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MrsB16

Hi, 

I'm enquiring about my 4 and a half year old son. He has no diagnosis, although my sister Suspects he's on the mild end of the spectrum. 

I could go on for ages about him as he's a mystery to me, but what I'm wondering about is his need to always touch or bang someone or something. He constantly touches/presses his siblings, especially the baby and it can be quite hard. He also always has to make noise, singing, shouting out etc. It gets a hundred times worse if he's excited as well. We would get so mad with him, and still do when it gets too bad. But yet it never stops. 

He's a good boy, and he really enjoys being good, and I really don't think it's naughty or attention seeking behaviour. It doesn't feel like that. Could it be self stimulatory behaviour? He's an angel at school, he's the complete opposite, unnaturally so. 

I hope its ok messaging here. I've done loads of google searches but not getting any answers. 

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  • Thank you for responding. I hesitate asking for an assessment as it is only my sister and myself who think anything of it. My husband sees he has funny behaviour and sometimes says he thinks he must be on the spectrum, but other times says it's his age. His teachers don't see anything. i just want to understand him and know how to help him. We know he isn't being naughty, and so don't want to keep getting mad with him. I can see he can see he's different too, and sometimes he says it. We assure him he's wonderful and brilliant, so it's important that I can help him understand himself and be happy.

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  • Thank you for responding. I hesitate asking for an assessment as it is only my sister and myself who think anything of it. My husband sees he has funny behaviour and sometimes says he thinks he must be on the spectrum, but other times says it's his age. His teachers don't see anything. i just want to understand him and know how to help him. We know he isn't being naughty, and so don't want to keep getting mad with him. I can see he can see he's different too, and sometimes he says it. We assure him he's wonderful and brilliant, so it's important that I can help him understand himself and be happy.

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