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Mother of an 8 year old out of control Aspergers child!
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<blockquote data-quote="1 Day At a Time" data-source="post: 433220" data-attributes="member: 3704"><p>Snowenne,</p><p></p><p>I just want to offer some support and some gentle hugs. You are describing our difficult child at age 8 , well, except for the "good baby" part. Our difficult child has always struggled. </p><p></p><p>I agree that the Occupational Therapist (OT)'s recommendations will be quite helpful to you. I'm guessing that your little guy has extreme sensory issues - and eating and the personal hygiene routines are really quite grueling for him (as well as for you). The occupational therapist may be able to suggest alternative methods that calm these situations down.</p><p></p><p>I sure others may chime in here, but the book "The Explosive Child" was very helpful for us. You do have to pick your battles, because your life can become very exhausting if you don't. I also agree about the effort it takes your son to "keep it together". He probably needs a lot of time and space after school just to decompress. My son does, and he's almost 20!</p><p></p><p>I will tell you that it does get better, and he will learn how to better regulate his behaviors. But, that is a ways off. Fortunately, you will have help to develop strategies to assist you both. Hang in there....</p><p></p><p>Valerie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1 Day At a Time, post: 433220, member: 3704"] Snowenne, I just want to offer some support and some gentle hugs. You are describing our difficult child at age 8 , well, except for the "good baby" part. Our difficult child has always struggled. I agree that the Occupational Therapist (OT)'s recommendations will be quite helpful to you. I'm guessing that your little guy has extreme sensory issues - and eating and the personal hygiene routines are really quite grueling for him (as well as for you). The occupational therapist may be able to suggest alternative methods that calm these situations down. I sure others may chime in here, but the book "The Explosive Child" was very helpful for us. You do have to pick your battles, because your life can become very exhausting if you don't. I also agree about the effort it takes your son to "keep it together". He probably needs a lot of time and space after school just to decompress. My son does, and he's almost 20! I will tell you that it does get better, and he will learn how to better regulate his behaviors. But, that is a ways off. Fortunately, you will have help to develop strategies to assist you both. Hang in there.... Valerie [/QUOTE]
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