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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 712761" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Hi, welcome to the forum! This is exactly where you need to be for support. Parents here truly know EXACTLY how you feel because we have been right where you are. You could be describing my son back when he was a little boy. </p><p></p><p>You are doing the right things, even though it feels hopeless. For my son it felt hopeless up through the teen years. I truly thought he might end up in prison or worse. Guess what? He has Aspergers and Intractable Depression (very hard to treat depression), but he is on medication that works for him, he works a full time job that he seems to enjoy. He has friends, he participates in activities that he likes, he has rebuilt relationships with his siblings, and he is a lovely young man. So there truly IS hope.</p><p></p><p>I recommend reading The Explosive Child by Green, What Your Explosive Child Is Trying To Tell You by Riley, The Out of Sync Child by Kranowitz and The Out of Sync Child Has Fun by Kranowitz. Your library should have all of them. </p><p></p><p>Personally, getting a handle on the sensory issues can help more than you realize. The books by Kranowitz are for that. If Aspergers had been diagnosed when I was a child, I am sure I would have been diagnosed. My sensory issues are acute. They don't go away as I get older, in fact they seem to get worse. I do learn how to handle them better. I don't fly off the handle as much and I cope with things more. But kids feel sensory things more intensely, and they don't have the coping skills that adults do. So working on his sensory diet is important. It may seem like play to you, or to others, but it is incredibly important. </p><p></p><p>Ask about brushing therapy for him. It does NOT involve any medication and it retrains the brain to handle sensory input. It must be taught by an occupational therapist, but most of it is done at home or school, so you have to learn it. It is easy, and generally kids tolerate it well. It made a HUGE difference for my son and I have seen it work for MANY others. It is especially effective when followed by gentle joint compression, which the therapist should show you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 712761, member: 1233"] Hi, welcome to the forum! This is exactly where you need to be for support. Parents here truly know EXACTLY how you feel because we have been right where you are. You could be describing my son back when he was a little boy. You are doing the right things, even though it feels hopeless. For my son it felt hopeless up through the teen years. I truly thought he might end up in prison or worse. Guess what? He has Aspergers and Intractable Depression (very hard to treat depression), but he is on medication that works for him, he works a full time job that he seems to enjoy. He has friends, he participates in activities that he likes, he has rebuilt relationships with his siblings, and he is a lovely young man. So there truly IS hope. I recommend reading The Explosive Child by Green, What Your Explosive Child Is Trying To Tell You by Riley, The Out of Sync Child by Kranowitz and The Out of Sync Child Has Fun by Kranowitz. Your library should have all of them. Personally, getting a handle on the sensory issues can help more than you realize. The books by Kranowitz are for that. If Aspergers had been diagnosed when I was a child, I am sure I would have been diagnosed. My sensory issues are acute. They don't go away as I get older, in fact they seem to get worse. I do learn how to handle them better. I don't fly off the handle as much and I cope with things more. But kids feel sensory things more intensely, and they don't have the coping skills that adults do. So working on his sensory diet is important. It may seem like play to you, or to others, but it is incredibly important. Ask about brushing therapy for him. It does NOT involve any medication and it retrains the brain to handle sensory input. It must be taught by an occupational therapist, but most of it is done at home or school, so you have to learn it. It is easy, and generally kids tolerate it well. It made a HUGE difference for my son and I have seen it work for MANY others. It is especially effective when followed by gentle joint compression, which the therapist should show you. [/QUOTE]
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