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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 229175" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>That's good feedback, Marf.</p><p></p><p>Still keep an open mind about Asperger's or some other form of Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), it would still fit. Autism and being socially inept doesn't necessairly mean being socially withdrawn; they can be very outgoing (difficult child 3 is) but not be appropriate with it. difficult child 3 loves people, when little he would have just as readly gone home with a total stranger, as with us. Same with his older sister, easy child 2/difficult child 2. There were often times when we would be out in public and she would run TO any male with facial hair, and cling to them as if they were her family. It was quite bizarre. </p><p></p><p>difficult child 3 still will walk up to a total stranger and start a conversation. He likes people, he enjoys social interaction. he's just not good at it, because he can't do small talk. Instead, he will talk about his favourite things (computer game stuff, mostly). He takes his Nintendo DS everywhere with him and will often use it to start an interaction. I've come out of a store to find difficult child 3 sitting on the bech where I left him outside, but beside him will be an older man or a woman, being taught how to use this game.</p><p></p><p>It's interesting that you have noticed the benefits of dark chocolate. It's not necessarily due to effects on serotonin (I think that's what you were trying to say) but it COULD be the caffeine effect from the chocolate. That would impy that stimulant medication could be of benefit. There is a school of thought that considers that Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) is also connected to ADHD. Certainly with my kids, there is a 100&#37; correlation! Iinterestingly, difficult child 3 was 3 years old and still had sever language delay when he started taking dexamphetamine. At the beginning of medication, difficult child 3 was only speaking with nouns and the occasional adjective. Naming things. Nothing more. After a week on medications, he was speaking in full sentences. ADHD medications aren't supposed to work like that!</p><p></p><p>There is also a correlation between dyslexia and ADHD. There are also other causes of dyslexia, including social issues. For example, I have a nephew by marriage, whose mtoher refused to let him go to school. She abused him in other ways but I think it was primarily the lack of schooling that prevented him learning to read. His wife (my niece) has been working with him, teaching him to read; however, due to the time delay and other issues, he will probably never be a big reader.</p><p>Another nephew of mine is badly dyslexic despite all the remedial help my sister provided to him from the age of 6. We picked it up early with him because I was fortunate enough to be studying it in my uni course, at the same time as I saw samples of his schoolwork, and was able to point my sister in a positive direction. Pure fluke, but it was the right thing for the boy. In his case, the problem is something in his brain development, possibly Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-connected. He now has a son with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). Interesting.</p><p></p><p>I suggested you read "The Explosive Child" by Ross Greene - darn good book. It could help a lot with the discipline issues as well as their self-esteem problems. I have also written my own summary of the book, if that would help you. You could share the summary with your husband, where reading the whole book to him might be onerous.</p><p></p><p>I did find that my kids often fought when younger, but as they got older they got on better. There are ways, but you also need to work on the kids individually. Not easy when they have these problems. It just adds to the list of problems.</p><p></p><p>Keep us posted.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 229175, member: 1991"] That's good feedback, Marf. Still keep an open mind about Asperger's or some other form of Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), it would still fit. Autism and being socially inept doesn't necessairly mean being socially withdrawn; they can be very outgoing (difficult child 3 is) but not be appropriate with it. difficult child 3 loves people, when little he would have just as readly gone home with a total stranger, as with us. Same with his older sister, easy child 2/difficult child 2. There were often times when we would be out in public and she would run TO any male with facial hair, and cling to them as if they were her family. It was quite bizarre. difficult child 3 still will walk up to a total stranger and start a conversation. He likes people, he enjoys social interaction. he's just not good at it, because he can't do small talk. Instead, he will talk about his favourite things (computer game stuff, mostly). He takes his Nintendo DS everywhere with him and will often use it to start an interaction. I've come out of a store to find difficult child 3 sitting on the bech where I left him outside, but beside him will be an older man or a woman, being taught how to use this game. It's interesting that you have noticed the benefits of dark chocolate. It's not necessarily due to effects on serotonin (I think that's what you were trying to say) but it COULD be the caffeine effect from the chocolate. That would impy that stimulant medication could be of benefit. There is a school of thought that considers that Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) is also connected to ADHD. Certainly with my kids, there is a 100% correlation! Iinterestingly, difficult child 3 was 3 years old and still had sever language delay when he started taking dexamphetamine. At the beginning of medication, difficult child 3 was only speaking with nouns and the occasional adjective. Naming things. Nothing more. After a week on medications, he was speaking in full sentences. ADHD medications aren't supposed to work like that! There is also a correlation between dyslexia and ADHD. There are also other causes of dyslexia, including social issues. For example, I have a nephew by marriage, whose mtoher refused to let him go to school. She abused him in other ways but I think it was primarily the lack of schooling that prevented him learning to read. His wife (my niece) has been working with him, teaching him to read; however, due to the time delay and other issues, he will probably never be a big reader. Another nephew of mine is badly dyslexic despite all the remedial help my sister provided to him from the age of 6. We picked it up early with him because I was fortunate enough to be studying it in my uni course, at the same time as I saw samples of his schoolwork, and was able to point my sister in a positive direction. Pure fluke, but it was the right thing for the boy. In his case, the problem is something in his brain development, possibly Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-connected. He now has a son with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). Interesting. I suggested you read "The Explosive Child" by Ross Greene - darn good book. It could help a lot with the discipline issues as well as their self-esteem problems. I have also written my own summary of the book, if that would help you. You could share the summary with your husband, where reading the whole book to him might be onerous. I did find that my kids often fought when younger, but as they got older they got on better. There are ways, but you also need to work on the kids individually. Not easy when they have these problems. It just adds to the list of problems. Keep us posted. Marg [/QUOTE]
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