Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi all,
I have a 10 year old son, who has just been diagnosed as having Aspergers, Friday 8th March. A year ago he was diagnosed as having sensory processing disorders. It has taken a long time for this diagnosis, we were first told he has social anxiety about 4 years ago.
I always knew it was more and kept notes of his behaviours. We got diagnosed as a result of me pushing for a speech and language therapist, first he had to have a hearing test which we found out he has hyper acuisis, after a thorough talk with peaditirician, she sent us to Occupational therapist who then diagnosed the SPD. we then went back to doctors who with him, the OT report and the school referred us to CAMHS. Over a year later we finally have a diagnosis.
My son has lots of worries and anxieties daily, has regular meltdowns at home (not school), struggles with friends are amongst some. The worries are so bad i have the same questions daily, he especially worries when not with me, where i am,what im doing, will i be on time, will i forget to pick him up etc.
If anyone has any support or ideas to help with the worries, it would be a great help. We do not know where we should go next or what we should do.
Any advice or help is greatly appreciated.
Hi - good that you finally got a diagnosis. Sounds like it was hard-going getting it. Has your son got a statement of educational needs so that he can get the support he may need at school? There are a lot of posts on here about children finding mainstream school difficult. Sometimes the child's "behaviour" appears ok at school but then a meltdown occurs once home. School can be very tough for them. When they move up into secondary it can be even tougher. That's why I ask about the statement. Anxieties crop up very regularly either via parents posts or posts from those on the spectrum. Also, via the nas home pg, you'll find loads of info so have a look there if you haven't already. It's good that you've come here - there's lots of support from people who understand.