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Newbie...Can I get some advice please? Dont know what to do!!
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<blockquote data-quote="Have5boys" data-source="post: 572194" data-attributes="member: 15747"><p>Thank you all for the replies. There is so much to learn!! You have given me lots to think about. My husband hated the idea of a therapist also because he said they would try to turn it around on us and say we are "bad parents" rather than trying to find the problem with-the boys.</p><p></p><p>As for some of the questions that were asked. I can try to answer them the best I can. Yes they are biological brothers and my husband is their biological father. </p><p></p><p>They were both great babies. They both had jaundice when they were born (my 6yr old more) and my 7yr old had a pretty rough birth. (his cord was short and his oxygen level was compromised so they vacuumed him out and gave him oxygen.</p><p></p><p>They reached milestones on time (mostly). 6yr old walked at 11mo, started talking at 12mo (sentences by 15mo), and potty trained himself at 24mo. My 7yr old walked at 10mo, but was a VERY LATE talker...he started talking at 2 1/2. He understood what was asked of him, but he didnt talk (besides mamma, dadda). He didnt potty train until almost 4, and even now, at 7, still wets the bed occasionally at night.</p><p></p><p>As for playing with toys, my 6yr old is just plain messy....he will play with one thing, get bored, and then take out and play with something else without cleaning up the first thing. My 7yr old, again, is another story. He makes a mess also, but there is a "method" to his mess (especially when he was younger). He has always been obsessed with phones. I have pictures of him at 18mo and almost all of them have him holding a phone. He also loves batteries, remote controls, and taking the battery covers off toys to get to the batteries. But phones are his major thing. He also has a habit of hitting himself on the head with his fists when he gets mad. As for eye contact, neither boy likes to look at anyone in the eye, even when you ask them to. My 7yr old also has an oral fixation. He always sucks his shirts, either the collar or the sleeve (but a blanket or pillow would also do).</p><p></p><p>As for having mental issues in the family, my uncle is Bi-polar and my cousin is Schizophrenic. I know I have something going on with me but have yet to check into it. (I have periods of highs/lows, and my mood can change from one second to another).</p><p></p><p>I've always thought my 7yr old might have Autism..ever since he was an infant, there was just something that was "off" about him., but nobody would pay attention to me.</p><p></p><p>I appreciate all your advice, im definately going to check into the different doctors you recommended and see if I can get more of an "in depth" testing done, ESPECIALLY on my 7yr old. Any other advice is very much welcomed as this is very overwhelming...trying to figure this out, raising 5 boys, etc...thank you all!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Have5boys, post: 572194, member: 15747"] Thank you all for the replies. There is so much to learn!! You have given me lots to think about. My husband hated the idea of a therapist also because he said they would try to turn it around on us and say we are "bad parents" rather than trying to find the problem with-the boys. As for some of the questions that were asked. I can try to answer them the best I can. Yes they are biological brothers and my husband is their biological father. They were both great babies. They both had jaundice when they were born (my 6yr old more) and my 7yr old had a pretty rough birth. (his cord was short and his oxygen level was compromised so they vacuumed him out and gave him oxygen. They reached milestones on time (mostly). 6yr old walked at 11mo, started talking at 12mo (sentences by 15mo), and potty trained himself at 24mo. My 7yr old walked at 10mo, but was a VERY LATE talker...he started talking at 2 1/2. He understood what was asked of him, but he didnt talk (besides mamma, dadda). He didnt potty train until almost 4, and even now, at 7, still wets the bed occasionally at night. As for playing with toys, my 6yr old is just plain messy....he will play with one thing, get bored, and then take out and play with something else without cleaning up the first thing. My 7yr old, again, is another story. He makes a mess also, but there is a "method" to his mess (especially when he was younger). He has always been obsessed with phones. I have pictures of him at 18mo and almost all of them have him holding a phone. He also loves batteries, remote controls, and taking the battery covers off toys to get to the batteries. But phones are his major thing. He also has a habit of hitting himself on the head with his fists when he gets mad. As for eye contact, neither boy likes to look at anyone in the eye, even when you ask them to. My 7yr old also has an oral fixation. He always sucks his shirts, either the collar or the sleeve (but a blanket or pillow would also do). As for having mental issues in the family, my uncle is Bi-polar and my cousin is Schizophrenic. I know I have something going on with me but have yet to check into it. (I have periods of highs/lows, and my mood can change from one second to another). I've always thought my 7yr old might have Autism..ever since he was an infant, there was just something that was "off" about him., but nobody would pay attention to me. I appreciate all your advice, im definately going to check into the different doctors you recommended and see if I can get more of an "in depth" testing done, ESPECIALLY on my 7yr old. Any other advice is very much welcomed as this is very overwhelming...trying to figure this out, raising 5 boys, etc...thank you all!! [/QUOTE]
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