Hi there. I'm really concerned about a friend of mine whose ds1 was diagnosed in October with Aspergers Tendency. Her child is 4 but she's been concerned about him since about 1.6; GP and HV were completely useless and she only got him assessed at the pre-school because the woman who assesses was there to observe another boy and the playleader asked her to look at friend's ds1. HV told friend of diagnosis during her ds2's hearing test "BTW xxx has AT" and gave her no info. She was referred to speech therapist who has been more supportive and he now attends a group therapy class and apparently there will be a classroom assistant when he starts school in September.
I'm most concerned about his mother tho' at the moment. Her dh works long hours, is often away overnight; her ds2 is 12 months, and apart from sessional care at pre-school she has virtually all of his care unsupported. He's a bright boy but his behaviour is frequently very difficult; he eats very little (but is very strong), his sleep is disturbed (7 or 8 wake-ups in the night, mother usually sleeps in with him) and he needs constant supervision (far more than even most 4 yr olds). Can anyone suggest any support for her? I'd direct her here but I don't think she has the time to look thoroughly on the internet for advice: ds1 is up from 4 or 5am and sometimes is takes until 10pm to get him to sleep. She said to me this morning that she's just had enough and I really feel that she's at the end of her tether. Is there any help out there for her?
Sorry I'm rubbish at the jargon - I'm new to this. Thanks for any help anyone can give. I've had a look at some of the threads but couldn't find very much where a child is so young.