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| Tue, 03-13-2007 - 8:55pm |
does this sound like a form of autism to you?
Conerns brought up at preschool were
-At circle time he does not sit still always moving around, touching other kids
-When talk to kids is touching them or stand really close.
-hard time waiting his turn
-loves to run and jump
-At free play will play by self most of time- However-if we are out at a play area he does not want to play unless kids(will keep asking me when the kids are going to come) are there and then will run up to them and say do you want to play with me. Usually plays chase or tag
- Gets upset easily and will run away saying leave me alone and hid under table, if left alone will come back over in a couple of mintues.
-Will some times not participate in activiy and just sit in a chair and wacth
I will list off some things I can think of to give you more of a picture of my son.
-verbal skills ahead of age
-loves cars but does not talk about them all the time. If he can get a present he will pick a car
-Does not transition well if it means time to be done playing again may run away crying.
-He does sort of line up cars but they have no set order (an not a straight line )and he will say they are at the mall, etc (not sure what they mean by lining up cars)
_will run up to kid and ask what wrong if they are crying
_loves to give out hugs and kisses (does not understand that not everyone wants a hug)
-if kids are building a tower he will knock it down
-We have no set scheudle and he has no problems with that.
He is 3 1/2 years old and this is his first time around kids really he stayed home full time with a grandma until he was 3.
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My son exhibited many of those behaviors at that age, so there may be some red flags there.
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I swore I responded to this but now I can't find it.
It definately sounds like a sensory thing.
I would get the eval and I also agree about getting a follow up eval because the school district won't diagnose IF there is autism.
Don't be scared, this will benefit your child. We will be here if you need us. Besides all of us have been thru this one way or another.
Sending prayers your way.
Nora
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I have a 3.5 yr old and I have the same playground issues.
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Welcome to the board. If you already have him on an IEP for social skills and attention issues, you are ahead of the game at this early age. I would write a request for an OT eval for sensory issues as well. At 3 years and change, the formal dx part is less essential than treating the symptoms. He may or may not be Asperger's or some other form of spectrum and the dx'ing part of this is not static often anyways. Sometimes you don't see all the symptoms until the child is older, sometimes the symptoms start to be resolved and you find out the child was not actually ASD but maybe only sensory or language delay, etc.
My son is not technically Asperger's for lots of reasons, and was harder to catch when younger, but is now dx'ed PDD-NOS. He didn't get this dx until age 6 and a half, but we started him on services at 3 for delays. Early Intervention and now continuing to work with him on his areas of challenge has made a huge difference for him. Getting evals and help right away (if needed) is key, so good for you and the school for getting right on it!
Definitely stick around and let us know how things are going. Address each area of concern as it arises. If you want to look into outside evals, you do need to look for someone who is an expert at ds'ing ASD kids and even sometimes get a second opinion. When kids are very young, it is much harder to sort out, but you do want to get the needed help as soon as possible.
As others have said, there are red flags in what you write, but as each child is so different and we are hearing this only (and also are not diagnosticians) we certainly can't say for sure!!! Those children who get language earlier and are more borderline often have the hardest times getting what they really need, so being overcautious is better here IMHO.
yours,
Sara
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Welcome,
A three year cannot be "pinned down" to an exact diagnosis. (Heck, neither can a 40 year old, but it is even harder with a munchkin because they grow and change so fast.) However, I feel it is better to err on the side of caution. If it turns out that your son was just developing on his own schedule in his own way, services and school would not have hurt him. And it is possible that services now could make the difference between having a positive, successful Kindergarten experience or a hard one. Maybe if there is "something," it will be all addressed by Kindergarten.
If you feel that the services can help, "bad news" on assessments is really good news. Because you can't get (reimbursed) help without a documented need.
Always keep in mind that you are the constant in your child's life, and the one who knows him best. Everytime a teacher or clinician, who knows your child only briefly, throws out a new possible explaination or diagnosis, the only thing you can do is "try it on" to see how it fits your experience with your son. This is an excellent board to see how sensory issues, or Asperger's or other ASD-type explainations for child behavior express themselves in other children. Then see if it seems to be an appropriate to your son.
I have a 2 year, 10 month year old with "something," I think an ASD even though he is outgoing and has good eye-contact, and a 5 1/2 year old with ASD, and who looks more ASD-y because he has poor eye-contact and does not answer on-topic.
Sidney
I have to second what everyone else said.
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