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<blockquote data-quote="redegg" data-source="post: 351284"><p>Thanks so much for the thoughtful responses!</p><p> </p><p>I took the childbrain questionnaire this morning for my son, and scored a 127. Ouch.</p><p> </p><p>Speaking of ouch, violence *is* one of the symptoms that concerns me. Although the episodes do seem to be getting less frequent, there is still some hurting that goes on when he has a freakout/tantrum/meltdown. The day before yesterday he slapped me in the face in a Starbucks as the cashier looked on. Talk about humiliating. There have been periods of time where I've sported a lot of bruises and other kinds of injuries from his meltdowns.</p><p> </p><p>Ironically, the flip side of the coin is that he and I are *very* close. When he's sweet, he's *very* sweet. When he's horrible, he's *very* horrible. </p><p> </p><p>Now that I'm reading about Aspergers I see some signs in myself as well as in my husband, so I dunno, maybe his behavior is inherited from us. My husband is a very anxious person, very socially isolated, and as a result our family is pretty isolated. So at times I wonder how much of my son's behavior is "nature" versus "nurture" just because he hasn't had the opportunity to develop the social and motor skills that other kids have mastered by now.</p><p> </p><p>Anyway, I really value having a place like this to talk about all of this, because I can't really talk about it with my husband. Every doubt or concern I have about my son is taken as a criticism of husband's parenting skills, which really isn't helpful for anyone. I'm reeeeaaaalllly looking forward to our "therapist" appointment tonight because I see it as a jumping off place for getting help for all of the relationships in our house.</p><p> </p><p>Thanks for the warm welcome. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="redegg, post: 351284"] Thanks so much for the thoughtful responses! I took the childbrain questionnaire this morning for my son, and scored a 127. Ouch. Speaking of ouch, violence *is* one of the symptoms that concerns me. Although the episodes do seem to be getting less frequent, there is still some hurting that goes on when he has a freakout/tantrum/meltdown. The day before yesterday he slapped me in the face in a Starbucks as the cashier looked on. Talk about humiliating. There have been periods of time where I've sported a lot of bruises and other kinds of injuries from his meltdowns. Ironically, the flip side of the coin is that he and I are *very* close. When he's sweet, he's *very* sweet. When he's horrible, he's *very* horrible. Now that I'm reading about Aspergers I see some signs in myself as well as in my husband, so I dunno, maybe his behavior is inherited from us. My husband is a very anxious person, very socially isolated, and as a result our family is pretty isolated. So at times I wonder how much of my son's behavior is "nature" versus "nurture" just because he hasn't had the opportunity to develop the social and motor skills that other kids have mastered by now. Anyway, I really value having a place like this to talk about all of this, because I can't really talk about it with my husband. Every doubt or concern I have about my son is taken as a criticism of husband's parenting skills, which really isn't helpful for anyone. I'm reeeeaaaalllly looking forward to our "therapist" appointment tonight because I see it as a jumping off place for getting help for all of the relationships in our house. Thanks for the warm welcome. :-) [/QUOTE]
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