Thank you Re: Is this aspergers??

[Loubs56]

Hi

 

Can i say a massive thank you to those that replied to my post (Is this Aspergers) sometime ago, and apologize for not replying to your kind responses alot sooner.

 

I did take you advice and approach the class teacher. She said that she has noticed that he has obsessions and he finds it hard to focus and talks to much however has no concerns regarding his behavior, and that the head had told her that they wouldn't do anything about it until he was 8+.

 

I'm at a loss what to do about it really. Should I leave it and see if it develops or should i seek further advice from my GP so any problems can be addressed earlier (if it is a asd disorder). These are my concerns really that I keep lingering over. It doesn't seem to be affecting Jack educationally at the moment, however he clearly has problems socializing and is starting to feel different. He has 1 good friend, but he can't understand why no-one else is as obsessed with star wars and doesn't want to play it constantly, therefore he feels he doesn't have friends. He does find it hard to relate to people, lack of empathy and understanding of others is poor. Certain behaviors I have noticed are becoming more prominant. IE. Panic attacks particularly to noise/crowded spaces, but only in certain places mainly town and shops (but not at school). Over sensitivity to smells and foods, he won't eat foods that are mixed together or look/smell nasty to him. He is obsessed with star wars lego, and has them in a certain arrangement if any are touched or moved even slightly he will know and get very upset/paniky. He won't even play with them himself for fear of them getting broken or mixed up. However it's confusing that he doesn't present these in the school environment. Or i suspect he does but his behavior isn't as serious as others.

 

I have worked with children with particular needs, as has my sister who is currently training to be a HV and has currently been placed in an assessment unit for children on the asd spectrum. We both feel that he certainly displays aspergers symptoms (if thats the right word), but feel that he is so boarder line that it might not be picked up.

 

It's really really hard because it really does affect our home life. When he's lovely he's great but he can switch in a second and his episodes can last minutes, hours or days, it's like walking on eggshells. The more i read about aspergers the more i can see his triggers and also that his tantrums seem be more like anxiousness rather then a tantrum, sometimes similar to a panic attack. How do deal with these, How do i calm him down ????? Because I think i clearly need strategies to help him through and to keep my own sanity.

 

Anyway, sorry for rambling, I'm completely at a loss what to do.

Thanks

Louise x

 

 

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@ Loubs56 -when in 'panic attack mode' all can do is comfort and reassure and try to reduce stress/anxiety if possible around him in his environment! Hope this bit of information helps! Sorry it isn't much though!has he got any object/s ,interests ,topics which gives him 'calm' relaxed state XKLX