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<blockquote data-quote="gypsybug" data-source="post: 506831" data-attributes="member: 13880"><p>Thank you all for your responses. TeDo I will definitely be checking out those resources. </p><p></p><p>Well we went for the psychiatric appointment tonight and I laid it all out for him. Told him I believed I had done him a disservice by taking him to his pediatrician for this and that I did not believe his diagnosis to be quite right. Told him everything I hadn't mentioned to anyone because, before learning about aspergers, I simply didn't know these were symptoms of anything. I just believed them to be personality quirks. Like the hard hugs, the little repetitive noises he makes when he eats (I thought he just really appreciated my cooking since they sound like mmmm, lol), rubbing his head along the carpet like a wheelbarrow since he could crawl (not so much now but once in a while) his constant chewing on things etc. </p><p></p><p>I told him flat out I thought his LPC was right and that I wanted to start finding things that will help him deal with the anxiety and headaches from crowds, and his social skills. Bottom line, when I walked out of there I came out with an official diagnosis of aspergers with a possible side of adhd. He is keeping him on the Concerta 27mg for the time being, and has added 1 mg of intuniv. If he has any issues or doesn't show signs of improvement I can go back in and we will try something different. He also wrote out a note for the school stating my son is in treatment for Aspergers and to get an IEP set up for him.</p><p></p><p>So tomorrow I'll contact his teacher and get the ball rolling there. His principle said she would then call in the school psychiatrist and and we'll start building up his support system. Then once we've done what we can, I can then take all of this documentation to his new school in CA and hopefully, get him started on the right foot in 3rd grade.</p><p></p><p>I feel both better and worse. Better because now I feel like we might actually make some PROGRESS, worse because dang...this isn't what a parent really wants to hear.</p><p></p><p>SO, at this point, I guess I need to become a student and actually learn how to interact with him and what I need to do to support and encourage him. I'm pretty sure some of my standard parenting responses have not ever helped him, and may have done more harm than good. I feel a bit like a fish out of water. </p><p></p><p>For those of you who are experienced in this, any immediate advice for his environment here at home? Ideas? I'll get the recommended books and check out the sites, I'm just wondering what else I can do. Of course, now that I understand his need for the hardcore hugging, he'll be getting a heck of a lot more of that!</p><p></p><p>Thanks so much. I'm so glad I found you guys! All this time I've just believed I must be the world's worst and obviously most inconsistent parent but apparently it was never as in my control as I thought.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gypsybug, post: 506831, member: 13880"] Thank you all for your responses. TeDo I will definitely be checking out those resources. Well we went for the psychiatric appointment tonight and I laid it all out for him. Told him I believed I had done him a disservice by taking him to his pediatrician for this and that I did not believe his diagnosis to be quite right. Told him everything I hadn't mentioned to anyone because, before learning about aspergers, I simply didn't know these were symptoms of anything. I just believed them to be personality quirks. Like the hard hugs, the little repetitive noises he makes when he eats (I thought he just really appreciated my cooking since they sound like mmmm, lol), rubbing his head along the carpet like a wheelbarrow since he could crawl (not so much now but once in a while) his constant chewing on things etc. I told him flat out I thought his LPC was right and that I wanted to start finding things that will help him deal with the anxiety and headaches from crowds, and his social skills. Bottom line, when I walked out of there I came out with an official diagnosis of aspergers with a possible side of adhd. He is keeping him on the Concerta 27mg for the time being, and has added 1 mg of intuniv. If he has any issues or doesn't show signs of improvement I can go back in and we will try something different. He also wrote out a note for the school stating my son is in treatment for Aspergers and to get an IEP set up for him. So tomorrow I'll contact his teacher and get the ball rolling there. His principle said she would then call in the school psychiatrist and and we'll start building up his support system. Then once we've done what we can, I can then take all of this documentation to his new school in CA and hopefully, get him started on the right foot in 3rd grade. I feel both better and worse. Better because now I feel like we might actually make some PROGRESS, worse because dang...this isn't what a parent really wants to hear. SO, at this point, I guess I need to become a student and actually learn how to interact with him and what I need to do to support and encourage him. I'm pretty sure some of my standard parenting responses have not ever helped him, and may have done more harm than good. I feel a bit like a fish out of water. For those of you who are experienced in this, any immediate advice for his environment here at home? Ideas? I'll get the recommended books and check out the sites, I'm just wondering what else I can do. Of course, now that I understand his need for the hardcore hugging, he'll be getting a heck of a lot more of that! Thanks so much. I'm so glad I found you guys! All this time I've just believed I must be the world's worst and obviously most inconsistent parent but apparently it was never as in my control as I thought. [/QUOTE]
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