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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 309501" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>Hi primus, welcome to our forum.</p><p></p><p>If you're receiving comments that people are noticing your son as somehow being different, I think I would at least look into that (as I know you are by starting here).</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>We are all just parents here and obviously can't diagnose but the description that you wrote above immediately made me think of Asperger's Syndrome (the highest functioning of the Autistic Spectrum Disorders). Often the young children have some quirky behaviors, social differences, unusual obsessions for their age group, and speech that sounds older than their age.</p><p></p><p>Here's several links for you to look through. I should mention that often when parents start researching it's common for a child to not fit all the symptoms.</p><p><a href="http://www.aspergersyndrome.org/" target="_blank">http://www.aspergersyndrome.org/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.asperger-syndrome.me.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.asperger-syndrome.me.uk/</a></p><p></p><p>The arm motions that you are describing sound a lot like something called "stimming". You can google or even check out youtube for examples.</p><p></p><p>I should also mention that it can be hard to get a diagnosis of AS in young children so if things a ringing a bell in the above links, you'll want to do your homework thoroughly.</p><p></p><p>Do you often see him lining up toys or other objects in straight lines or formations?</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps.</p><p>SRL</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 309501, member: 701"] Hi primus, welcome to our forum. If you're receiving comments that people are noticing your son as somehow being different, I think I would at least look into that (as I know you are by starting here). We are all just parents here and obviously can't diagnose but the description that you wrote above immediately made me think of Asperger's Syndrome (the highest functioning of the Autistic Spectrum Disorders). Often the young children have some quirky behaviors, social differences, unusual obsessions for their age group, and speech that sounds older than their age. Here's several links for you to look through. I should mention that often when parents start researching it's common for a child to not fit all the symptoms. [URL]http://www.aspergersyndrome.org/[/URL][U][COLOR=#800080][/COLOR][/U] [URL]http://www.asperger-syndrome.me.uk/[/URL] The arm motions that you are describing sound a lot like something called "stimming". You can google or even check out youtube for examples. I should also mention that it can be hard to get a diagnosis of AS in young children so if things a ringing a bell in the above links, you'll want to do your homework thoroughly. Do you often see him lining up toys or other objects in straight lines or formations? Hope this helps. SRL [/QUOTE]
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