but he had poor expressive language which drove him nuts. He had no ability to handle frustration and would break into fits until he got good interventions.</p><p></p><p>The dislike of crowd, lights, noise etc. sounds very sensory, which is also a huge red flag for autism, but is a problem in of itself. My son got a lot of PT for that. My son also has a great sense of humor, especially regarding irony and word play. Only in classic autism do kids not have humor. Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified is atypical autism. It is Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), but the kids have lots of normal traits mixed with the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) traits. Aspergers is high functioning autism so the k ids are less impaired, but still lack social skills. Lots of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids prefer adults because adults accept their oddities. My son was very much that way. Your son does not interact with k ids his age. That is another red flag. Now...</p><p></p><p>Even if he isn't on the spectrum, he is enough like a spectrum kid that he would probably benefit from Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) interventions. Sounds like he isn't getting much other than maybe behavioral therapy and I'm betting the farm that this won't work. Having said that....</p><p></p><p>I still think he needs to be evaluated for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). There is Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified...atypical autism and even many PhD psychologists are not in the loop about it. I think he could very well be a spectrum kid, although at first my son had a ton of misdiagnoses. The idea that your son is immature with poor coping skills is not a diagnosis and does not explain why he is that way. Also, I've raised five kids to maturity and my Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) son was the only one who through fits. It is not a rite of normal passage for kids to act the way yours is, even if the child is immature.</p><p></p><p>Not trying to tell you what's wrong, but still think your psychologist is not very well informed. We had to travel quite a distance for a neuropsychologist, but in my opinion it was worth it. I'd be surprised if these problems went away with interventions, which requires a diagnosis.</p><p></p><p>It is hard for us to diagnose our own kids. I'd take him to another SLT. Again JMO.</p><p></p><p>I don't believe changing your parenting will change HIM. It may lead to less problems at home, but there will probably continue to be problems, bigger ones, as he progresses in school, if there is no help in place now.</p><p></p><p>Anyhow, wishing you both luck <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 571896, member: 1550"] Your son is exactly like mine was. He was friendly with family...pointed, engaged us, etc. He was smart and on the ball. He had good comprehension of what we were saying to him, but he had poor expressive language which drove him nuts. He had no ability to handle frustration and would break into fits until he got good interventions. The dislike of crowd, lights, noise etc. sounds very sensory, which is also a huge red flag for autism, but is a problem in of itself. My son got a lot of PT for that. My son also has a great sense of humor, especially regarding irony and word play. Only in classic autism do kids not have humor. Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified is atypical autism. It is Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), but the kids have lots of normal traits mixed with the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) traits. Aspergers is high functioning autism so the k ids are less impaired, but still lack social skills. Lots of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids prefer adults because adults accept their oddities. My son was very much that way. Your son does not interact with k ids his age. That is another red flag. Now... Even if he isn't on the spectrum, he is enough like a spectrum kid that he would probably benefit from Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) interventions. Sounds like he isn't getting much other than maybe behavioral therapy and I'm betting the farm that this won't work. Having said that.... I still think he needs to be evaluated for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). There is Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified...atypical autism and even many PhD psychologists are not in the loop about it. I think he could very well be a spectrum kid, although at first my son had a ton of misdiagnoses. The idea that your son is immature with poor coping skills is not a diagnosis and does not explain why he is that way. Also, I've raised five kids to maturity and my Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) son was the only one who through fits. It is not a rite of normal passage for kids to act the way yours is, even if the child is immature. Not trying to tell you what's wrong, but still think your psychologist is not very well informed. We had to travel quite a distance for a neuropsychologist, but in my opinion it was worth it. I'd be surprised if these problems went away with interventions, which requires a diagnosis. It is hard for us to diagnose our own kids. I'd take him to another SLT. Again JMO. I don't believe changing your parenting will change HIM. It may lead to less problems at home, but there will probably continue to be problems, bigger ones, as he progresses in school, if there is no help in place now. Anyhow, wishing you both luck :) [/QUOTE]
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