We are getting an autism assessment soon for my four yr old. His Behavior has worsened since starting school; he has been waking up a bit earlier than he should and not getting back to sleep. (I don't think the sleep part is all school related as it happens on days off too. (I think a lot of it is waking bc he has to go to the bathroom, but not wanting to go back to bed.) Previously he was less aware of bathroom needs.
He been more aggresive lately, especially around bathroom stuff as we try to get him to pee/poop in the toilet and get cleaned up. (always worse when overtired.)
He clawed at my husbands face when we were trying to get an overnight diaper on. The other thing that concerned me was that he hit himself on the head a couple times (not hard) when I was lying down at bedtime with him and said, "you're hitting me mom" Obviously I don't want him to hit himself but my question for other autistic parents is, have your kids ever hurt themselves and blamed you for it? I find this disturbing and maybe I'm catastropizing but I'm imagining him telling professionals in the future that we're hurting him.
He has also said this to my husband if he's holding his arm to prevent him from hitting or clawing. I don't believe my husband is holding him too hard, just enough to hold his arm in place, but at these times he acts like a small amout of touch is hurting bc he's so overtired wheras normally that amount of contact wouldn't phase him.
Please be gentle with any doom and gloom prognosisis, wondering if anyone has been in a similar situation. Thanks.