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Thomas The Tank Engine (not so much now though) The color green Army Men World War PC Game Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets movie (slowly going off this, THANK GOODNESS!!) Rudolph And The Island Of Misfit Toys That's about all for now, which I think is quite enough. I'm trying to find a way to 'rotate' his obsessions so that I personally have a little more of a variety. Sounds mean, doesn't it?

Just wanted to say that I was in Bhs yesterday and saw not only Thomas pj's, but slippers and dressing gowns too. hth. xx

We got our son's at M&S. He loves them! Got him some slippers too.

Our son is 4.5 and can/will do a wee in the toilet, but still refuses to use the toilet or the potty for a poo. We've got him in boxers all day/night as he manages to stay dry at night, but if he needs a poo, he'll do it in his boxers, which get's annoying! We didn't want to have him regress with his wee, so rather than stick him back in pull-ups for the poos he soils the boxers. Which isn't nice for me . Still, I may put him in pull-ups again because I've noticed he's now holding in the poo rather than soiling his boxers. Never-ending vicious circle! Good luck! xx

I rememner reading an article in the paper last year about a boy (who is now a man) that would literally eat ONLY jam sandwiches. He grew up fine and healthy and had no adverse effects on his weight or overall health, so I say don't let "them" tell you what to do. She's your daughter and you know her best. Good luck. xx

Thank you! I feel a lot better now. S's favorite PC game is Army Men, so that with Harry Potter and some Blue's Clues, are what he goes on about. It's actually quite interesting to be walking down the street sometimes and hear him say altogether "STOP, STOP, STOP! My wand! Look at my wand! Ahhh, a flamethrower...burn baby, burn!" He did that yesterday, and some of the looks we got from the elderly people were...interesting. I just ignored him and carried on. I've been noticing that his voice volume increases when he's excited and when his dad and I are trying to talk. He's ALWAYS got to talk over us, which is annoying, and the other night I was actually playing army men (the actual plastic ones) on the floor with him, and he'd said "calpol" for "Corporal" and it made me laugh, and while I was laughing I was hiding my face so S couldn't see so it wouldn't make him upset, but he just launched really loudly into Harry Potter until I stopped laughing and told him I was ok and to settle down. Then he seemed to just resume playing with his men! Anyway, all your responses make me feel better. It's nice to know other's "get" to face this besides me! Thank you again!!

Hi Sorry for starting yet another thread! I just have so many questions! When I'm out in public and S is going on and on and on quoting Harry Potter, waving his "wand" and will only speak to people off the Harry Potter scripts, how should I handle it? Usually I just ignore him and the stares. Sometimes I tell him that I want to talk to S, not Harry Potter, but it's becoming more and more prominent and if I'm honest, it's doing my head in. How do y'all cope? Thanks again. xx

Thanks for the replies. I would make this longer, but S is driving me up the wall with his antics today and I'm having a hard time coping! Anyway, I'll not pursue it with the doctor then and just leave it as it is. Thanks again!

Hi again! My son was recently dx'd with Asperger's, but upon more intensive reading/reasearch on the internet, I really think he's got SPD instead as his traits are much more that way. Are there any other people with SPD out there, and is it still considered a form of Autism? I'm not bothered if it is, it's just that I want to get S's dx correct for future reference. Thanks!

Hi! We are looking at options for our son as far as his education is concerned. Does anybody here have their Aspie kids at a Montessori school, and if so, how is it working out? I've heard/read that Montessori gives more individualised education, and thought this may be more what S needs rather than mainstream and as a different option to home-ed. Opinions and advice is appreciated! Thanks!!

Oh Annie, I'm so sorry! <'> I hope he's ok today, and you too! xx

Thanks for your replies! It sure helps knowing you're all out there and know what I'm talking about. The MIL is still in denial-my son is "just being 4" in her eyes, and just ask her...she knows more than the consultants! Sometimes I just don't know what to do with S. He doesn't like loud noises at school, like the children when they get loud, but he can't or doesn't want to control the volume of his voice, no matter how hard I try to keep him quiet. This is especially difficult when he wakes at 6am and others are trying to sleep! He just won't keep his voice down. Actually, I lie. He will for about 3 minutes, then he can't seem to help himself and gradually gets louder until he's nearly shouting and I have to scold him and tell him to be quiet, but he says "no" or "Sorry" which I KNOW he's not sorry as I don't think he's got a concept of what sorry is...I could go on... Sorry to be all over the place. It's just all so new and I'm getting increasingly frustrated by the near shouting thing. Especially as his dad keeps asking me why I can't keep him quiet and makes me feel cr*p because "I need my sleep as I'm the only one working in this house so you can stay home." No guilt trip here... Anyway, thanks for listenting. I guess sometimes I just feel as if I'm the only one that cares about S and his progress/wellbeing in this family and that I'm doing it all myself. I want to home-ed him because he's really disruptive at school, but the Husband is making me feel guilty about that too...just don't know what to do. Sorry this is so long! Thanks again!

Hi... I've a question. My son, who is 4 and recently dx'd, hits out at his teacher and sometimes his dad and myself. Sometimes it's out of "play" and sometimes it's true anger. He also is such a perfectionist already! If he's doing something and doesn't get it right first try, he gets upset and will keep trying until he gets it. I usually have to intervene and tell him to leave whatever he's doing for a minute, that it's supposed to be fun, etc but he doesn't take any notice and will continue to try to do it. Oh, and if I show him how, he goes BALLISTIC saying he wanted to do it himself and I have to spend ages calming him down and apologising. Ummm, just wondering if this is normal in an Aspie child? Thanks!

Hi again! Thank you all for your replies and kind welcome! I feel a lot better just knowing this forum is here. I'm starting to consider now home-educating him because he doesn't seem to be getting on at school very well, even though his teachers are fab. I can see the look of relief when I come to pick him up, and the look of dread or wariness when I drop him off. There is a SENCO there that helps them out and another specialist teacher, but once he starts full-time (he's 4, btw), I don't know how they'll cope with him when they'll have so many other kids to deal with. I know in my heart anyway that he's not a mainstream school kid and I really think I'd feel better if I home-educated him. UGH! I don't know. The whole thing is very overwhelming at the moment. I'm sure the husband will go along with whatever I say (and the doctors) but...oh, I don't know. Anyway, thank you again for listening. I really appreciate it.

Hello everyone. My son was just dx'd with Asperger's and as it's all new, I don't know how to help him and how to help myself cope with it. I'm not bothered about the dx as I know he's still my special little guy and I obviously still love him and I don't see him as having "something wrong" with him, but I need help in how to help him. The main thing I'm having a hard time with lately is the obssession with his movies and television. If he see's something more than twice, he memorises the script and acts it out and quotes the script, mixing it with other shows he's seen and actions. 9 times out of 10 he won't speak to me as himself, but only using a mish-mash of these programs he's seen. It's getting to where I just can't cope with it anymore. I've tried telling him that I want to talk to "HIM" and not Harry Potter, Kevin from Blue's Clues, etc and sometimes he complies, but usually even if he does, it's only for a few minutes then he goes right back to the scripts and actions. Should I just let him do this, or should I try to curb it? If I try to curb it, he seems to do it more and sometimes gets quite agitated. I need advice please and any will be greatly appreciated. I feel like I just can't cope with it. Anyway, that's me. Thank you for reading.