Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi all :)
You may have seen a topic i prerviously posted very recently about my boys. Im a mom of 3. I have got my one boy through alot of the process to the point they have said its Autism and ADHD but it hasnt been put on paper as yet as hes yet to see a phsycotherapist and my other son hasnt even got to first screening yet. This in mind, I have so many questions, so please forgive me as no matter what i read it seems so vague. My main question being if this is the case, does my nearly 6 year old son know? is he aware of his autism and ADHD? If not when do they become aware of it? do you tell them or do you not say anything at all ( i wouldnt until it was on paper anyway). Also my one son has alot of hitting, bitting to others and himself, he uses baby talk and grunts, these things sometimes make me wonder is all this behaviour completely his condition OR is some of it just an average nearly 6 year olds behaviour? Im very confused. I know alot of the things he does isnt that of someone his age but say like when hes boundary pushing is that the nearly six year old or is it part of the condition or both? the reason i ask this as im so worried about time out if its something that cant be helped, in fact should i be time outing anyway? Im in a place where im questioning everything he does (not to him like i just think is this his way of saying i cant cope or is it him just being a head strong nearly 6 year old?) , im questioning everything we do like should i time out if his behaviour is unacceptable (but then it might not be his fault and so i dont want him to feel misunderstood). I often wonder if he knows as im scared that he might feel alone or isolated and i really dont want that. I mean he seems happy enough until hes in one of his outbursts but i am a worrier and the thought of them feeling misunderstood for even a second turns my stomach. If theres anyone out there with autism / ADHD or both a point of view and advice from you would be greatly appreciated as i just want to understand and do the best for my boys. My boys havent changed overnight and i would like to think that i know them every inch of the way however if theres anything i can do to understand the way they see the world then that can only benefit them surely? thank you for reading my post, and thank you in advance to anyone that can contribute, it means alot. Best Wishes, Lisa :)
Hiya :)
OMG you have loooaaddss of pets! the only pets we have is two African Clawed Frogs :) i can imagine having a gecko on your head may be a bit tricky hehehe! Yeah H & M is a clothes shop, i dont usually go in it was a one off and i happened to see that. I looked on their website and it doesnt seem to have it anywhere so i tried emailing them and got an email back saying there were 'technical difficulties' replying to my email, so i dont know :/ Ow thats good then i was a bit worried when you told me about it, but thats put my mind at rest now :) hehehe i dont think theres ever a normal to be fair, i think all of us have quirks just some more noticeable then others maybe? :) i used to sleep talk, sleepwalk and even ate ice cream in my sleep once too! Only a little bit i am told as i was redirected up the stairs.. i often wonder if i was pretending on that one though, but i wouldnt know as i was too young to remember! :D Brads a bit like that, hes a chatterbox and doesnt come up for air, hes throws twenty questions at a time at you he he he! ooohhh yeah i forgot about that balloon trick i will tell them you reminded me it will make them happy :) Aww Arleys been eating stuff like this for a good few months now i think he started about 6 months on harder foods that you need teeth for but as Arley already has 7 gnashers its pretty easy for him to destroy food relatively quick :D the boys are still hyper they havent quite got over the excitement of yesterday i think :D