Autism.. Signs?

[vickib_1984]

They are the same but different really aspergers is high functioning autism intelligence and routine are a sign autism they are more in their own world but still intelligent in their own right Thomas loves history and at the moment is focused on titanic if all things!!!! Routine is a big factor Thomas hates things that are too loud and big crowds if some where is too busy he spins in a circle flapping his hands or if we're out for dinner once he's eaten he will sit under the table (that raises eyebrows!!!!) lol xxx

 

[Jayceesmumma]

Thanks ladies.. Yeah I googled it and it's exactly like her.. She developed early not late with speech.. She did have a stutter for a while when she was two but she got it for the rest if the day after visiting her dad for an hour so I put it down to him making her nervous.
Defo gotta c a doc.. At the moment she's listing everyone's phone numbers..

 

[littlemiss83]

It does sound very much like aspergers. My best friend's wee brother has it & i've spent alot of time with him. He remembers absolutely everything (he's 25 but known him since he 15) he can remember complete conversations from years back, phone numbers, any type of number sequence. He is very very intelligent & has above average IQ. He is very socially un-aware. He doesn't get on well with his peers & is socially akward. He'll say very innapropriate things during convos, makes jokes when its not appropriate. He likes to tell other ppl jokes but never seems to laugh himself.

He goes wayyy over board of told off for something, he once had a row with his mum at age 17 & stormed out on his bike at 3am, the police pulled him over & he told them to f*ck off, they man-handled him into the back of a van & broke his bike,he went crazy, the police were less than nice to him (they didn't know something wrong with him) he got let out, but screamed & cried for days & tried to do horrible things to himself over it. And didn't leave the house for a few months.

Things have to be exactly as planned. If my pal is taking him to the cinema & she says they'll get the 6.30 bus but end up getting the 6.45 bus, he'll get extremely aggitated even tho it doesn't make them late.

Sorry for rabbiting, just trying to think of all the things I can remember.

Hope you get some answers, I know they didn't get a diagnosis until he was 11 & had to fight to get it.

xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

 

[Jayceesmumma]

Thanks babe she's like that with times too- might just be her age I don't know.. If I say we are going somewhere at 1 we have to leave at 1.. She counts down the minutes when we have to leave for school etc
It's hard to distinguish between bad behaviour or a problem..
For her to remember a number she needs to see it written down first rather than be told it..
She remembers conversations very well too!

 

[littlemiss83]

My LO is 7 & still cant tell the time, she knows where the wee hand is, and she'll say, its nearly 8 o'clock or its after 8 o'clock but doesn't know the actual mins & gets totally confused with 24hr clock. Its great for me coz i can tell her she's been watching tv for half an hour when its only been 10mins...hehehe

xxxxx

 

[Jayceesmumma]

The worst thing I ever bought her was a wristwatch lmao!!! She has a fascination with numbers and everything to do with numbers.. Maybe she's just a smart kid with a few issues? Either way I need to get this sorted!

 

[Hayley1608]

Hi Hun,

Just thought i would share my experiences with Autism as my foster brother has it and so does my uncle.

My mum fostered a little boy from 2 years old who was diagnosed at a very early age with autism he had to move to another family at the age of 14 as me and my mum were unable to restrain him when he got angry as he got older . He had severe speech difficulties however was very intelligent in other ways. He used to have a lot of control issues. He used to get very attached to things. Random things such as crisp packets, random pages from magazines, photos of literally anything and before bed at night he always had to line them up on the floor next to his bed perfectly. If he had a crisp packet and it was thrown in the bin he would scream and have a tantrum unless he put it in the bin himself. He developed a lot of control issues such as having to be the one to turn on and off lights, the tv etc. We had to stick to a routine by the second day in day out.

He was a happy child amd used to be extremely hyperactive... to the point that he would literally never sit down. He would run jump clap sing shout, Anything but sit down.

Your daughter is showing some similarities to my brother however autism is so different for each person that it is impossible to compare one person to another.

If your unsure i would make an appointment with your gp as its literally impossible to self diagnose.

x

 

[Jayceesmumma]

Thank you for sharing I'm sorry ur brother had such a hard time she used to have to be the one that put things in the bin and turn things on and off but that side of her has calmed down alot now.. She went to a sleepover the other week for the first time and this girl is over the top hyperactive.. So many of her friends had to go home coz she was too much for them.. Jaycee wore her out! She stayed up til 3am and this girl passed out by 1.. The only time she has ever been chilled out was the day after her op (she was put under) even straight after she woke she was very alert and as normal whereas the other kids were sleeping for hours or being violently sick.. They said she was the most alert child theyd seen post op! The next day she was so mellow and happy an absolute delight.. I thought it was all down to her ears causing her problems but the day after that she went back to normal

 

[netty]

hi i have been lurking this thread and i think that any inkling you have that your kid has an ASD you shouldnt ignore as my partner has aspergers and his mum ignored it ( saying he was just hyper/ naughty ) then when i met him i knew it was something different.

he avoids full on eye contact, has a thing about feeling everything ( sensory ) when he falls asleep he rubs the soles of his feet up and down on my legs as a comfort thing, he is stupidly intelligent and speaks very monotone sometimes, only really elabortating when its something that interests him. Aspergers can vary between people, symptom wise, but i got OH doagnised at 25 years old and it was a reielf to him as all his life he had been depressed, anxious, angry and outcast due to his mother not wanting to admit he may be autistic, she even NOW sees it as somethung to hide ( grrr i hate her )

good on you for seeing this sweety, Me my girls and I in girls room has knowledge on this as she is taking her lil one to be seen i think x

 

[Jayceesmumma]

Thanks for sharing babe! I think my OH may have it too as he has OCD big time and is incredible with numbers! He seems pretty happy (unless he has a drink then he believes he is someone he's not and it's dangerous )
I'm defo gonna have a word with gp would a hv be better to talk to?
Gonna pm mmi now too thanks x

 

[Hayley1608]

Thank you for sharing I'm sorry ur brother had such a hard time she used to have to be the one that put things in the bin and turn things on and off but that side of her has calmed down alot now.. She went to a sleepover the other week for the first time and this girl is over the top hyperactive.. So many of her friends had to go home coz she was too much for them.. Jaycee wore her out! She stayed up til 3am and this girl passed out by 1.. The only time she has ever been chilled out was the day after her op (she was put under) even straight after she woke she was very alert and as normal whereas the other kids were sleeping for hours or being violently sick.. They said she was the most alert child theyd seen post op! The next day she was so mellow and happy an absolute delight.. I thought it was all down to her ears causing her problems but the day after that she went back to normal

That's ok... Generally he was a really happy boy. Just quite challenging and sometimes he got really frustrated with himself. I would speak to somebody about your concerns at the end of the day they are supposed to be there for people looking for answers so ask as many questions as you can.

 

[Jayceesmumma]

Thanks again hun.. I'm gonna have to wait til after the Easter hols now as she's with me every day.. Hopefully I'll find some answers somehow!xx

 

[titch]

Hiya, sorry hun I just caught up with this thread. I was on the autism diagnostic team in my last job so I know quite a lot about the NHS process. The first step is a referral to a speech & language therapist I think. When you talk about her not responding when you speak to her, it could be language processing difficulties which would fit in with her history of glue ear. These things can imporve a lot with therapy. The assessment is free on the NHS and you'll get a report afterwards. they will comment on her 'social communication skills' as well, and refer on to the diagnostic team if they feel there are signs of autism there. A lot of the things you describe like agood memory and being advanced in numbers is a bit of an autism myth, people with autism can be good at maths and bad at maths the same as everybody else, the autism doesnt have anything to do with it. What it might to, is cause obsessions so if she had an obsession with numbers, thats a slightly different thing. I hope that you get some answers.

 

[Jayceesmumma]

Thanks babe yeah she does get obsessed with numbers she's forever writing down her times tables up to 12 at least, she always fixates on dates and phone numbers, tv channel numbers, making lists of everything.. I'm not sure whether it's a problem she has or just her personality? I suppose as she gets older it will become more clear!

 

[titch]

it should become more obvious when she gets to teenage years, when social skills become more complicated. Its well worth getting a receptive language assessment as it can be fixed through therapy, and it will impact on how much of her lessons she is taking in at school, the longer you leave it, the harder she will find it to catch up on anything shes missed.

 

[Jayceesmumma]

Thanks hun I'm still waiting for a referral back to the ent they are so crap!!!