Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello everyone, I have finally got round to joining this forum on the advice of my sons consultant. My son is 7 and was diagnosed quite quickly during his first year at primary school. Until this point we just thought he was quirky lol. He is high functioning and does ok at school, struggles to form friendships with his peers but has really good relationships with teachers and us at home as well as an amazing bond with his two younger sisters. He has problems sleeping and is on melatonin to help with this.
I have 2 questions really, the first is regarding his sleep issues. at his last appointment he was taking 4mg beforw bed, we advised that he waa now going to sleep with very little issue but was getting up everyday between 2am and 5am this was for the whole day he would not go back to sleep until following bed time. We have now been told to increase the meds by 2mg every 2 weeks until he is on 10mg. He is currently taking 6mg and goes to sleep faster at night but it doesn't seem to have helped him stay asleep. He is still up at silly o clock. Does anyone know if this will improve with the increase in meds?
Secondly, he has begun in the last 3-4 weeks suffering from rages. The smallest thing can set him off. He then is like A whirlwind screaming throwing things and last night bashed a hammer down in inches away from his sisters head. Today when I went to collect him from school found him being restrained by a teacher due to trying to lash out. Apparently someone had knocked him with either a chair or table and he justs went loopy. he then ran away from me and refused to walk home. It took me telephoning his dad at work to talk to him to get him to move off the playing field. These instances are becoming increasingly common and I just don't know what to do anymore.
I have his sisters who are 5 and 3 to think of as well as a very unexpected pregnancy which is taking its toll. I have no help with him other than weekend when daddy isn't working.
Me and hubby have decided that we will so our best to not treat him any differnet from his sisters , we are trying to raise a little boy who will function perfectly well in society on his own and be independent.
If anyone managed to get through my story well done and any advice would be welcome. x
Thanks for your response, the school are amazing and I cannot fault them at all, they were the one to pick up on his issues, he is in a regular class but has a 1-2 teacher with another more severe little boy with autism. His rages started about 2 weeks before the end of the school holidays. He has moved into another class and has just started KS2 which he was really worried about, the the school and teachers spent 6 weeks before the hols introducing him to the new environment getting him to write a story and take pictures which he looked at over the hols too. The school are expecting a regression and take each day as it comes. We have a hand over session at the beginning and end of school just to update how his morning/evening/day has been. I don't think he is being bullied, there is one boy in his class that there have always been issues with but only as far as they do want to like each other but they just clash and can't really get along but my son does have a couple if friends which he now plays with.
His rages may be simple anxiety but I can't get him to tell me how he feels or what sets it off when it is happening, when it's gone it's gone and he is back to being my boy again. I am starting to get concerned though regarding the use or potential use of weapons. I know he wouldn't intentially hurt anyone but when his mood changes he is unpredictable.