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Hi, father of 8 year old boy diagnosed with AS

Nemesis44UK

Hi, I'm Nemesis. I am a father to two children, a boy (8) and a girl (2) and my boy has been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome. This is not a surprise as his mother and I knew something was "off-key."

What has been more difficult is that he has changed from an introverted, sweet boy into an aggressive, angry young man. He is eight years old, but he acts like a teenager. The slightest thing sets him off and he is abusive to his family and teachers. 

It is becoming very hard to deal with and honestly, I am not sure how to handle him.

I signed up for this board in the hope that I might get some advice. Can someone help?

 

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  • Hi all, many thanks for taking the time out to reply. 

    To: IntenseWorld and Pink68 - The problem is that he does not talk about himself, at all. If I ask him what's wrong, he shouts "YOU KNOW!" but he won't actually tell me, no matter how much I prompt him. It is the same if I ask him about school, he won't say one thing about it - not what he learnt, what lessons he had, even what he had for school lunch - nothing. 

    To: Crystal12 - his teacher and SENCO are aware that he has an official diagnosis, but he has not, to my knowledge, been statemented. I think he gets one or two hours every other day in a small group, but the school tells me that they don't have much money for special needs, so his time is limited. 

    It is true, that this behaviour has gotten worse during the holidays. I think he is lacking the structure of the school day, but he was aggressive before the hols. 

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  • Hi all, many thanks for taking the time out to reply. 

    To: IntenseWorld and Pink68 - The problem is that he does not talk about himself, at all. If I ask him what's wrong, he shouts "YOU KNOW!" but he won't actually tell me, no matter how much I prompt him. It is the same if I ask him about school, he won't say one thing about it - not what he learnt, what lessons he had, even what he had for school lunch - nothing. 

    To: Crystal12 - his teacher and SENCO are aware that he has an official diagnosis, but he has not, to my knowledge, been statemented. I think he gets one or two hours every other day in a small group, but the school tells me that they don't have much money for special needs, so his time is limited. 

    It is true, that this behaviour has gotten worse during the holidays. I think he is lacking the structure of the school day, but he was aggressive before the hols. 

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