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About to lose my mind!

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Hi, my name is Jo and my five and a half year old boy was diagnosed ASD just before his 3rd birthday.

He was also born with Hypo-plastic Left Heart Syndrome and had his third stage of surgery last year.

Pysically he is in great shape, his height has shot up and he is maintaining a good weight.  He has several medications but none of which should have any effect on him other than blood related.

But this past year I have been noticing a definate down turn in his behaviour at home, mostly related to getting dressed in the morning and getting on the school bus.  Also where as before if he was angry or annoyed he would just lay on the floor and shout now he will try to knock chairs over or break whatever object is close at hand.

It is as if his 'symptoms' are getting worse.  Fighting to get his uniform on and get him on the bus every morning is putting a real strain on my family.

I just dont know what to do, he's been in this class and using this bus for over a year now.  Every now and then we will have a morning where he is fine, but I cant find any link between them.

Really I'm just looking for sugetions from others who have experienced similar and what they did to fix it so we ccan try it.

Thanks

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  • Evan attends a special needs school and is in a small class of 5 in a room taloired to autism.  I have apoken to his teacher several times and he seems to be very happy at school.  Since I first wrote on here I have discovered that the head teacher is having a meeting with the bus company to 'discuss ours and other issues'.  So I'm thinking maybe its not just me having problems.  The thing is sometimes he will walk on fine, sometimes we have to use a lollypop or biscuits and sometiomes (lately most times) we have to wrestle him on and in to his seat.  I HATE doing this! It feels wrong, but he needs to go to school and I am unable to take him in myself.

    Any suggestions for methods of getting him to get on the bus without it being a wrestling match or bribery?

    Thanks

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  • Evan attends a special needs school and is in a small class of 5 in a room taloired to autism.  I have apoken to his teacher several times and he seems to be very happy at school.  Since I first wrote on here I have discovered that the head teacher is having a meeting with the bus company to 'discuss ours and other issues'.  So I'm thinking maybe its not just me having problems.  The thing is sometimes he will walk on fine, sometimes we have to use a lollypop or biscuits and sometiomes (lately most times) we have to wrestle him on and in to his seat.  I HATE doing this! It feels wrong, but he needs to go to school and I am unable to take him in myself.

    Any suggestions for methods of getting him to get on the bus without it being a wrestling match or bribery?

    Thanks

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