I am worried about my little boy as he is different to the
other children we have played with since about 13 months.
I need to know whether I should be looking at this as a
behavioural special need or whether its normal, I do not
want to bury my head in the sand if he needs a diagnosis. I also need to add we have a premature, newborn baby so behaviour is heightened but not really different.
A typical day with my son:
Eats breakfast, then watches a little Cbeebies TV while I get our things organised. He needs firm discipline to get dressed.
We go to a playgroup with me laying down expectations in the car - he plays nicely until he has
to share - he then shouts or hits other children
with whatever is in his hand. We leave immediately, he kicking and screaming so violently the other mums frequently gasp.
The same happens on a play date - in a house or at the park he cannot share. He will having a crying tantrum for an excessive time. Sometimes he draws back and hits with his full strength and drags a child by their hair - at which obviously I am intervene immediately. His favouriate toys are then confiscated until he has played nicely again with others at preschool or on a play date.
He's either excessively grumpy or stubborn or hyper - actively happy, running in circles, shouting loudly. Sometimes on a play date he will cry if the other child leaves then other times he will shout at the other child and tell them to go away when we arrive. He reacts to everything if it is the end if the world however small the issue. I have to follow him constantly else I always find another child crying and he looking shocked by their reaction (and grumpy) as he's hit them.
His ears are fine - and he is very articulate. I am now so exhausted by him and a new born and want to help us move out of this phase. Anyone got a child like mine as I haven't met another one?
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Parents of 3 year old boys please advise
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Valdeeves · 23/09/2012 08:32
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