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im new and need some help plz

karen152

hi i have a 5yr son who has autism i have know for just over a year now. but i have been told of some people that as they get older they can stat to get other things of the spectrem as they say. so will my son pick up these things or will he just stay as he is now 

 

  • NAS22310 said:

    Hi thanks for the reply.How do I join the thread? x

    try this and post a reply:

    community.autism.org.uk/.../living-partner-asd-child-asd

     

  • Hi Dolphin..just started a thread in 'Living with Autism' am new here and didn't know how to contact you directly..so please join in the thread..I would love to chat about this more. Thanks x

  • NAS22310 said:

    I have been Married to my husband for 17yrs .We have a 16yr old son also with Autism,he was diagnosed aged 4.I realized my husband was on the Spectrum when our son was 5.I was right and my Husband was diagnosed aged 43!! It has been a very hard and stressful also lonely time for me.Would love to be able to talk to somebody in the same situation.I have 2 older children from my 1st marriage aged 38 and 36.they do not have Autism.

    Hi we are awaiting diagnosis for my partner (39) and my son (5 this month). I would be happy to talk to you about this..I am just trying to adapt to what is going on myself. 

    I agree with the 'Mod' that a new topic on this subject would be useful..will go and start one up,

    x

  • Hi Dolphin

    Perhaps you'd like to start a new discussion about having a partner with autism? That way more interested users would be able to find it from the discussion subject title. "Living with autism" might be a good place to try.

    Sandra - mod Smile

  • Your son is very lucky to have been diagnosed so young, and I am sure that with plenty of support he should be far less likely to develop OCD and anxiety disorders.

  • Hi

    As a person with AS, my phobias and anxieties increased when I reached the age of 7, and I then developed OCD. However, I believe this could have been solved if I had received help earler, but I was not diagnosed until I was 21 (I am now 23).  OCD developed, I believe, as a direct consequence of my AS, and it has been the OCD that has really disabled my life. My brain does not work properly-I know this is the cause: a combination of genetics and stress during my mum's pregnancy (her mum had terminal cancer), and I was only 5 pounds 4 ounces when born on my due date.  I am constantly stressed and anxious; I am convinced that this is caused by a hormonal imbalance, but there are many different theories as to what causes autism. As to what came first, autism or OCD, you could say it is the classic chicken and egg situation, but I am inclined to believe that AS came first, and I cannot really distinguish the one from the other. I don't understand people, take things too far, am very rigid and self-centred, although a limited amount of empathy has developed with age. Certainly at school I could not make friends, and this began way before I developed OCD, although I have always been fairly anxious

  • Hi Karen152,

    It is not possible to say what will happen as your son gets older. 

    I have two boys both on the spectrum.  Both were diagnosed at the age of about 3years.  One has stayed pretty much the same (he's 7) and the other seems to be collecting additional diagnosises at an amazing rate (he's 9).  The one with multiple problems is still the same boy he has always been, he just has a few extra labels which help him get additional support (well sometimes).

    I think what I am trying to say is please don't get too worried about this (easier said than done I know).  If your son does develop other things it won't change who he is or how you are with him.  In my experience, other problems don't appear over night they slowly emerge over a long time and you adjust what you do as you go along.

    Hope this helps!