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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 again - I would strongly advise getting him statemented.  It is a legal document + they will have to provide him better support (try to get lunchtimes + playtimes included in that).  You can check things out via the nas home page and/or the ipsea site.  I'm sure others will be along to contrubute on this. My son compartmentalises his life.  He'll only tell me what he wants to. As you know, sometimes asking a particular question can get a response, rather than saying "what's the matter" which can be too general.  Also my son seems to think I'm a mind reader!

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  • Hi again - I would strongly advise getting him statemented.  It is a legal document + they will have to provide him better support (try to get lunchtimes + playtimes included in that).  You can check things out via the nas home page and/or the ipsea site.  I'm sure others will be along to contrubute on this. My son compartmentalises his life.  He'll only tell me what he wants to. As you know, sometimes asking a particular question can get a response, rather than saying "what's the matter" which can be too general.  Also my son seems to think I'm a mind reader!

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