Clare501

Hi Lucie, how old is your little boy? What are his Aspie traits? Really interested in following your journey as Im thinking my 6 year old son may have aspergers and we're getting no where in terms of getting him assessed

Thank you all. That is really helpful. Sally, he has just turned 6 and is in mainstream school, although for the last 12 weeks he has been attending a specialist school that takes children with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties two days a week but that is due to be reviewed at the end of this term as it is only a temporary intervention. He may be able to attend the school on a more definite basis but they never take children full time, he will always spend some time in mainstream. He has a one to one for 15 hours a week right now. His main difficulties at school relate to behaviour, he can be rude and hurts other children most days. He gets under tables and walks out of the classroom alot, he refuses to do work if he doesnt want to do it. He finds it very difficult to sit still, carpet times are the worst for him. At home we 'manage' him better, he definitely has sensory issues, he is a true sensory seeker, he rocks and spins, stands on his head to watch tv, hangs off the sofa, smells things, touches EVERYTHING and eats/chews things - paper, blu tac. Hes even licked and touched cats poo He has major temper tantrums/meltdowns and obsessive interests, although I wouldnt say hes as obsessed as some Ive heard! At the moment its dinosaurs but he spends an equal amount of time, if not more on his lego. I guess you could say he was obsessed with Lego too. The worst behaviour is how he is towards his little brother, he tries to control everything he does, down to the way he stands sometimes and what he says. If the little one doesnt conform he usually gets hurt or shouted at My guess is Aspergers, if not he very likely has sensory processing disorder. Can the EP diagnose? Will he say what he thinks is the problem?!

The EP is FINALLY seeing Harvey on the 14th of July, Im really curious to know what he will do and how long he will spend with him. Im not sure he'd get to know much about him if he's only going to be there for say an hour or if hes going to work WITH Harvey, he works very very well on a one to one. Just curious really. Id love to know. He's going to feed back at the next TAC on the 20th so really looking forward to hearing what he has to say.

Thank you so much, what a fantastic reply! Ive just sat with a cup of tea and really enjoyed reading that. Thank you for taking the time to type it, its very much appreciated.

Hello everyone! Im here in desperation as Im sure alot of Mums are! I am a Mum to 4 wonderful children, my second son has had a really rough time the last couple of years. Im really starting to think that he has Aspergers and am looking for advice and support. Ive just posted in the 'Help and advice' section 'Does my 6 year old have aspergers?' Please take a look if you can. Im really happy to be here, Im already feeling at home

Hi there, my first post here!! Ive been reading alot of threads and am already feeling quite at home So my boy has just turned 6, you may have heard him shouting about it on Saturday? We have had ongoing battles with him from the age of 2, it came to a head recently when he went into year 1 at school and they realised it wasnt just an age thing! The whole of reception they said he may just be immature. What I really struggle with is is this just him? Is he just badly behaved? Is he just a tad quirky? Or actually, does he have Aspergers? Or something else?! I want to know what we are dealing with, I want to be able to tell the school so we can deal with him in the right ways. At the moment Im clutching at straws as I just dont know, I deal with him the best way I know how but I could do with knowing why he does the things he does! So here's abit about him, please let me know what you think? The main thing we noticed first is that he has some sensory stuff going on. He sensory seeks. He rocks, stands on his head to watch TV, chews pretty much anything, eats things that arent edible - usually paper but we've had blu tac too, the rest of the stuff he just chews not swallows He smells things, he HAS to touch everything. He HAs to know what everything feels like, tastes like and smells like. Hes touched cats poo before and got down to smell it. He makes terrible messes in the bathroom with shaving foam, wet toilet roll, toothpaste, talc... He LOVES it. Hes very calm after he's done this and looks content! Obviously he doesnt do these all in one day! So we thought SPD but now I hear Aspergers children can have sensory issues... and I put two and two together. His social skills are quite poor. He is VERY controlling. He loves lego and he will share it but he cant stand people changing the mens heads or arms etc. Its kind of his way or no way. His conversations are very one sided and he likes to try and control what the subject is. Literal thinking.... 3 days last week he weed on his bedroom carpet at bedtime, took me until the third night to realise it was indeed him and not a cat or spilt drink. when I asked him he said 'You said I couldnt come out of my bedroom' (I did say that as he was coming out every ten minute! Obviously I wouldnt have minded for a wee!!) I cant work out if he really thinks I wouldnt let him out for a wee or he's just being a monkey and saying 'Ha ha! If I cant come out ill wee on the carpet' kind of thing?! He has difficulties at school, leaves the room, hides under tables, hurts other children, he can be quite rude. hes now got 15 hours support a week and is temporarily at a specialist behavioural school two days a week. Im so sorry this is so long, I could go on and on and on... Is there anything else I could look for? I really want to know if it sounds likely as I think I will pay to get him assessed privately if Im quite sure this is whats up. Thank you so very much for reading.