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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 351211" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Welcome!! From the list you wrote I agree that Asperger's is a possibility. It sounds much like my son, though by 7 my son was scaring us with his violence. He could not be left alone in a room with his little sister for even long enough for husband or I to use the restroom! If we were home alone with the kids we had to take the same-sex child into the restroom with us or my daughter had bruises from him. </p><p></p><p>It is really important to get help and support started soon. The earlier it starts the better the outcome. My son got more and more violent, esp toward his little sister, to the point he couldn't safely live with us. He ended up with my parents and now, at 18 is an awesome, great big bro to both his sibs. He is very protective of the little sis he abused, much to my amazement! (Recently he wanted to come and speak to the doctor who is insisting his sister's movement disorder is a result of "anxiety". He is very angry that she is not being properly treated, as are we. I NEVER expected him to want to have a good relationship with her, much less to want to advocate for her!) </p><p></p><p>It is important to get an IEP process started at school, as well as to get other things started. For one thing, school can help with social skills and with sensory issues like how loud his voice gets and any problems with certain foods, textures, tags or seams in clothing, etc... Don't let school tell you they are already doing all they can. If things get worse suddenly the IEP gives him legal protections under federal law. It is important to make sure he has those in case he needs them. </p><p></p><p>As you get things ready for the new therapist (abbreviated therapist here on the website), consider also getting an appointment with a child psychiatrist. There are medications that can help treat our Aspies, but they MUST, repeat MUST MUST MUST, be administered by a board certified child and adolescent psychiatrist(called a psychiatrist on our site)! Pediatricians and family practice docs are in NO way trained to administer these medicines. There is a wait of as long as 3 months to get in to see a psychiatrist, so getting a referral as soon as you can is important.</p><p></p><p>Another thing to consider is writing out a Parent Report. It is a report that tells all about your child and lets anyone who is helping you with your child get all the relevant info in one document. You don't have to give every "expert" the entire report, it is pretty easy to pull out the segments a teacher might need, for example. You can find the format in the FAQ/Board Help section under Parent Input/MultiDisciplinary Evaluation. (<a href="http://www.conductdisorders.com/forum/f7/parent-input-multi-disciplinary-evaluation-10/" target="_blank">http://www.conductdisorders.com/forum/f7/parent-input-multi-disciplinary-evaluation-10/</a> ).</p><p></p><p></p><p>Hugs,</p><p></p><p>Susie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 351211, member: 1233"] Welcome!! From the list you wrote I agree that Asperger's is a possibility. It sounds much like my son, though by 7 my son was scaring us with his violence. He could not be left alone in a room with his little sister for even long enough for husband or I to use the restroom! If we were home alone with the kids we had to take the same-sex child into the restroom with us or my daughter had bruises from him. It is really important to get help and support started soon. The earlier it starts the better the outcome. My son got more and more violent, esp toward his little sister, to the point he couldn't safely live with us. He ended up with my parents and now, at 18 is an awesome, great big bro to both his sibs. He is very protective of the little sis he abused, much to my amazement! (Recently he wanted to come and speak to the doctor who is insisting his sister's movement disorder is a result of "anxiety". He is very angry that she is not being properly treated, as are we. I NEVER expected him to want to have a good relationship with her, much less to want to advocate for her!) It is important to get an IEP process started at school, as well as to get other things started. For one thing, school can help with social skills and with sensory issues like how loud his voice gets and any problems with certain foods, textures, tags or seams in clothing, etc... Don't let school tell you they are already doing all they can. If things get worse suddenly the IEP gives him legal protections under federal law. It is important to make sure he has those in case he needs them. As you get things ready for the new therapist (abbreviated therapist here on the website), consider also getting an appointment with a child psychiatrist. There are medications that can help treat our Aspies, but they MUST, repeat MUST MUST MUST, be administered by a board certified child and adolescent psychiatrist(called a psychiatrist on our site)! Pediatricians and family practice docs are in NO way trained to administer these medicines. There is a wait of as long as 3 months to get in to see a psychiatrist, so getting a referral as soon as you can is important. Another thing to consider is writing out a Parent Report. It is a report that tells all about your child and lets anyone who is helping you with your child get all the relevant info in one document. You don't have to give every "expert" the entire report, it is pretty easy to pull out the segments a teacher might need, for example. You can find the format in the FAQ/Board Help section under Parent Input/MultiDisciplinary Evaluation. ([url]http://www.conductdisorders.com/forum/f7/parent-input-multi-disciplinary-evaluation-10/[/url] ). Hugs, Susie [/QUOTE]
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