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Puberty

Mhairi

Hi

My 10 year old with HFA and ADHD has been going through a difficult and very, very draining spell of behaviour which it a couple of folk have said may be the beginnings of the puberty hormone changes!  I brushed this off and just put it down to the very difficult time at school early in the year, general lack of support and inclusive attitude and sensory overload resulting in very challenging behaviour early in the year to a consistent stream of very oppositional behaviour.

I have heard it suggested that people with Aspergers are more likely to go through some element of puberty early?  Does anyone know if this is true?

Any thoughts welcome

 

 

 

 

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  • Thanks, it's been a really hard spell for whole family and I have got quite ill at times with the prospect of being unable to cope if it gets worse as he gets older.  He has always been oppositional to some extent too but much more so recently. I think a lot of it is school but he craves the contact with kids that may be friendly to him, which they are for a short time then it crashes and he gets hurt, angry etc...

    It just gives you a glimmer of hope that if there is a connection to puberty, it will eventually pass to some extent at least.  The conflict, anger and stress it creates in the house is so draining.

    I will ask the Paedatrician when we get an appointment next.

    Thanks for replying

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  • Thanks, it's been a really hard spell for whole family and I have got quite ill at times with the prospect of being unable to cope if it gets worse as he gets older.  He has always been oppositional to some extent too but much more so recently. I think a lot of it is school but he craves the contact with kids that may be friendly to him, which they are for a short time then it crashes and he gets hurt, angry etc...

    It just gives you a glimmer of hope that if there is a connection to puberty, it will eventually pass to some extent at least.  The conflict, anger and stress it creates in the house is so draining.

    I will ask the Paedatrician when we get an appointment next.

    Thanks for replying

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