Does my son sound autistic?

[emilyin]

My son is 5, I've always thought there was something different about him but more recently I am struggling to cope with his behaviour.

He is very aggressive/angry, emotional, stressed.

He is demanding

He cannot keep still / hyperactive

We've always struggled with sleep/eating

He's very loving and intelligent

His school have not mentioned anything but I'm struggling to parent him as I get so stressed with his behaviour I don't know what to do anymore.

Does anyone have any advice?

Good morning op,

I have a 6 year old boy who is similar. Many of my friends 6 year old boys have the same issues too. If the school hasn't mentioned anything then I wouldn't worry. Maybe just introduce some new rules and parenting styles and see what works best. Children are under immense pressure with school and stuff. Nothing like what we experienced ad children. Well atleast not in my case anyway. There is a rush for children to be more mature nowadays. I don't always think a "diagnosis" helps. I dint believe it empowers the child or parent and I think in a good 10 years time the labels will be so common that they will eventually be irrelevant. But that's just my opinion many people will have other points of views that differ to mine.