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My son can't do basic things at 8 years old. I'm worried. Should I be?
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<blockquote data-quote="benjammin74" data-source="post: 593821" data-attributes="member: 16300"><p>Wow, thanks for the wealth of information! He has struggled with school in the past, but the ADHD medication has definitely helped. The school also put him in a special program with easier homework. He has also managed to make a few friends! Compared to my 12 year old daughter, he reached all of his milestones much later. He has always struggled with eating. He eats extremely slowly, chewing even soft foods for a really long time. He was unable to speak clearly until he was 6 or 7, when he had speech therapy. There are still some things he struggles to pronounce correctly. I read about Asperger's syndrome and not all of the symptoms fit, but he does have difficulty carrying a conversation and gets obsessed over things. I haven't noticed any repetitive hand movements. He can read just as good as my 12 year old, and seems to be of normal intelligence. I'm not sure how his environment plays into this, but it is as different as night and day between his mom's house and mine. His doctor recommended lots of structure to help with his ADHD, so we have created a daily after school schedule. He gets lots of outside play time as well as father-son time. Things are different at his mom's house. I don't want to say anything disparaging about her so I'll leave it at that. One thing I will say is that he gets a new toy every day that he is there. Her parents live nearby as well and buy him anything he wants. Their houses are both bursting with toys. Again, I'm not sure if that plays into it but it doesn't seem normal to me! People have suggested it may have something to do with his diet as well. It is a huge battle to get him to eat vegetables, and one that I don't always have the energy to fight. I do try, even at the risk of tantrums and screaming, and crying. I plan on calling his doctor tomorrow and scheduling an evaluation. I'll check back in and let you know how it goes! Again, Thanks for all the information!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="benjammin74, post: 593821, member: 16300"] Wow, thanks for the wealth of information! He has struggled with school in the past, but the ADHD medication has definitely helped. The school also put him in a special program with easier homework. He has also managed to make a few friends! Compared to my 12 year old daughter, he reached all of his milestones much later. He has always struggled with eating. He eats extremely slowly, chewing even soft foods for a really long time. He was unable to speak clearly until he was 6 or 7, when he had speech therapy. There are still some things he struggles to pronounce correctly. I read about Asperger's syndrome and not all of the symptoms fit, but he does have difficulty carrying a conversation and gets obsessed over things. I haven't noticed any repetitive hand movements. He can read just as good as my 12 year old, and seems to be of normal intelligence. I'm not sure how his environment plays into this, but it is as different as night and day between his mom's house and mine. His doctor recommended lots of structure to help with his ADHD, so we have created a daily after school schedule. He gets lots of outside play time as well as father-son time. Things are different at his mom's house. I don't want to say anything disparaging about her so I'll leave it at that. One thing I will say is that he gets a new toy every day that he is there. Her parents live nearby as well and buy him anything he wants. Their houses are both bursting with toys. Again, I'm not sure if that plays into it but it doesn't seem normal to me! People have suggested it may have something to do with his diet as well. It is a huge battle to get him to eat vegetables, and one that I don't always have the energy to fight. I do try, even at the risk of tantrums and screaming, and crying. I plan on calling his doctor tomorrow and scheduling an evaluation. I'll check back in and let you know how it goes! Again, Thanks for all the information! [/QUOTE]
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