...or I have come accross some of the worst proffs ever!! Sorry this is going to be long!!
Ds is 5, in yr 1 at school. He was first seen by senior nurse who works with the paed as a team Feb 2011. (Have tried to see the paed but no luck) Nurse puts us on ASD pathway. He doesn't interact with ds. He observed him while we talked but no toys in the room just a bed and chairs, so ds constantly asking to leave.
We wait untill Oct 2011 for ed psych to visit son in school. School hd says ds is fine, no trouble. Ed psych disagrees with ASD, says purely behavioural and puts us on list for some parenting strategy support.
We see nurse again Jan 2012, he does a full u turn and says behavioural, nothing we can do, wait for the parenting support.
Yes I have behavioural issues with him. They come in peaks and troughs (few months manageable, few months hell). But why is nobody listening to me. I am not the best mum in the world but I do impose rules, ty to keep to a routine.
Ds has tioleting issues. Still soils himself most days and wets bed every night.
He has hearing issues although passed a test a few months ago appears not to hear what I say most of the time. Occasionally he gets stressed by other sounds like the washing machine, turning pages of a book or baby crying but this is not all the time.
He is very touchy feely, constantly flopping all over me or needing to touch.
Hoards things/hides things in his bedroom, paticularly shiny things. Went in the other day and found a spanner, tape measure, bottle opener and my hair brush.
Doesn't and has never slept well. Nightmares, sleepwalking and screaming etc.
Has always been very boisterous. Has a mouthfull of his dinner then does a lap of the room etc.
His teacher now says he costantly fidgets, needs to touch etc
Not sure what to think anymore. He appears very normal, good eye contact, knows when your happy or sad. Can adapt to change. Seems to be liked by his friends.
My gut feeling says somethings up, but now doubt myself. If I go for second opinion and they too thinks it's purely behavioural where does this leave us? I have done a parenting course already. I really don't feel like i'm a bad mother and don't see what else I could do to help my ds......totally lost!