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<blockquote data-quote="Lil" data-source="post: 693392" data-attributes="member: 17309"><p>I couldn't help but compare our boys. My son is now 21 and things don't seem to be improving much...but he agreed to do a neuropsyc workup...so we'll see.</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>hates having his haircut (hairs falling and scratching his neck)</em></li> </ul><p><strong>Mine hates this...but mostly hates messing with his hair.</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>very picky eater</em></li> </ul><p><strong>Yes...but getting better</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>sensitivity to fabric</em></li> </ul><p><strong>Not that I know of</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>easily melts down</em></li> </ul><p><strong>Yep</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>MAJOR biter as a toddler</em></li> </ul><p><strong>No</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>school anxiety</em></li> </ul><p><strong>I don't really think so</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>habitual truant junior year--left school to "smoke"</em></li> </ul><p><strong>He did get that way a bit</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>little ability to keep a job (does not like to be told what to do--for example if his boss tells him to get off his phone he can't deal) Also at current job freaked out because people he knew came in and SAW him--omg--horror!</em></li> </ul><p><strong>Not sure of the reason, but yes, hard to keep a job</strong><em>.</em></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>in past, obsession with avoiding germs (would wash his hands raw in 7th grade-had a fit once until I made a special trip to the store for hand sanitizer), wouldn't shake people's hands, etc.</em></li> </ul><p><strong>Not that extreme, but yes. He hates getting "stuff" on his hands. By the same token, he won't wash them</strong><em>.</em></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>very particular about clothing, can't have lint on it or smell too strongly of detergent</em></li> </ul><p><strong>No</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>difficulty with certain sounds like car windshield wiper/windows rolled down</em></li> </ul><p><strong>No</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>"addiction" to computer games--smallworlds, minecraft, etc...to the exclusion of EVERYTHING ELSE, not currently as computer is broken. Other "addictions" throughout the year have included Pokemon, becoming a bodybuilder (we had to then go out and buy EVERYTHING for his new obsession), etc...etc...etc....Currently obsessed with marijuana and "accessories" for smoking it.</em></li> </ul><p><strong>Lordy yes!</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>little ability to focus on schoolwork</em></li> </ul><p><strong>Not sure</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>Very smart in certain areas like computers and math, but extreme difficulty with spelling, foreign language and analyzing of books and literature.</em></li> </ul><p><strong>Seemed pretty good at everything academic</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>Things have to be a certain way--HIS WAY--or he freaks out and has a "tantrum"</em></li> </ul><p><strong>Yep</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>if he's into something, he puts in 100%, but then moves onto the next thing very suddenly.</em></li> </ul><p><strong>Definitely</strong></p><p>Read more: <a href="http://www.conductdisorders.com/community/threads/what-is-this.62476/#ixzz4D4cczjVw" target="_blank"><u>http://www.conductdisorders.com/community/threads/what-is-this.62476/#ixzz4D4cczjVw</u></a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>If you are like me, you are beating yourself up for this. Don't. </p><p></p><p>I always knew something wasn't "right" with my son. When he was very young (3), I had him at a child psychologist at the demand of his daycare. He tried to put him on Ritalin the quack. So I took him to a child psychiatrist...no diagnosis was ever given. But I researched Asperger's syndrome among other things. Still, he was so high functioning, so bright and the issues seemed so minor, I thought, "What good would it do to go thru all the evaluations, etc?" and so I didn't. </p><p></p><p>I regret it. </p><p></p><p>But it's never too late to try to help them. Your son is young enough you really can force him to go ... try. Mine is finally open to the suggestion, or at least he's agreed to keep from getting kicked out of our home. So we'll see. </p><p></p><p>Welcome to the boards. This is a good place, full of helpful and empathic ears.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lil, post: 693392, member: 17309"] I couldn't help but compare our boys. My son is now 21 and things don't seem to be improving much...but he agreed to do a neuropsyc workup...so we'll see. [B][/B] [LIST][*][I]hates having his haircut (hairs falling and scratching his neck)[/I][/LIST] [B]Mine hates this...but mostly hates messing with his hair.[/B] [LIST][*][I]very picky eater[/I][/LIST] [B]Yes...but getting better[/B] [LIST][*][I]sensitivity to fabric[/I][/LIST] [B]Not that I know of[/B] [LIST][*][I]easily melts down[/I][/LIST] [B]Yep[/B] [LIST][*][I]MAJOR biter as a toddler[/I][/LIST] [B]No[/B] [LIST][*][I]school anxiety[/I][/LIST] [B]I don't really think so[/B] [LIST][*][I]habitual truant junior year--left school to "smoke"[/I][/LIST] [B]He did get that way a bit[/B] [LIST][*][I]little ability to keep a job (does not like to be told what to do--for example if his boss tells him to get off his phone he can't deal) Also at current job freaked out because people he knew came in and SAW him--omg--horror![/I][/LIST] [B]Not sure of the reason, but yes, hard to keep a job[/B][I].[/I] [LIST][*][I]in past, obsession with avoiding germs (would wash his hands raw in 7th grade-had a fit once until I made a special trip to the store for hand sanitizer), wouldn't shake people's hands, etc.[/I][/LIST] [B]Not that extreme, but yes. He hates getting "stuff" on his hands. By the same token, he won't wash them[/B][I].[/I] [LIST][*][I]very particular about clothing, can't have lint on it or smell too strongly of detergent[/I][/LIST] [B]No[/B] [LIST][*][I]difficulty with certain sounds like car windshield wiper/windows rolled down[/I][/LIST] [B]No[/B] [LIST][*][I]"addiction" to computer games--smallworlds, minecraft, etc...to the exclusion of EVERYTHING ELSE, not currently as computer is broken. Other "addictions" throughout the year have included Pokemon, becoming a bodybuilder (we had to then go out and buy EVERYTHING for his new obsession), etc...etc...etc....Currently obsessed with marijuana and "accessories" for smoking it.[/I][/LIST] [B]Lordy yes![/B] [LIST][*][I]little ability to focus on schoolwork[/I][/LIST] [B]Not sure[/B] [LIST][*][I]Very smart in certain areas like computers and math, but extreme difficulty with spelling, foreign language and analyzing of books and literature.[/I][/LIST] [B]Seemed pretty good at everything academic[/B] [LIST][*][I]Things have to be a certain way--HIS WAY--or he freaks out and has a "tantrum"[/I][/LIST] [B]Yep[/B] [LIST][*][I]if he's into something, he puts in 100%, but then moves onto the next thing very suddenly.[/I][/LIST] [B]Definitely[/B] Read more: [URL='http://www.conductdisorders.com/community/threads/what-is-this.62476/#ixzz4D4cczjVw'][U]http://www.conductdisorders.com/community/threads/what-is-this.62476/#ixzz4D4cczjVw[/U][/URL] If you are like me, you are beating yourself up for this. Don't. I always knew something wasn't "right" with my son. When he was very young (3), I had him at a child psychologist at the demand of his daycare. He tried to put him on Ritalin the quack. So I took him to a child psychiatrist...no diagnosis was ever given. But I researched Asperger's syndrome among other things. Still, he was so high functioning, so bright and the issues seemed so minor, I thought, "What good would it do to go thru all the evaluations, etc?" and so I didn't. I regret it. But it's never too late to try to help them. Your son is young enough you really can force him to go ... try. Mine is finally open to the suggestion, or at least he's agreed to keep from getting kicked out of our home. So we'll see. Welcome to the boards. This is a good place, full of helpful and empathic ears. [/QUOTE]
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