Hello Everyone,
I hope I find you all well.
I don't know where to start with this as its really sensitive and to be honest I feel every embarressed talking about it. I have no idea how to put it so I am going to just say it, please forgive me for some of the words I may use.
My son (7years old high functioning ASD) has suddenly over the past 6 months started to be intrested in playing with his genitals in public. He will pull his trousers down in the middle of the street and start playing with himself. He will conpletely take his clothes off and run around naked. He will rub himself up both mine and my husbands leg in public. Occasionally he has squezeed my *** in public, the other day he went to do it to a total stranger. Luckily he didn't because I read the situation and jump in before it got that far. It was totally embrassing and I was mortfied as we have no idea how to get him to understand its wrong. We till him it's wrong and you mustn't touch people in that way but he seems to treat it like a game and we go round in circles and he spends most his time laughing about it.
Last week we had his peids appointment. I decided to talk to his Doctor about it and he said that is not unusal for a child with ASD to behave in this manner and we need get on top of stopping him before it become more a problem as he reaches puberity. He also mentioned that he should not be left alone with other children.
I was shocked and to be honest I didn't know what to say when his Doctor said that because my child has younger cousins and friends that he gets on well with and there has never been a problem before+. I dont know who I should tell. Should I tell anyone? Could it just be a faze he's going through. I am so confused.
To top it off yesterday we picked him up from afterschool club and the teacher pulled us to one side and said my sone had been inappropriately playing a game with quite a lot of sexual content. THings like rubbing Dolls up agains one another and saying these dolls are having sex. The teacher said when she realised what was going on she changed the game they where playing and nothing else was said. We spoke to my son and apparently the older girls were egging him on to play this silly sexual game because it was funny. I was horrified!
I have not doubt in my mind that my son has no idea what Sex is or how is works but he does pull his trousers down in public and he will rub himself up other peoples legs is this normal.
I am so confused and i have no idea what to do. Any advice would be appreciated.
Moxlady xx