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Hello, looking for advice and guidance.

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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 old to be assessed for possible ASD/OCD.  He was diagnosed with Dyspraxia when he was 4 with having severe speech and language disorder.  We are having difficulties with his behaviour, he has compulsive behaviour which affects the rest of the family.  He often gets annoyed and no matter what we say to him he just does not listen but he calms down very quickly and soon forgets what the issue was, while the rest of the family are still hot and bothered !

We are finding it very difficult and thus putting an enormous strain on the family and our marriage. Does this sound familar or are we going mad ?

 

  • HI

    He sounds similar my son who is diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome which differs from Autism in some ways but is still on the spectrum. 

    My son also gives some eye contact and has 'average' academic ability. I think they learn some rules of society such as eye contact, common phrases and actions in some situations and this concentration is where alot of the meltdowns come from.

    Dont forget that puberty may not be far away and this may add to his anxieties.

    I hope al goes well with his assessment, dont be afraid to speak your mind at the meeting x

  • Hi, thank you for that.  I know exactly what you mean about things being trivial but are very important to them.  We just can't wait for him to be assessed.  He has been seen by a Community Paediatrician who feels he has not got typical features of ASD as he has good eye contact and he sat nicely throughout the 1hr 15mins consultation, but she has deciced he needs to be assesed more in detail. 

  • Hi Mitch 

    What you describe sounds very familiar 

    I have two boys 19yrs and 16yrs my16yr old was diagnosed ASD when he was 11.

    We live on the edge of the volcano every day unsure of when it will next erupt. He too gets over it very quickly. I find it difficult at times as the things that upset him can be trivial to me but obviously are very important to him, also some times it seems that things build to a point where he just blows.

    I am unsure of any advice / support I can give just wanted you to know you are not alone x