Apologies that this post is so long! I am new to this site and have a newly diagnosed son with ASD (Asperger's). He is 5 years old and this last term his behaviour has deteriorated to such an extent that he has been excluded from school and basically been told he is not welcome back (as he refuses to do what the teachers tell him and he has been violent to the teaching staff on 4 occassions - the last time hitting or kicking 5 members of staff). His behaviour has also deteriorated at home with aggresssion (hitting, kicking, breaking things, throwing things, shouting), major meltdowns (1-2 hours most days), OCD, control issues (wanting to control all situations on his terms) and fear of being left alone all spiralling out of control. I think his deterioration may be related to stress and think it is linked to school and how they manage him. I have spoken to every LA department available and none have offered any help, other than we have had to move schools (he starts part time next week at another mainstream school). I was interested in trying to get some therapy for him - ideally play therapy, but our LA don't have this resource available - does anyone have any experience of this and know of anyone who could provide this in the Berkshire area? Or experience of whether any other therapy has helped - such as anxiety or anger management therapy - bearing in mind that he is only 5. Since being excluded (7 days ago) his behaviour has improved dramatically and the aggresssion has reduced almost to nothing but I am worried that when he starts his new school, the behaviour will return.