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k3llogs

hi, my son is 4 in 2 months, he has terrible speech and undergoes speech therapy, he has an audiology appointment in a weeks time to check its not his ears at fault.

i have been told several times in his life to have him checked for aspergers because of his strange habits and tendencies. i have always put this down to him being a boy and my family have only ever dealt with girls, not being able to deal with him.

although recently ive noticed more and more things about him that make him stand out from his peers. 

-he has an obsession with toy story, everything he does is toy story related, and has been for about 2 years

-he wont wear shoes unless they are wellies

-he headbangs violently to sleep

-he kisses and cuddles everyone and doesnt understand or back off it they dont want it

-he gets very upset and anxious if i leave him at all, especially without warning

-he doesnt make eye contact for more than a second and thats if i ask him to

-he hates loud noises

his intelligence is hard to measure as his speech is so behind.

am i doing the right thing in getting his assessed or am i making a bigger deal out of these things than i should?

please, any advice will help me. 

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  • Hi k3llogs,

      I read your post above and just wanted to say that one of my boys who is also diagnosed with Aspergers now manages eye contact. I asked the ED Psyc about it and he felf it was a learnered behavior. My best advice is to keep an open mind. Not all symptoms fit the steriotypical diagnosis and it's worth getting the full picture. When I was putting together case statements for my sons statementing i never did any research on the condition. Years later, I've begun to read about it and have been astounded by how accurate my observations were. I've now just begun to read a book by Tony Attwood, 'The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome.' To be frank I wish I'd read it years ago. It gives you insight into the condition as well as some of the pathology discrepancies that appear to contradict typical presentations, yet clearly other indicators show the person has the condition. Had I read it sooner, I may have found a better way of expressing what i witnessed and it may have dispelled sooner any doubts I had. You will meet a range of different opions in your journey, not least from well meaning friends who try to alay your fears, but always go with your gut feeling. You may not feel ready to read it yet, but I hope it helps in some way, Good Luck to you and your son. It sounds like you have much more support than I did when embarking on this journey of discovery. God Bless. Coogyxx

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  • Hi k3llogs,

      I read your post above and just wanted to say that one of my boys who is also diagnosed with Aspergers now manages eye contact. I asked the ED Psyc about it and he felf it was a learnered behavior. My best advice is to keep an open mind. Not all symptoms fit the steriotypical diagnosis and it's worth getting the full picture. When I was putting together case statements for my sons statementing i never did any research on the condition. Years later, I've begun to read about it and have been astounded by how accurate my observations were. I've now just begun to read a book by Tony Attwood, 'The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome.' To be frank I wish I'd read it years ago. It gives you insight into the condition as well as some of the pathology discrepancies that appear to contradict typical presentations, yet clearly other indicators show the person has the condition. Had I read it sooner, I may have found a better way of expressing what i witnessed and it may have dispelled sooner any doubts I had. You will meet a range of different opions in your journey, not least from well meaning friends who try to alay your fears, but always go with your gut feeling. You may not feel ready to read it yet, but I hope it helps in some way, Good Luck to you and your son. It sounds like you have much more support than I did when embarking on this journey of discovery. God Bless. Coogyxx

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