Aspergers/Autism/Sensory Integration Chatter #3

[Turkish Delight]

I have found that the aspergers kids at school talk all the time and don't listen to anyone. They will often "lecture" people on subjects they are interested in and can be very knowledgeable.

I asked if he spoke a lot in class and he said he did. He also said that he participates in class too.

He sure does lecture me on certain topics which take his fancy. Atm, he is into pokemon again and he explains to me how he got to certain levels and what happened as he jumped levels. I get bored to death, but i just nod and look like i'm listening. Sometimes when he keeps on talking, i just have to tell him that i don't have the time atm to listen and he nicks off. I feel bad, but he just rambles on and on and on.

Lu - Mitch screaming is like my boy grunting. He grunts when he is angry, upset or when things don't go his way. Also, he has a very bad temper.

He also comes up with the most ridiculous questions The answers which i don't know, i ask him to google.

[christy]

AWwww TD maybe its time to go to a psychologist who specialises in Aspergers/Gifted children? Some of the characteristics are exactly the same and some of them overlap easily. I think it may help you to understand where he is coming from....

I know for me it helped me understand M so much better and I was able to parent her according to her needs much better.

[Turkish Delight]

oh Christy, where am i going to find one of them babes? It is so difficult as you all know, as you are all experiencing similar probs.

He asked me that when he gets older if he would be as smart as Einstein? And i said probably and he then asked, then which famous scientist will i be as smart as?
He then went on asking if a dog and a cat had a fight, who would win?
He then asked how a light globe worked

He said that i should know all the answers as i was scientist too.

[Lulu]

TD, Chitra will pass you onto a great psych as part of the assessment. She works at the Donvale office too. Maybe you could call and ask for an appt with her whilst you wait till July? Her name is Melinda Gladman.

Did you try to get an appt at Chitras city office? The wait isn't as long...but I think she is going away in June sso it might not be helped.

[Turkish Delight]

when i called her Donvale office i asked about the city office and she said that i would be able to get in there just 2 weeks earlier, so i took the donvale appt as i hate driving into the city.

I will call Melinda Gladman and organise a time. I need to see the psych more than he does for his problems

Oh Lu, how can i ever repay you? I would have searched and searched for a good specialist and probably not have found one either. So thank-you.

[Lulu]

Nah, thank my mum who spoke to my uncle who is the Head of a boys school who deals with a few aspys who has a friend who is the bestest Autism bloke in Vic who is also booked to the eyeballs but was happy to talk to mum himself (you know what specialists are like ) who gave mum the numbers of 2 others that he recommended most highly and Chitra was one of them who also happened to be on ABC radio recently chatting about one of her patients who is a world class surfer, so therefore is a massively high achiever and Chitra helped him focus...

PHEW - got that ?

[Turkish Delight]

got that!

[tan32]

Turkish Delight - i am going through the process of getting Hamish diagnosed with Aspergers.

He gets a warning every day for talking, he doesn't seem to get the when someone else is talking we listen cues.
He is not the most talkative child unless you get him started on a topic which he is interested in and then its hard to stop him. His latest thing is Bionicles, everything is bionicles, every drawing every conversation is about them.

Getting dressed is one of his other biggest challenges , he has sensory issues so hates the feel of certain materials, collars, zips etc and hates socks with a passion. I have made him a visual checklist , we have some boxes made into a train and on the side are magnets, then i put the picture of what he is to wear on each carriage, when he has done that item he takes the picture off and puts it in the train...
I too have cried about this, My Mum is a great support and has stood by with all of this my DH really doesnt have much to say about it and my Dad thinks he will grow out of it ...

[Turkish Delight]

Turkish Delight - i am going through the process of getting Hamish diagnosed with Aspergers.

He gets a warning every day for talking, he doesn't seem to get the when someone else is talking we listen cues.
He is not the most talkative child unless you get him started on a topic which he is interested in and then its hard to stop him. His latest thing is Bionicles, everything is bionicles, every drawing every conversation is about them.

Getting dressed is one of his other biggest challenges , he has sensory issues so hates the feel of certain materials, collars, zips etc and hates socks with a passion. I have made him a visual checklist , we have some boxes made into a train and on the side are magnets, then i put the picture of what he is to wear on each carriage, when he has done that item he takes the picture off and puts it in the train...
I too have cried about this, My Mum is a great support and has stood by with all of this my DH really doesnt have much to say about it and my Dad thinks he will grow out of it ...

OMG OMG i didn't know that these kids hate certain feels and certain materials. DS (Devrim) hates/loathes buttons and zips with a passion. i just thought that that was him. I am absolutely shocked by what you have said about Hamish. He has a school polo or any plo with buttons must be done up to the neck, no buttons can remain undone. He looks soooo dorky. One night, in the middle of the night, he was yelling and screaming that the quilt itself had buttons at the foot end of it and he felt them whilst he was asleep, somehow and we were like cutting buttons off the quilt at 3am in the morning. I had to sew it shut as all the down was showing through. He will not wear pjs, where the pants have buttons. I have to cut them off. I cannot believe it. I just thought he was weird. School pants have zips, so i had to find one with the elasticized waist as he won't wear the ones with zips.
He loves touching/feeling skin though. He will rub my arm whenever he is close to it.
I am still shocked.

You are very lucky that your mum supports you. I have told my mum and she doesn't believe us, because it is a syndrome with no physical symptoms.

Devrim is also quiet when he is not interested in the subject matter, but he will try and butt in and say something about a topic of his interest. He doesn't understand either that you need to wait your turn, when other people are talking. He just won't do it.