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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 302645" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>To me,who had a similar son, especially with lack of eye contact and lack of appropriate interaction with his same age peers and no clue about social norms, it sounds like he could be on the high functioning end of the autism spectrum. Although he is young, even five year olds tend to know about appropriate and inappropriate behavior unless their own thinking gets in the way or if the child is mentally ill. in my opinion I don't think he is mentally ill.</p><p></p><p> I would see a neuropsychologist for a complete evaluation. I personally am a layperson, but my opinion is that he's not trying to be "bad" nor that it is a parenting issue. I think he has a neurological difference that is making life hard for him so he gets frustrated and acts out. You may want to take this little test as a sort of layman's screening tool to see if he fits Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) (autistic spectrum disorder/Aspergers). If it's Aspergers, the scale is less accurate because there is no speech delay. This disorder, if he is on the spectrum, requires early education and school intervetions, some Special Education, and learning about Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) so you can deal with parenting a differently wired brain. Check out the scale--it can be quite accurate if you are honest in your answers. But you do need a professional to make the diagnosis. Never self-diagnose. Also, doubt that anything you do with your marriage will help, unless he is physically abusive. And then that STILL probably is just agitating things, not the cause. Good luck!</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.childbrain.com/pddassess.html" target="_blank">http://www.childbrain.com/pddassess.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 302645, member: 1550"] To me,who had a similar son, especially with lack of eye contact and lack of appropriate interaction with his same age peers and no clue about social norms, it sounds like he could be on the high functioning end of the autism spectrum. Although he is young, even five year olds tend to know about appropriate and inappropriate behavior unless their own thinking gets in the way or if the child is mentally ill. in my opinion I don't think he is mentally ill. I would see a neuropsychologist for a complete evaluation. I personally am a layperson, but my opinion is that he's not trying to be "bad" nor that it is a parenting issue. I think he has a neurological difference that is making life hard for him so he gets frustrated and acts out. You may want to take this little test as a sort of layman's screening tool to see if he fits Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) (autistic spectrum disorder/Aspergers). If it's Aspergers, the scale is less accurate because there is no speech delay. This disorder, if he is on the spectrum, requires early education and school intervetions, some Special Education, and learning about Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) so you can deal with parenting a differently wired brain. Check out the scale--it can be quite accurate if you are honest in your answers. But you do need a professional to make the diagnosis. Never self-diagnose. Also, doubt that anything you do with your marriage will help, unless he is physically abusive. And then that STILL probably is just agitating things, not the cause. Good luck! [URL]http://www.childbrain.com/pddassess.html[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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