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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 124051" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>My son is on the autism spectrum and talks to himself all the time. I was told it's easier for him to understand his thoughts when he talks out loud. When I ask him about it, he says, in a good-natured voice, "When there's nobody else to talk to, I talk to me." He does not hallucinate nor is he mentally ill. I hear it's common for spectrum kids to talk to themselves. HOWEVER, Lucas only does it when he's at home in his room and nobody can hear him (or so he thinks...hehe). And he doesn't have difficult behavior. Talking to oneself CAN mean the child is hearing voices in his head. I know that you're in Canada and that your son is pretty old now, but, if you can, I"d get him a neuropsychologist evaluation. They in my opinion are far better than any other type of evaluation...far more thorough. He is likely misbehaving because of some mental health issue OR neurological difference that nobody understands. He's getting up there though--I don't know if you can really help him anymore unless he wants to cooperate with treatment. in my opinion therapy won't help this child until he is evaluated and the cause of his oppositional behavior is found. I believe it's far more than ADHD and CD is basically an untreated, unresolved mental illness. My guess is that if he lived in the US, he'd probably have a different diagnosis. Is he on stimulants? That could make him worse if he has a mood problem...good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 124051, member: 1550"] My son is on the autism spectrum and talks to himself all the time. I was told it's easier for him to understand his thoughts when he talks out loud. When I ask him about it, he says, in a good-natured voice, "When there's nobody else to talk to, I talk to me." He does not hallucinate nor is he mentally ill. I hear it's common for spectrum kids to talk to themselves. HOWEVER, Lucas only does it when he's at home in his room and nobody can hear him (or so he thinks...hehe). And he doesn't have difficult behavior. Talking to oneself CAN mean the child is hearing voices in his head. I know that you're in Canada and that your son is pretty old now, but, if you can, I"d get him a neuropsychologist evaluation. They in my opinion are far better than any other type of evaluation...far more thorough. He is likely misbehaving because of some mental health issue OR neurological difference that nobody understands. He's getting up there though--I don't know if you can really help him anymore unless he wants to cooperate with treatment. in my opinion therapy won't help this child until he is evaluated and the cause of his oppositional behavior is found. I believe it's far more than ADHD and CD is basically an untreated, unresolved mental illness. My guess is that if he lived in the US, he'd probably have a different diagnosis. Is he on stimulants? That could make him worse if he has a mood problem...good luck! [/QUOTE]
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