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Hello. I have a wonderful son aged 11 next month. I have said since he was very little that there was something "different" in his development. Now after nearly 8 years the school have decided i was right. (Not that that makes me feel any better) he is extremely bright in some areas...ie he can work out your change before the cash register can. But in other areas ie socializing he is not very good. We have been sent to the school nurse who says if he isn't on the autistic spectrum she would be very surprised, she even mentioned aspergers. I have no clue what all this means, how they are going to diagnose it etc. Also i am struggling to deal with his outburts. He is never violent to anyone however he will slam doors, try to kick holes in walls....the list goes on. Any suggestions to help would be greatfully appreciated as anything i do seems to aggrevate the situation. 

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  • this might sound awful but it is nice to know i am not alone. i am looking for a support group but as yet have not been able to find one...but will continue to search. in our case it was the school who initiated the diagnosis after i raised questions about him. the way i describe my son is he is just like "sheldon cooper" off big bang theory, or like a vulcan off star trek. i am unsure how to go about bringing this up with my son as he never really seems to listen to me. he picks out words and acts on the words he hears. which makes the whole situation very confusing at times and frustrating for me all the time lol.

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  • this might sound awful but it is nice to know i am not alone. i am looking for a support group but as yet have not been able to find one...but will continue to search. in our case it was the school who initiated the diagnosis after i raised questions about him. the way i describe my son is he is just like "sheldon cooper" off big bang theory, or like a vulcan off star trek. i am unsure how to go about bringing this up with my son as he never really seems to listen to me. he picks out words and acts on the words he hears. which makes the whole situation very confusing at times and frustrating for me all the time lol.

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