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<blockquote data-quote="Aurora" data-source="post: 519342" data-attributes="member: 14263"><p>Hi-I am new here too. I am a former Special Education teacher with a specialty in Learning and Behavioral Disorders. I have experience peripherally with CD and defiant behavior, in class and with friends but only recently have I admitted to myself that I need to learn more about it due to problems with my child. </p><p></p><p>I thought Autistic Spectrum Disorder also, when reading you're post, probably Asperger's type. That I do have lots of experience in.My son, 27, has AS (originally misdiagnosed ADHD). My daughter, 4yo is diagnosis Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) not otherwise specified. She is the one with defiant and angry behaviors.</p><p></p><p>What made me think Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is that problems with infants is often sensory. He may have needed the movement afforded by being held by you (among other sensory needs), especially if he is now very hyperkinetic (it could be a sensory need for vestibularand proprioceptive input you are seeing). There are some behaviors that are sensory in nature that look aggressive, particularly proprioceptive. An example is "crashing" where a child crashes into or throws himself on people for the input of pressure on his joints.</p><p></p><p>In addition obsessive type behaviors in both adherence too routines and obsessing over interests are Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) markers. People with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) often have poor emotional modulation. They are not neccessarily always aloof. Their social deficits can be of other kinds, such as theory of mind (knowing what others are thinking) and trouble making friends due to other Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) traits, even though they want desperately to. This could be more evident as they age and other kids start to make progress in social skills faster than the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) child. Theory of mind can lead to lots of dififculty figuring out what people want which can lead to anger issues. Auditoy or lanuage processing difficulties can also lead to not understanding what is expected of them also.</p><p></p><p>I agree that you need a comprehensive work up. A developmental pediatrician is another type doctor you can look for.</p><p></p><p>I haven't gotten very far in researching conduct and defiance disorders, but what I have found is pretty much the same as I was taught 25 years ago, that difficulties are a combination of temperment or vulnerabilities in the child not mixing well with parenting style discipline techniques or other environmental factors. Or as my proessor put it, "There is no childthat wouldn't flourish in SOME kind of environment, there are no parents (short of criminal neglect or abuse) that wouldn't do fine with some types of children, but there are some temperments in children that do not flourish with some parentings styles. That doesn't mean that you or anyone here CAUSED the problems, but it does give you the power to help youe son improve and get back on trackby finding out what he needs and what will help him flourish.</p><p></p><p>If it helps any, I have a MS in LBD and a gorgeous cherubic little four year old girl that threatens to stab me in the eye or **** on me. (her words).</p><p></p><p></p><p>Aurora</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aurora, post: 519342, member: 14263"] Hi-I am new here too. I am a former Special Education teacher with a specialty in Learning and Behavioral Disorders. I have experience peripherally with CD and defiant behavior, in class and with friends but only recently have I admitted to myself that I need to learn more about it due to problems with my child. I thought Autistic Spectrum Disorder also, when reading you're post, probably Asperger's type. That I do have lots of experience in.My son, 27, has AS (originally misdiagnosed ADHD). My daughter, 4yo is diagnosis Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) not otherwise specified. She is the one with defiant and angry behaviors. What made me think Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is that problems with infants is often sensory. He may have needed the movement afforded by being held by you (among other sensory needs), especially if he is now very hyperkinetic (it could be a sensory need for vestibularand proprioceptive input you are seeing). There are some behaviors that are sensory in nature that look aggressive, particularly proprioceptive. An example is "crashing" where a child crashes into or throws himself on people for the input of pressure on his joints. In addition obsessive type behaviors in both adherence too routines and obsessing over interests are Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) markers. People with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) often have poor emotional modulation. They are not neccessarily always aloof. Their social deficits can be of other kinds, such as theory of mind (knowing what others are thinking) and trouble making friends due to other Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) traits, even though they want desperately to. This could be more evident as they age and other kids start to make progress in social skills faster than the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) child. Theory of mind can lead to lots of dififculty figuring out what people want which can lead to anger issues. Auditoy or lanuage processing difficulties can also lead to not understanding what is expected of them also. I agree that you need a comprehensive work up. A developmental pediatrician is another type doctor you can look for. I haven't gotten very far in researching conduct and defiance disorders, but what I have found is pretty much the same as I was taught 25 years ago, that difficulties are a combination of temperment or vulnerabilities in the child not mixing well with parenting style discipline techniques or other environmental factors. Or as my proessor put it, "There is no childthat wouldn't flourish in SOME kind of environment, there are no parents (short of criminal neglect or abuse) that wouldn't do fine with some types of children, but there are some temperments in children that do not flourish with some parentings styles. That doesn't mean that you or anyone here CAUSED the problems, but it does give you the power to help youe son improve and get back on trackby finding out what he needs and what will help him flourish. If it helps any, I have a MS in LBD and a gorgeous cherubic little four year old girl that threatens to stab me in the eye or **** on me. (her words). Aurora [/QUOTE]
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