Caroline77

My 6yr old was assessed and diagnosed in 12 months x

Hi all. I posted before about my 6 yr old son. Good news a few weeks back we had our diagnosis, and we have now been awarded DLA:) I am now asking another question about my daughter. She just turned 4, and I would just like to point out some things that she does. - She will only eat 'perfect food'. No broken bits of pasta, incomplete baked beans, no browned bits of food. Nothing that doesn't look like how it should. - She points out peoples scars and blemishes and is pretty much grossed out by them. If my son has a cut or a mark on him, she asks him at dinner to turn around and face the wall as his cut makes her feel sick. same if anyone has a runny nose, dirty mark...anything like that. A little girl at school had a cut on her hand and my daughter refused to hold her hand, and held her by the wrist instead. - She HAS to take her clothes off if she gets dirt/food/juice on them. She cannot possibly keep them on and gets hysterical. - She exagerates when she falls over, and if she hurts her leg she limps for ages afterwards. - She murmurs and moans in her sleep, often crying for no reason. - She hates cheese, yet eats it in pizza, pasta, dairylea dunkers, yet still insists she hates cheese. I know this doesn't seem like alot, but living with an autistic child I can see alot of him, in her. I don't know whether she is just mimicking him on some things but I am worried. Especially as my 14 yr old is now also going through an assessment. She is definitley more sociable than my son, but even recently has had a meltdown if I dare tell her we are going to my friends house. She asks that they dont talk to them, and that she doesnt have to talk to them either. There are other things, but I cant think of them right now. Just need some advice whether I should mention it to my sons doctor. Thanks Caroline x

Hi everyone. Sorry I have not been back for a while. Good news, we have been awarded higher rate care, and lower rate mobility!! I am so relieved!! Now, my teenager is being asessed, and my doctor thinks my 4yr old daughter should be too :/

At school, the senco and his teacher are involved with his paedatrician. He doesnt see a clinical psychologist , but has seen an occupational therapist last week for 2 hours about giving him things to try to help with his anxiousness, and trying to help him go outside a bit more independently. She has also given us things to try and help him calm before bed, but I am not sure whether I am to see the O/T again.

we have just been pointed in the direction of support groups, and his school are going to try and pair him with another child to make his confidence grow a bit. He is very anxious, and it breaks my heart to see, so putting him with other kids would be awful as he just panics and cries hysterically

Thanks for the advice. I have to hold his hand as he has a severe fear of other people. Especially children. He wouldnt run off just because he is terrified of people he doesn't know. I still have to help him get dressed, get all his clothes out, help him with his teeth, hair etc. I tell him repeatedly to do things, but his mind wanders, and if I dont help him, it will never get done. When he wakes at night, it takes alot to get him back to sleep as his mind is so active. I am walking dead half the time, I am so tired!! He definately needs more help than the average 6 yr old.

Hi My 6 yr old son has recently been diagnosed with Aspergers. I was told I may be able to apply for DLA but I am not sure how I would qualify? He hates leaving the house, and needs someone holding his hand constantly. He fears other children, and adults, and wont even step outside my front door without me. He doesn't sleep well. Goes up at 7, and it sometimes still awake at 10pm, and waking very early. Some nights I have found him in the bathroom, standing on the toilet seat peering out of the window (which is a huge window ) He cant walk for long as he hasn't great muscle tone. its quite poor on his left side, and he complains his leg hurts when he walks for long periods...but also hates walking because he is terrified we will walk past a strange child, and they will try and talk to him. He chews everything. Clothes, bedding, cushions, everything...and its costing a fortune to replace. Am I likely to get anything? Not sure whether its a waste of time applying. Thanks

Thanks so much everyone xx

He is ok with teeth brushing, hairbrushing, nails cut etc. Baths he used to have an issue with. He wouldn't sit down in the bath until he was 3. Now he just has the usual major fear of water in his eyes he has seen the speech and language, she signed him off as he is very well spoken, but has now developed a stutter so we have to go back.

Hiya, I am caroline. I am 35 and have 3 kids. One being my 5yr old boy. He is currently going through diagnosis for Aspergers. He has always been different. He has a photographic memory, remembered every car logo he saw from the age of 20 months old. I knew I had to speak to a professional though. The symptoms he has are - He hates robotic toys, or anything that takes a battery and moves and makes noise...to the point he wont come in the house if he knows one is in here. - He wont play outside in the garden for fear of someone coming in...but more scared of other children coming in. He likes the children in his class, but ANY other child he is terrified of to the point of hysteria if it looks like one may come near him or god forbid talk to him. - He only likes a few foods, and some make him physically wretch. - He loves routine. Puts his clothes on in order, hates change and has to be prepared for it. - He is exceptionally clever. Can read ANYTHING you put infront of him, and could write straight away as he was taught. - He chews things..all the time. his clothes, PS3 controllers, cushions...anything!!! - He doesnt play with toys. Only gadgets. - He goes to bed at night, and then gets up to tell me things that really dont matter, and he goes to the toilet loads (put it this way, its 9pm now, and he went up at 8 and has been to the toilet, or got out of bed for other reasons, about 12 times now) - He smiles when you get angry at him, like he doesnt care that you are angry, or cant process the fact you are. There are loads of other things....too many to mention. I guess I wanted to speak to like minded people. I am terrified the docs are going to tell me there is nothing wrong with him. He has to see an occupational therapist soon to get to the bottom of his social problems, and he is having a blood test to rule out other reasons for chewing. I am at the end of my tether though Caroline x

Hiya, I am caroline. I am 35 and have 3 kids. One being my 5yr old boy. He is currently going through diagnosis for Aspergers. He has always been different. He has a photographic memory, remembered every car logo he saw from the age of 20 months old. I knew I had to speak to a professional though. The symptoms he has are - He hates robotic toys, or anything that takes a battery and moves and makes noise...to the point he wont come in the house if he knows one is in here. - He wont play outside in the garden for fear of someone coming in...but more scared of other children coming in. He likes the children in his class, but ANY other child he is terrified of to the point of hysteria if it looks like one may come near him or god forbid talk to him. - He only likes a few foods, and some make him physically wretch. - He loves routine. Puts his clothes on in order, hates change and has to be prepared for it. - He is exceptionally clever. Can read ANYTHING you put infront of him, and could write straight away as he was taught. - He chews things..all the time. his clothes, PS3 controllers, cushions...anything!!! - He doesnt play with toys. Only gadgets. - He goes to bed at night, and then gets up to tell me things that really dont matter, and he goes to the toilet loads (put it this way, its 9pm now, and he went up at 8 and has been to the toilet, or got out of bed for other reasons, about 12 times now) - He smiles when you get angry at him, like he doesnt care that you are angry, or cant process the fact you are. There are loads of other things....too many to mention. I guess I wanted to speak to like minded people. I am terrified the docs are going to tell me there is nothing wrong with him. He has to see an occupational therapist soon to get to the bottom of his social problems, and he is having a blood test to rule out other reasons for chewing. I am at the end of my tether though Caroline x