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yep jo, it's the red hot chilli peppers must admit though it's quite catchy My boy stepped in the door from school today and straight to the comp to add to his theme park! he actually wants me to give him the money to build a 'real' one, I always say 'yes son, if I win the lottery' Brook

:o We have the roller coaster obsession as well :o thought we were the only ones He has a roller coaster simulator and has created his own theme park on the comp, he goes trawling through youtube for roller coasters If I hear that song he keeps finding one more time I'm gonna scream... Roller coaster oooh oooh.... Brook

Try googling concerta and tics, a few things come up. Brook

Hi Cariad, don't quote me on this! but I think it's because if kids are generally prone to tics then these meds can increase tics, so obviously if he has tourette's then he has tics, so I suppose it could increase the severity of his tics. I'm sure I've read this somewhere, I'll have a search as well. Brook

Hi Linda, has he had his thyroid levels checked? probably okay but I have an overactive thyroid and I am constantly hungry, I don't put on weight with eating either. Having said all that my ASD son hasn't got thyroid probs and he is forever in the fridge, we are always saying he should be built like a brick **** house with what he puts away but he is like a rake Brook

Hi Mel, they will probably give him a little sedation in the form of liquid, my son had an MRI and this is what they did for him. Hope the results are good, I'm not even gonna try and say 'don't worry' cos you are a mum and that's what we do.. Brook <'> edited to say: my son went for a visit a few days before and they showed him the machine and explained about the 'drink', also they showed him the headphones he would wear etc.. maybe they do the same at your hospital.

Sounds Great hope he continues to enjoy it, and nice one for you and hubby to have some chill time. Brook

My NT son has always done this to get to sleep, he does it very fast from side to side and I sometimes wonder why it doesn't end up giving him a headache. Brook

Hi all, I know this is a very old thread, but we still have these same issues, just wondering if anyone else has either found a strategy that works or if anyone else is experiencing similar. Thanks Brook

So very shocked and saddened at hearing this very sad news... my thoughts and prayers are with mrs P and the phaslets... <'> >< <'> Brook <'>

Hi all, When my son is angry or going into meltdown he immediately starts to punch the back of his head.. , he used to go straight to the door or the floor and start head banging on it, that seems to have faded, but he now does this awful punching.. I immediately jump up and re-direct him, but it is really horrible to see him try to do that. He is not physically violent to anyone at all, in fact if someone annoys him he starts thumping his 'own' head! He doesn't seem to be doing it as much lately, but it does appear when he is very upset, now I know it probably is his way of dealing/expressing his anger, but I really need to find a way for him to express it without doing that, as I said I do re-direct him as soon as he starts doing this, but do you think that I could teach him a more appropriate way of expressing..? I'm just concerned that in the heat of the moment this will be his initial reaction. He definitely is not doing this for a reaction from me or attention, this is his sheer frustration. I have asked him when he is calm if, it hurts when he does it and he says 'no'.. but he doesn't do it full pelt, so maybe he is sort of controlling how hard he does it, but nonetheless I really need to help him out of it. Anyone experience or suggestions please, I really would appreciate them, it goes right through me when he does it and I really want to help him out here. I was thinking of using an anger chart, like the ones that rate where you are on the anger scale, but he goes from zero to a hundred in two seconds flat, so I don't think we would be in time to catch it. Thanks Brook

Hi all, I'm just wondering if anyone else's child or yourself experiences similar..? My son cannot look up at the ceiling/sky or basically up above him, he says that it makes him feel sick. Also when we go on escalators he has to look down at his feet and grips the handrail tightly cos he says it makes him sick. I must admit I'm a little like that myself when looking at the video games they play with the motion of it, but he doesn't seem to mind these.. don't know why I'm asking really, just curious.. thanks Brook

Just saw this: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7231388.stm not that my son is at all athletic, he hates it.. but I know there are others that are. Brook

Just looking at things from a slightly different angle, I think somedays when we are feeling ill, rundown, headache etc.. our kids are not setting out to annoy us because they sense our problem, but more the case of when we are down we are less able to handle it all, ie.. if my son is shouting at the top of his voice, most days it goes right over my head, 'but' if I have say a headache and he is shouting at the top of his voice I cannot obviously stand it..! but he is not doing it because he has picked up on my headache and is trying to make it worse, he is just doing the things he always does and it is 'me' that is the one reacting differently. So whilst I do agree that routine etc.. is vital and the consistency must be kept up, it isn't always possible, I think it's asking the impossible.. Did any of that make sense.. Brook

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HEV Have a great day.. Brook

Thanks so much darky & Stella I have always been a little in the dark until now about meds, I've put them off for as long as possible but now am feeling that I have done the wrong thing and his anxieties have escalated.. I know that each and every one of us parents do not take the decision lightly to put our kids on meds and if I'm honest it's one of the toughest decisions I will make, but I have to do what is 'right' for my son and not what is 'right' for how I feel about it.. we have been re-referred to CAMHS and the paed said they should give him something for anxiety and also rule out tourette's as he has some motor and vocal tics that seem to come and go. He has also developed some 'compulsions' which I believe are the result of high anxiety due to him trying soooo hard everyday. He was dx ASD over five yrs ago, also mild ADHD. We just have to wait for the appointment now, but I know he needs something to help him out, some days he cannot stop himself constantly talking and cannot switch off when he goes to bed. Thanks again, I will keep you posted, but it might be a bit of a wait with the waiting lists etc.. I will read up as much as I can. Brook

Hi all, Could I be nosey..? if your children are on meds for anxiety, what meds are they on..? Do they have any side affects that are mentioned..? and have you seen an improvement in anxiety..? Have a feeling we are about to go down this road, and I need to get as much info as poss. thanks a lot Brook

Definitely DONE!

OOH YES Fran, I love ALL the Bowie songs... I came across this one a while back, he is doing a duet with Cher, looking at him here makes me go rather hot under the collar, ooh think I'd better go and have a lay down.... Just as well I wasn't in the audience as I might have done what the Tom Jones fans do and throw something on stage... and before you say it BD I don't mean eggs!! Brook

And the one and only is..................?? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jlOPW9zesY okay, not everyones cup of tea... but certainly mine.. wish I'd been born a few years earlier.. Brook

Thanks all Brook

Hi, I haven't posted on here for quite a while now, but do have a nose most days.. Wondered if anyone would mind me sticking me nose in now and again.. Brook

Amanda & family, I am so so so sorry to hear of your very sad news... You are in my thoughts and prayers.. and I will be thinking of your son when we watch Dr Who...... Brook <'> >< <'> ><

OMG Carrie This is absolutely terrible, very distressing for your boy, and what about the safety aspect as well, what if there was a fire!!!!!! Outrageous...!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hope you get to the bottom of it.. Brook

Just noticed that the site is now called Transition Information Network: just thought I'd bump it up as it looks like it's recent info. http://www.after16.org.uk/ Brook