Ds is now going OTT with apologies, affection etc

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Ds almost 7 with sensory issues has never really been one to say sorry as in his mind he dosnt care what others think, hes also never been one for cuddles, never cuddled as a baby, toddler, pre schooler and beyond only in the past 6 months has offered cuddles and that was him thrusting his head at you or bear hugging you, but in the past few weeks hes started asking for nice snuggly cuddles (which is proper gentle cuddles but he likes to lie on you for a while and 'hang' on you hes heavy!) but its constantly! like whenever he passes me or dh whenever we sit down wether we want a cuddle or not, and if we say no (say hands full, unwell etc) he does it anyway and dosnt listen to repeated 'not now ds'. As for the sorrys he is now saying sorry for everything even things that dosnt need a sorry and its really ott 'im so sorry mum really sorry, that wont happen again mum, dont do that again brain, sorry...' it makes me look like an ogre! his behaviour outside has always been difficult, running off touching everything etc we bought him some silly putty to fiddle with but it didnt work hes never cared that his behaviour upsets me or i find it difficult and rewarding positive behaviour or making consequences for it have never worked. Now though he asks constantly when we are out if he is being naughty, if hes a bad boy, if im angry.... even when im not at all and again it makes me look like some ogre parent when im really not!, he also cowers dramatically when i tell him off or qusetion him and it looks terrible, hes never been smacked so i have no idea why he does this

anyone have any insight?

Have no helpfull advice really but my Ds has become very similar, take for instance the day that he came in from school and happily told us that we are not allowed to hit him ANYMORE because it is against the law! I was horrified! later he said he had seen it on the telly. We do not hit our children, both me and my Dp have been in that position and we did not want that for our children. He does the cowering thing but I just look at him and ask him if we have ever hit him? which he will then respond with no and then relaxes again. I have quickly walked across the room before to pick something up and he has ran screaming from the room because he thought I was going to hit him . It makes me wonder wether someone has mentioned it to him and he now thinks its something to be expected . Several months ago he was worried to the point of becoming overly clingy and not wanting me to leave his side, couldn't sleep etc because he didn't want Dp and I to go and marry other people, he didn't want two mums and if he did I would always be his favourite , following this he mentioned a boy at school telling him he had two mums.