Aspergers and aggressive behaviour

[earthtomummy]

Just wondered about other peoples' experiences. DS is 5 and likely to be DX'd with Aspergers. At school recently his behaviour seems to have broken down a bit - he bit a boy, he took someone's glasses off and refused to hand them back, he put another boy's glasses in the bin, and now I've found out he's trying to get best friend to hit someone at lunchtime. He can be quite physical to his sister who is 3 and seems v. angry at the moment.At a friend's house y'day he seemed unable to stop hitting his friend whenever his friend approached. He's also making odd repetitive noises at school (soemtimes does this at home and sort of grunts quietly repeatedly - usu. when tired). In the last 2 days he's been really hard to handle - crying cos he had to wear something different to school today and y'day cos his packed lunch wasn't made by me within the usual time frame. I'm feeling v. fraught and stressed. I have 2 DDs too who are 3 and 16mos, the eldest of whom is currently tantrumming like crazy. I'm at the end of my tether and super-stressed and wondering when i pick DS up what else might have happened today. Is this what it wil be like for the next few yrs?

Hi Earthtomummy, i like your name My ds1 has adhd and is also likely to be asessed aspergers also. He does repititive things like the noises your son does and rewinds videos to watch the same bit over and over again. He can be agressive towards his wee brother whos autistic and nonverbal. I can sympathise with how stressed out you must be feeling.

Thanks 2mum. I've just collected DS and another boy in the class ran up to tell me how Ds had been unkind toanother child. The teacher said it hadn't been an easy day, describing DS as fussing about lots of things eg. not putting his feet down because there might be ants etc. Feel really tearful, don't know why, just seems that DS is moving away from his peers somewhat.

I think having a wee cry makes us feel better. And it helps get the emotion out. Its not nice picking your son up and wondering what you`re going to hear hes done next. It makes you feel on edge all the time.