Asher (5 1/2) is just a mess lately. Biting (earlier post), scratching, screeching, non-compliance, eating lousy, way too many potty accidents, not interested in doing anything other than going somewhere or being outside (folks, we are in Phoenix and it is over 110 everyday). I just at the end of my rope. 0% patience for him and his antics.
He has every reason to be whacked out (new baby, completely new help/habilitators or no one to help -- one mom, two special needs kids and a baby -- bad combination, end of school, frazzled mom, an awarness of himself and his surrounding that he never had and thus, wanting to get on with his day).
If he was a NT kid I would just brush it off to all the changes in his life. But he is not. So, I worry that if I don't address every issues at all times (which of course isn't possible but I worry that I should), his future will be rough. I know this sounds dramatic but it is what I worry about all the time.
I do I find the balance between being realistic about this point in his life and cutting him slack and not letting him get away with stuff he should not be doing.
Raquel
From my own experiences with Skylar (4 1/2 now) a few years ago, my problem was exactly the same as yours. I just thought he was a "bad" child. I was SOOO wrong. As I said in another post, he was just recently diagnosed with moderate-severe autism and severe ADHD. I was also at the end of my rope. I felt that my only other option was to seek help from a Child Psychiatrist. And I am so happy that I did. Now I know that he is NOT a "bad child", there was a real reason behind the absolutely TERRIBLE behavior that I was seeing.