Hi IMs
My son has been referred to be seem with possible aspergers he has had behavoural problems ie meltdowns am doing naughty things for attention , change in behaviour ,hate being dirty ,feeling like everything is "his fault" regressing in bed wetting /getting to the toilet in time and more.
Can other ins plz give me some advice on what there thoughts are tia
Possible aspergers
Possible aspergers
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Behaviour, Aspergers & Autism
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I work with a lot of kids with autism and aspergers, by the way aspergers now comes under the umbrella diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder now. It is possible that he is on the spectrum but it is also possible it is something else going on. There are a lot of cross overs in certain disorders and also some of what you describe can be caused by some sort of trauma. So I'd try and get in to see a developmental pediatrician ASAP to get to the bottom of it. The pediatrician will go through a huge diagnosis process, rule out or in other things that could be going on for your son and come up with the correct diagnosis.
The faster you can get all that happening (ring a couple of different diagnostic avenues as some have huge waiting lists and others are very short) the faster you can get the correct help for your son.
I am in the same boat with my 7 year old boy except for the regressed toilets go and we are seeing the paed soon. My advice is to write down things you notice so you don't forget to tell the paed and if he is in daycare, kinder or school let them know when the appointment is coming up so they can make notes and write up a letter to the paed on things they notice.