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<blockquote data-quote="chels" data-source="post: 242586" data-attributes="member: 6796"><p>Thanks for the replies!</p><p> </p><p>MidwestMom -</p><p> </p><p>He doesn't exhibit any of those characteristics you list. He makes great eye contact with all ages and really engages with people, doesn't have sensitivities to stimuli, no strange habits/mannerisms. The only thing he obsesses about is cars, though he is quite particular about things being done the "right" way (according to his interpretation). He only dislikes trasitions when it's something he doesn't want to do at the time, and it's not always for the same thing. For example, he's ordinarily fine when I say we have to go the store, but sometimes he will scream and throw a long tantrum because he'd rather stay home and play with his toys. His main issue is that he wants what he wants when he wants and in his own way. If our response isn't how he thinks it should be, he throws a tantrum. So, If I put him in his carseat instead of letting him climb in himself (which I only do if he refuses to get in his seat), he will scream for the rest of the cartrip demanding that we return to the place we left from so he can do it by himself. The tantrum typically lasts after I've pulled into the garage, so I just keep him in his seat until he tires himself out. My inlaws think we're too easy on him and that he's just trying to gain power and control. I understand he's trying to assert his independence, given his age, but the degree and length of his tantrumming and his insistence that things must be a particular way cause me concern and don't seem typical.</p><p> </p><p>SRL - I'm not familiar with hyperlexia. I'll look into it. Thanks for the suggestion. It's hard for us to determine where the line is between intelligence and memory. So, we're not sure what he actually is learning in terms of emerging and perfecting skills and what he's just remembering. I have a photographic memory and a very high IQ (Mensa-level), so it doesn't surprise me that my son's memory is also quite good. </p><p> </p><p>In talking more with my mom about mine and my son's similarities, she said I didn't line anything up or have a strong interest in one thing (like my son has with cars), but she did notice some lack of social skills with me (difficulty talking to new people, difficulty picking up on social cues) that she (or we) doesn't notice in our son. Otherwise she says my son is a carbon copy of me. She did worry that I had autism when I was young, but the things she detected were subtle, and then I seemed to emerge out of it at some point. Whatever's going on with my son, it seems like it came from me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chels, post: 242586, member: 6796"] Thanks for the replies! MidwestMom - He doesn't exhibit any of those characteristics you list. He makes great eye contact with all ages and really engages with people, doesn't have sensitivities to stimuli, no strange habits/mannerisms. The only thing he obsesses about is cars, though he is quite particular about things being done the "right" way (according to his interpretation). He only dislikes trasitions when it's something he doesn't want to do at the time, and it's not always for the same thing. For example, he's ordinarily fine when I say we have to go the store, but sometimes he will scream and throw a long tantrum because he'd rather stay home and play with his toys. His main issue is that he wants what he wants when he wants and in his own way. If our response isn't how he thinks it should be, he throws a tantrum. So, If I put him in his carseat instead of letting him climb in himself (which I only do if he refuses to get in his seat), he will scream for the rest of the cartrip demanding that we return to the place we left from so he can do it by himself. The tantrum typically lasts after I've pulled into the garage, so I just keep him in his seat until he tires himself out. My inlaws think we're too easy on him and that he's just trying to gain power and control. I understand he's trying to assert his independence, given his age, but the degree and length of his tantrumming and his insistence that things must be a particular way cause me concern and don't seem typical. SRL - I'm not familiar with hyperlexia. I'll look into it. Thanks for the suggestion. It's hard for us to determine where the line is between intelligence and memory. So, we're not sure what he actually is learning in terms of emerging and perfecting skills and what he's just remembering. I have a photographic memory and a very high IQ (Mensa-level), so it doesn't surprise me that my son's memory is also quite good. In talking more with my mom about mine and my son's similarities, she said I didn't line anything up or have a strong interest in one thing (like my son has with cars), but she did notice some lack of social skills with me (difficulty talking to new people, difficulty picking up on social cues) that she (or we) doesn't notice in our son. Otherwise she says my son is a carbon copy of me. She did worry that I had autism when I was young, but the things she detected were subtle, and then I seemed to emerge out of it at some point. Whatever's going on with my son, it seems like it came from me. [/QUOTE]
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