Mitch11

Hi Caroline, I can relate to your situation. Our son is 10 and 2 weeks ago he was diagnosed with ASD. He has gone through some of the symptoms you have spoken about especially at night time - our son would also go to the toilet just before bed about 10 times, also he would talk to me about lots of different things (as he calls them his worries) before bed, it still takes quite a while to get him settled to bed but not as bad. He also washes his hands alot and likes to close certain doors around the house befor he goes to bed. When he was younger he would also spit out foods that he didn't like. He has sensory difficulties. When he was 4 he was diagnosed as having a severe speech and language disorder, he still has communication difficulties but his speech has improved. It sounds like you are having all the right assessments for your child, I wish you all the best.

Hi hollypoppy, Thank you, It does depend on who you see with these assessments. We have seen quite a few different Paediatricians now and this last one seems to be fairly understanding. I hope you don't have to wait too long for your son to be seen.

Hi Jeanne, both myself and my husband think our son has aspergers and as he has got older it seems to show more. We will just have to wait for the assessment, we have been waiting since January so hopefully not long now!

Thank you for that. I know things will get better. I think at the moment our son just seems very anxious. I feel his OCD has got worse this year, he goes around the house tapping objects and his brother. This happens every night, he has always had to have a routine especially at bedtime and it just takes such a long time for him to get to bed. We have seen a Community Paediatrician who feels he does not have typical features of ASD as he has good eye contact and he was able to sit nicely throughout the 1hr 15mins consultation! But she has referred him to be assessed in detail for ASD.

Hi, I'm Mitch, new to the forum. We have two boys 13 and 10, we are waiting at the moment for our 10 year to be assessed for possible ASD/OCD. He was diagnosed with Dyspraxia when he was 4 years old with having severe speech and language disorder. We are now having difficulties with his behaviour, he has compulsive behaviour which affects the rest of the family. He often gets very annoyed, shouts, slams doors and no matter what we say to calm him down, he just does not listen but he soon forgets what the issue was, while the rest of the family are upset! We are finding it very difficult and thus putting an enormous strain on the family. Does this sound familar or are we going mad!