BethK

KezT, does your child have any aggressive tendencies? Ones that could be hard for you to handle at home or in school? I only ask, as LDT consider that as a learning disability

Aginoth, that is horrible! Not right at all I've heard going for a statement via schools are horrendus and that you should chose the option of statementing yourself (if that maeks sense?). It maybe too late to suggest but I can have a word with a friend, who has just got her son his statement and she chose the avenue of doing it herself, as his school was being an ###### and doing ###### all. Could see how she went about it?

I don't think my son ever runs out of energy he's a houdini too, the amount of times he's been up and over our neighbour's garden wall (4ft high), I can't count on my hands of feet So, at his age (3 and a half), is it best just to let him get on with it?

23! bless him x I'll mention that to my son's nursery, coolblue, see if it makes a difference with them. Unfortunately, my son doesn't do 'story time' at home, he's just not interested but he has started to come round to it in nursery. It's all trial and error i suppose When he rocks back n forth, he has a habit of shaking his hands/wrists. I know he is too young to get him to understand things, I mean my local village knows him and they take no notice, if he has a tic moment in public but imagine as he gets older and he's not in his home town, it could cause him undue stress I suppose I over think things!

My son does the famous 'rain man' rock, usually when he becomes excited or when something is too much to take in. I have managed to limit the amount of times he does this in the general public, so he mainly does it in the house. I've done this for his benefit, I don't want other kids sectioning him out, as he gets older, if that makes sense. Although, he does a lot of 'bouncing' on the spot, if he can't rock, which I suppose is more 'accepted' in the general public. Last year, I brought a big round netted trampoline for the garden, when he has his bouncing episodes, he'll usually go outside onto the trampoline. Thing is, once the rocking/bouncing starts, you just have to let him ride it out. I did try a couple of times to break the cycle but he ends up smacking himself on the head! Does anyone else with an ASD child or adults with ASD, have this bouncing or rocking 'tick' (is it a tick?)

LDT will get invovled, as soon as you request an assesment by them, if can be for anything ranging from learning difficulties to behaviour. Did you ever attend an Early Bird's course? Usually they have members of an ASSIST team running these courses, if not then it might be worth tryiing to locate an ASSIST team in your area? Sorry if this is something you have already done, as you can tell, I'm not familiar with other areas xx

i filled it in online, it seems if you are over 16, you get the disabilities question, if under or not of age of schooling, it misses that question out

Sorry, I haven't read fully through this thread, need to pop out but didn't want to read and run. My son's statement process has gone via the LDT team in social services (learning difficulties team). Not sure if they call it that in other boroughs but it's worth talking to your local social services (as they are a sector within that dept) and asking them for advice. I've spoken to many people who have had more success with the process via LDT than their SEN tutors x

I'm not a fan of wiki, too 'horrific' with it's termonology, plus we used to get the cain brought down on us with Uni work, if we ever qouted wiki lol

It's a wiki link, enough said Aspergers and Autism differ in many ways but it would be a shame to seperate them, as ASD is a wide spectrum and people tend to act more upon an 'ASD' tag IMO.

I know a fella who is a savant and he is very much on the line as 'Rain man' (just not as bad). He just couldn't deal with day-to-day situations, as a child his parents said he was very normal but as he reached his teens, he became a recluse, which got worse as he grew older. He is in his 30's now and could be classed as a mimic to Dustin Hoffman's role, in many ways. Although, he can cook very well and won't set a kitchen on fire lol His parents say that the psychiatrists he has seen over the years, all say that reclining into himself, was a way of dealing with the world and that he has 'self taught' himself to be that way. So-much-so that it's become first nature to him. He is a lovely guy and is known by all the locals. He doesn't go out much but local businesses pay him to tally up their books each month, which started off as trying to involve him with the outside world an now has become his job. I think if being a Savant was a key thing with Autism, wouldn't we all be over in vegas once a year, hitting the jackpots lol

Thank you all xx I am hoping this week goes well too, it will make the world of difference for him, if we could get him into a SEN school. I love our local primary school but I just don't think a busy environment (like their attached nursery/pre-school) will work for him. His current nursery is fabulous with him, it's a very calming place and he loves it there, it will be sad to take him out of that setting We have a behavioral nurse, paying us a home visit Thursday morning. This is in the hopes that she can initiate some form of potty training, so fingers crossed that works too lol xx

Talk to the child section of your local hospital (the one that would have diagnosed your child) and explain that you have tried numerous attempts with your child and the dentist but to no avail. A filling needs to be done and you would like to know if there is anyway this can be done in the hospital department's dental section x

maybe school didn't mention it, as they think it happens at home too. Unfortunately, with autism/diagnosis etc, it's hard on all those involved. I would advise against going in blazing. Pro-active is the way to get around achools, I would say. Make a list of what your child does at home, as the school to do the same for 'in school', prior to the meeting and work from there x

He's a savant, no need to be autistic to be a savant, however it does occur in some people on the ASD scale. I wouldn't put it down to the autism side, although, people/kids with ASD have a tendency to focus on 1 main thing that they excel in, which could in turn, heighten their intelligence. Rain man was a good film though!

Hi Ladies and gents I'm a single mummy to a wonderful 3 and a half year old boy, who was diagnosed with autism in January 2010. It's not been the easiest ride but what part of life is, these days? My son doesn't talk, be 'baby gargles', barely understands every day actions but the feew he does understand, he has his own way of communicating i.e. if he is hungry, he will go and point to the fridge (if he wants lunch) or the food cupboard (if he wants a snack). His communication is all pointing, which has only developed over the last 3 odd months. We've tried PECs, which he hasn't not taken too but I will try this option again at a later date, I think it's a bit too complicated for him just now. He uses 2 makaton signs, 1 for eating and one for children, the others he never really took too. He has very aggressive tendecies and I tend to have the bruises and marks to show for it. Can't take him into shops, as he hates crowds and the noise, I do get to take him to soft play areas but only when there are barely any kids around. He takes to men, rather than women, which is becoming a worry as he will be happy enough to walk off with a male stranger. He adores his grandpa he is the only one who can calm my boy down, when he gets into a mood. But over the last year, with the help from the Early Bird course, SEN tutor, educational psychologist, LDT team and homestart, he has made good progress. His statement is going to panel this week, so fingers crossed it gets accepted as I would love for him to start in the local SEN school, come september. Sorry for my long post Beth x