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Tanya13
over 9 years ago

Good Evening everyone,

I have recently been at the GP with my 3 n 1/2 year old son. The GP has said he believe my son to be on the spectrum, leaving me to enter into a new world completely blind.

This has come about because my son physically attacks me and has soo much aggression towards me but at the same time can be soo clingy and loving. It gets very confusing as to why he does this when there is no obvious reason for his actions. Since the GP tol me this I have researched alot and my son is getting alot worse day by day and i am really struggling as a single mum with limited support. I feel my son is changing far too quick and any stratagy i try is just infuriating him more.

I completed a criteria checklist for PDA a my son scored 66 which is extremely high at this point. I am alone in this at the moment as the GP has tried to get CAMHS to see him but they refused despite te fact the GP said my son is the worse he has seen in his entire career for aggression towards me for no apparent reason. 

Anyway I have rambled enough now I just dont know what to feel, how i should be parenting him or literally anything now I just feel so helpless for my little one as he must feel so mixed up in his own young mind.

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  • over 9 years ago

    A diary is the best thing to keep i did the same so by the time it came to our assesment i had 6 months worth to show them to give them an idea of what he was going through i know its hard im sure your being as firm as possible with your son remember your the one who sees his behaviour on a daily basis as crystal says routines are a must with my son too at your sons nursery i dont know if they do them but a family surport worker mite be able to help also look up pearents as first teachers its a like a course where  the family surport worker comes to your home once a month and can put a plan together to help surport you and your son it really helped me whilst i was waiting for nursery placement i dont know if they do it when the kids are in nursery though but i would recomed pearents as first teachers to any one x

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  • over 9 years ago

    A diary is the best thing to keep i did the same so by the time it came to our assesment i had 6 months worth to show them to give them an idea of what he was going through i know its hard im sure your being as firm as possible with your son remember your the one who sees his behaviour on a daily basis as crystal says routines are a must with my son too at your sons nursery i dont know if they do them but a family surport worker mite be able to help also look up pearents as first teachers its a like a course where  the family surport worker comes to your home once a month and can put a plan together to help surport you and your son it really helped me whilst i was waiting for nursery placement i dont know if they do it when the kids are in nursery though but i would recomed pearents as first teachers to any one x

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