My youngest son I suspect has this. I've thought it for a long time. However, last night my boyfriend asked me if I ever thought to get him tested for it. I've never mentioned to anyone that I thought he may have this. So it's obvious his behavior is being noticed by other people now.
Let me give a bit of background to him. He was a very large baby. By 3 months he weighted 23 lbs, so it wasn't a huge surprise that he didn't start walking till he was 18 months. He was very heavy and it was much harder for him to do normal motor skills on time. Of course he was fine after that. Speaking took him till he was almost 3. Again I chalked it up to him doing things at his own accord. Stubborn if you will. He was a bit on the same with potty training although he was completely broke before his 3rd birthday. However I had to explain things in deep detail as to why he had to wipe his butt even if it wasn't a "messy poop".
He didn't go to preschool like my first. I was able to be home during the day and there for he was home with me 90% of the time. He didn't have the social interaction with other kids till he was 4, and I attempted preschool. He lasted 2 days and the teacher literally said I should look into having him "instutionalized." Why? Because he was argumentative in the sense that during reading time he hadn't finished his books, he's obsessed with finishing something he completes. When she asked him to put it away he told her she wasn't his "guardian" and there for he didn't have to listen to her. He was stubborn and refused to reason. I still don't think she was close to right in saying that to me. None the less I pulled him from it and cried for a few days.
He never did what he was asked in the sense that if I said "Brush your teeth it's 10pm" and it was actually 9:55 he would take note of it and then argue that he didn't have to till it was actually 10pm. Also any threats of "your teeth will fall out" would be quickly retorted with "Unless I have a cavity for a long time, no it won't"
He's very articulate always has been. He's been in what's called Key classes since 1st grade. Today his test scores from the home school placement had him (he's in 3rd grade) testing in at 6th grade math! He knows pre algebra. Only because he taught himself and obsessed with numbers, Biology and animals.
He don't interact well with children. he doesn't understand their behavior. If he gets in trouble and I say something to him, he doesn't respond to me. He doesn't understand. I have to constantly say "You break my heart when you do that" to try and convey why he shouldn't act a certain way.
His pitches and tones have never matched. There's a ton of other things as well.
Don't get me wrong. He's sweet as can be. Will help clean the house and doesn't start fights. HOWEVER if by some chance someone upsets him it's another subject.
My oldest and him are incredibly close. I mean very close. And one day my oldest didn't want to play with the youngest and told him later that he would. My son came in crying and said that because my oldest didn't want to play with him that meant he didn't love him. I had to explain that isn't true.
A kid in school pushed his chair into his leg, and my son smacked him because the kid "almost put a dent in this leg" since shoving the chair into other objects would dent it that means to him..his leg could dent.
In 1st grade he told a teacher I tried to starve him. She asked him how and he said he doesn't eat meat and I tried to give him tuna salad so he couldn't eat it and he would starve. Of course I fixed him something else and ate but he swore I tried to starve him.
Aside from that it's mostly obsessions. Transformers. Now most kids are into this but he on the other hand can name every transformer, from every generation...tell in detail their serial numbers on them ..what they do..the cartoons in order..and who they were in Japanese cartoons. He learned this in 2 weeks.
I'm conflicted in whether he's just quirky. I mean his dad and I are far from normal and I myself have weird little obsessions. Or if I should get him tested.
I don't know anyone with this other than a man I dated 8 years ago that did have it and his was severe. He had tic's and compulsions he couldn't control. It scares me and when my boyfriend mentioned it I just welled up with tears.
Does anyone have any info first hand on this, suggestions etc. I can google this all day long but honestly that info is so generic half the time.



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i can help you figure out where to start looking though, if you need/want help.



It makes you overlook certain character flaws and bad behavior .


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