Ok, head out of the sand, finally going to admit I need help re DS asperger's

[isolde76]

After posting on the behaviour board link{http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk?topicid=8&threadid=266624&stamp=070120180428}, dinosaur suggested I come here. So here I am!

It's been only a few months since DS's diagnosis of asperger's and it is all very new to me. He has major behavioural issues, is aggressive towards others and refuses to participate in anything in class. He is two years behind in his reading (he's in year 2) and i am paranoid that he will not be able to catch up with the others in his class. I don't know what to try to curb his behaviour and I feel like it is spilling out to my daughter with the fighting that occurs between them.

Hopefully start a star chart next week. Not sure how that will go down.

Thanks alot flyingmum. I am going to look into this - Chessington is within striking distance of where I live!!!

Isolde76, I hope you have had a better week!

I have just bought the Wii computer game and we have all had a brilliant time playing on it this week-end. Ds loves it and wants to invite a couple of friends round over the next weeks to play. Its is good because it gives him something to do but because it is quite physical you can play it with another and communicate in a relaxed way. It has often been a nightmare inviting other kids round to the house in the past because ds just ends up having a tantrum and ignoring the "friend". This has meant that ds is getting more and more exluding at school so I hoping the Wii might help a bit!! At least it gives me something to do anyway even if the neighbours think I have gone mad...