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 :D
hehehe! yeah its quite easy to get road rage on a motorway, particularly as theyre going in the same direction the whole time and theres nowt else to look at so their foolish driving skills grate on your nerves more lol! (assuming you were on motorway as thats how we get down south lol!)
WOW thats fantastic mate! are you proud? you really should be! :)
The police have been a real support have made an official log and will monitor the situation. Brads bounced back a little from what he was so thats good. He doesnt have any friends at school, he plays alone, only about 5% of the time does he mention playing with anyone. But he stays in computers instead now and he like that. Aww I will do, he will love that (even though he hugs awkwardly he still likes hugs)
We are doing ok thank you, just bobbing along, callum has a new treatment where i have to do pressure massage with a scrubbing brush sounds random i know but has quite a calming effect on him! their little brother is causing mayhem with them at the moment, hes 11 months and learned that he can climb and pull his broothers and that he will just get told no so he keeps winding his two big bros up at the moment!
when will you get your results? are you feeling prepared? its lovely to hear from you, and know that youre doing well :) and will pass that hug on to brad now :)