She apparently is getting him sensory intergration therapy. That should help him with his sensory seeking behavior, but it will take time. Of course, there is always medication. But if you make suggestions to your cousin, who has already indicated that she is resistant, you risk your relationship with her. You can tell her that you find it too difficult to watch her son, given his behaviors, and ask for suggestions in helping you help him modify those behaviors. If you still get driven nuts, suggest that she watch your son at her house instead, if the boys want to be together.
Hi everyone! I'm the mother of five children. Three boys and two girls. My third boy (9 yr old) is actually a nephew that I have raised since he was 9 months old. He has two younger biological sisters and two younger bio brothers. The oldest brother was adopted by my cousin, whom I am really close to. My nephew, I'll call him son from here on, has been diagnosed with several disorders including Sensory Integration Disorder (SID), Autism (NOS), ADHD, and Reactive Attachment Disorder.
My cousin's son has been diagnosed with SIDs, nothing else so far. She takes him to a private therapists once a week for extra stimulation exercises. The problem is that I believe that her son is autistic and she won't hear it. He has the same symptoms my son had, some are worse than my son's. Is the therapy that he receives for the SIDs enough or does he need more? The school told her that they believed it was a behavioral problem that could be fixed if she was stricter at home.
I don't like her school (we live in neighboring towns) and how they are responding to him, but she adores them. While I don't like my school either, at least they have given my son a personal aide who follows him all over the school. Her school would rather complain about how he won't potty train. My son didn't until he was seven years old, not one word was mentioned by any of his teachers. If he is like mine (they are brothers you know) then she has another three years to put up with their complaints on that subject.
Not to change the subject, but is there any way I can curb his need to stomp, jump, clap, bounce, etc. It's driving me nuts to watch him watch tv. He will sit there and fling or bounce around, laughing and clapping at higher than necessary noise levels, and that is when he's not humping the couch or something. Please tell me there is at least one other child out there that does that. Or should I be mentioning it to his doctor? I have been compiling a video log of these "stemming" behaviors (I watched Oprah the other day) to take with me to the next appt.
So, in a nutshell (I digress alot sometimes), is there something that I or my cousin should be doing that we are not? Also, how do you tackle this subject with someone who is hostile about autism?
THERE IS NOT A LOT YOU CAN DO
YOU HAVE GIVEN THE RED WARNING FLAG ITS UP TO HER TO WAVE IT
ITS LIKE A DEATH
SOME PEOPLE GO THROUGH THE GRIEVING PROCESS
DENAIL,ANGER,GUILT,BARGAINING WITH GOD
AND FIANNALY ACCEPTENCE
SHE WILL SEE IT SOON HUNBUY A TRAMPOLINE YOU CAN GET SMALL ONES NOW MY KIDS HAVE THEM THEY LOVE TO JUMP AND WHEN HE STARTS TO JUMP AND BOUNCE TAKE HIM TO THE TRAMPOLINE EVENTUALLY WHEN HE NEEDS TO JUMP HE WILL JUST GO TO IT
HOPE THIS HELPS LOVE SHELL