Hello i posted a small hello on chat and mentioned my ds2 and this board was suggested as a good place to be 
. I'm soon(ish) to be mum to 5 and ds2 has a dx of ADHD and GDD hes recently been assessed for Autism we should hopefully hearing about that in next couple of weeks. Ds2 is 7 and can be a loving little boy sometimes he is too loving but we are working on personal space.
I first noticed something wasn't quite right when he was 6 months old he went from being a happy contented little boy who slept well to being a baby who would hardly sleep and would scream for hours. I took him regularly to see the gp but was always told there was nothing wrong and it was phase. When he turned 18 months old he started to become aggressive and toileting issues started where he would remove his nappy wipe what he had done on walls and other surfaces and as he started toilet training he would wee everywhere but the potty or toilet. At his development checks he was always deemed to be behind his peers but everyone said it wasn't a problem and it was all down to the fact i needed firmer boundaries. Since then i have been on numerous parenting courses including the Triple P course.
Three years ago i finally got a gp to listen and was referred to the local hospitals CDC it was a few months after we received the GDD dx at the time ds to just turned 4 and was working at a 3 year old level, and it was last year we finally got a referral to CAMHS. Since then its been very stop and start with us getting lost in the system on more then one occasion which leaded to basically sits in in the gp surgeries and constant phone calls.
He however still has issues with danger awareness, has trouble with high buildings and certain loud noises and he often gets frustrated to the point where he physically lashes out. He's in ms school and has been statemented and has 1 to 1 support for 20 hrs a week SALT which he has appointments for once a month but daily work is done at home and school. He is often referred to as "that child" mainly by adults most of the kids don't seem to have a problem with him. He starts his ADHD meds in the morning which if i'm honest is a bit scary but if it helps him it can only be a good thing .
My dd is 3 and adores ds2 to the point she copies nearly everything he does and the 2 of them together have created quite a few incidents ranging from redecorating to complete floods from upstairs all the way to my living room. Ds2 has a thing for water and bubbles and dd loves anything ds2 loves it can be quite sweet if not a bit challenging at times especially when they team up against me. Ds1 and ds3 are very typical boys of 9 and 2, ds 1 is very protective of his siblings especially ds2 which is because of some comments we have received off people when he's having a moment and has been known to ask people not to stare while mum is dealing with ds2 as it upsets ds2 more.
i'm sorry i didn't mean for this to be such an essay i guess i'm just soused to having to explain everything to people its become a habit [smile.