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This is a tough one, that unfortunately, we also struggle with.. I'm Levi's sister. I'm quite a lot older than him though and helped my Mum bring him up. I love him like my own. However my other brother, aged 15, just finds Levi annoying He doesn't seem to understand him and enjoys winding him up I'll admit Levi can be difficult at times, but if your patient with him, it all turns out fine. My other brother however, will just lose his temper with him. Levi ends up screaming at him at the top of his voice and it's all rather stressful. I also feel it's unfair.. But I'm not sure how to fix it. They can be as bad as each other to be honest They just seem to clash. Maybe try talking to them about it? I know it's easier said than done. We've tried it and it'll settle for a day and then they both go back to arguing with each other! I'm sorry I don't really have any advice - good luck though! I know how you feel <'>

Levi had an assessment at school with someone from the Edwin Lobo Centre yesterday. He was well behaved and we've been told that he doesn't need speech therapy She watched him interact with others and observed him in his lessons and said that he does have issues with socialising which they're going to try and help him with. She also gave him some worksheets to do.. In one particular one he was supposed to tell the story of a man who fell overboard a boat and how the rescue people saved him. But it was all in pictures, so he had to work out for himself what was happening. And apparently he said "The man jumped off the boat to go for a swim and the rescue people saw him and said hello." I remember once I was trying to teach him about safety and I said, "What could happen if you fell in the river?" And he replyed very seriously, "You could get pecked by ducks." Does anyone elses child do this? It's like he doesn't see the full picture.. He doesn't think much about consequences. But anyway, it went well, apart from right at the end of the day when he was a bit argumentative with a little girl But all in all, I was proud of him! It's the first time they've ever had someone observe a child like that in the school, so I was pleased because I think it's a good step towards helping other children with disabilities too.

This sounds just like Levi talking about his games. Every sentence starts with 'Do you know...', 'Watch this..', 'Listen..' or 'Guess what!!?' and then he gets so excited about telling you that it's like he can't get the words out quick enough Sciencegeek - You sound knowledgeable on games.. Have you heard of Abes Oddysee? Levi loves it, but no one seems to have heard of it. Levi also has the Sega consoles It's quite amazing how technology has changed so much since the early 90s!

I'm sorry you're feeling bad today <'> Levi says things like that to me, but you know they don't really mean it.. I think they tend to say things like that out of frustration. I don't think they even realise that it upsets us that much. <'>

Just the thought of moving house makes me start to panic I really don't know how I'd cope with it! I don't really have any advice as it pains me to think about it, lol, but good luck with your move!

I was put on Prozac aged 15, and I'm still taking it. I haven't had any suicidal thoughts since being on it and it's helped me. I feel it just gives me a little boost. The effects of it aren't huge and you won't see your daughter changing over night, but it may just make her feel a little more confident. I don't agree with the suggestion that she'll become a recluse if she doesn't. Medication isn't a cure. It can assist, but really your daughter needs therapy and support. It's completely up to her though - no one should be pressuring her to take it if she doesn't want to. By the way, I had a big anxiety over swallowing the tablet too! I went back to my GP and they prescribed liquid Prozac. It's got quite a strong minty taste, but it's really not that bad <'>

Hmm, I'm 18 next month and I'm currently with CAMHS, but will be transfered to their adult services in July. Maybe try asking CAMHS if they'll give your son some support again? I'm not entirely sure how it works.. I have OCD and schizophrenia - no aspergers - so perhaps it's slightly different. I'm wondering if there are any groups or something in your area that could help..

I guess everyone has a routine of some sort, but it's when it's getting upsetting that it's a problem. My therapist has said the opposite thing to your GP And I'm trying hard to cut out parts of my routine - but it does mean finding a way of coping with the stress that I feel from not doing it. My morning routine takes 3 and half hours and is very intricate with lots of different counting and movements involved. I hate doing it, it takes so long and I'm exhausted by the time I'm finished, but it's upsetting not to do it. I really want to be able to cut it down though because I'm losing so much time. I guess it depends whether your happy with doing it or not.

Levi is 7 next week and also loves Sonic The Hedgehog. It can drag on your nerves a bit though when he's been talking about it non-stop for two hours!! It's great though to see him be so passionate about it Does your son play the Sonic video games? I think that's one of Levi's favourite things to do.

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Hi and welcome Although we have a boy with Aspergers, he does have a female friend with it too and from what I can tell girls tend to show slightly different symptoms from boys. I think that every child is individual anyway and symptoms will manifest in different ways. Like Lula, our boy has a vivid imagination too. It really does differ from child to child.

Levi does this... The other thing he's been doing recently is watching toddler and baby programmes on TV. Does anyone elses child do this? He's very smart, but he insists on watching them.

As an Obsessive Compulsive myself I totally get what you mean. Sometimes I do hyperventilate with excitement I have a lot of obsessions that I don't want to do which is part of OCD, but I do have some like you describe, which really cause an emotional reaction... I tend to feel really worn out afterwards too, like I've just run miles

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Welcome - I'm new here too!

Thanks so much everyone for welcoming us! Smiley1590 - Hi, thanks for your reply.. I'm sorry that your also struggling with things I guess my parents did notice from quite an early age that I was 'difficult', but I was my parents first child and they were both very young and didn't really know that it was unusual behaviour. I had obsessive problems from when I was about 3 years old, but I tended to do all my little obsessive rituals in secret. When I started playschool as well I was always very disruptive and mean to the other children As for my little brother Levi, although he was only diagnosed 4 months ago, we had suspected Asperger's for a little while. And now looking back we can see a pattern starting from when he was very young. At about a year old he'd have terrible tantrums where he'd be quite aggressive and it was distressing to see. He was very fussy about what food he ate, what clothes he wore and loud noises and they would all trigger these tantrums. I'm currently with CAMH and then when I turn 18 soon, I'm being transferred to a group named Mind. Levi is with a specialist centre that deals with Aspergers and Austism. Levi's not on any medication at the moment.. We'd kind of like to keep it that way - at least for now. As helpful as medication can be, I don't think it's a cure. I take 3 prozac's a day and I'm on a small amount of risperidone when I have psychotic episodes. I'm not missing school at all! I've been home-schooled since I was 13 as I had such a bad social phobia. I still don't really enjoy the company of others - it makes me very uncomfortable. Levi is in a mainstream school. But it's a very small school, so it's a lot less stressful for him, although we still struggle with school everyday unfortunately He has a lot of issues on a daily basis, but we deal with them. He's just such a wonderful child and we all love him to bits. I tend to have a run of good days and then a run of bad days. I'm still very much struggling with obsessive routines and paranoid behaviour. My Mum's great! It can get pretty difficult in our house at times, but she always manages to stay calm. I really hope things get better for you. Have you tried looking into what other mental health groups are local to you? It doesn't sound like the adult services are being much help at all. Good luck <'> Baddad - Thanks for the welcome! And yes, our surname is Thompson Kimberley

Hi everyone, As the title states, I'm new here! I joined on behalf of my Mum and myself in hopes of learning a bit more about Asperger's and to share info, ect. My youngest brother was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome in December - he's six years old now and we noticed a difference in him at about 5 months old when he began to talk, which we thought was very early. I don't know how early Aspie's tend to start talking? But he was about 15 months before he learnt to walk. As time went on it became apparent that what we thought were just quirks were causing him problems. His 'specialist subject' would be computer games, he'll talk about them for hours and the amount he knows always surprises me As for myself, I'm almost 18 and have helped my Mum raise him. I was diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder when I was 14 and more recently Schizophrenia. Because of this I'm unable to work or go to school, ect. at the moment, so I thought this would be a good way for me to socialise too! Looking forward to chatting with you all. Kimberley