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<blockquote data-quote="agee" data-source="post: 295468"><p>You have not offended me in the slightest. I'm not dismissing attachment issues, I just don't think he fits the profile of full-blown Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD), specifically because he is clear on who his parents are, is not at all charming to others (and is often quite rude, in fact) although yes, there are some probably attachment issues. On both sides, I might add. Some days I feel like I need some attachment therapy! Some of the issues I feel like we could do a better job dealing with if he wasn't so, so, so distractible, impulsive, and hyper. There is no "quiet time" with this kid. He is happy to kiss, hug, etc. but there is no snuggling possible. We do try to be over the top when he does something right. He gets enough of the opposite!</p><p>He is often seemingly insecure with us - this morning I did a story time at a local toy store he walked through the kids on the floor and started playing the toy piano. We had talked about what needed to happen in terms of behavior during story time ahead of time, but it's possible he felt like I was paying too much attention to the other kids and not enough to him. Or maybe he saw the piano and just wanted to play it. Or maybe since we'd talked about how he was supposed to behave this was a way of being oppositional. Or maybe all of the above.</p><p>He is 7. Average age of the extremely well-behaved audience? 3.</p><p>Aaargh.</p><p>Here's the problem with our situation, and probably the situation of so many people on this site - it could be a, b, c, or d, or maybe all together, or maybe a little of this, a whole lot of that, or none of the above.</p><p>Very, very frustrating.</p><p>I went to the autism site and did the form. He scored a 67 - mild. Again, not ruling it out, just something I never considered at all. </p><p>Thanks to everyone. I'll keep you all posted.</p><p>A</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="agee, post: 295468"] You have not offended me in the slightest. I'm not dismissing attachment issues, I just don't think he fits the profile of full-blown Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD), specifically because he is clear on who his parents are, is not at all charming to others (and is often quite rude, in fact) although yes, there are some probably attachment issues. On both sides, I might add. Some days I feel like I need some attachment therapy! Some of the issues I feel like we could do a better job dealing with if he wasn't so, so, so distractible, impulsive, and hyper. There is no "quiet time" with this kid. He is happy to kiss, hug, etc. but there is no snuggling possible. We do try to be over the top when he does something right. He gets enough of the opposite! He is often seemingly insecure with us - this morning I did a story time at a local toy store he walked through the kids on the floor and started playing the toy piano. We had talked about what needed to happen in terms of behavior during story time ahead of time, but it's possible he felt like I was paying too much attention to the other kids and not enough to him. Or maybe he saw the piano and just wanted to play it. Or maybe since we'd talked about how he was supposed to behave this was a way of being oppositional. Or maybe all of the above. He is 7. Average age of the extremely well-behaved audience? 3. Aaargh. Here's the problem with our situation, and probably the situation of so many people on this site - it could be a, b, c, or d, or maybe all together, or maybe a little of this, a whole lot of that, or none of the above. Very, very frustrating. I went to the autism site and did the form. He scored a 67 - mild. Again, not ruling it out, just something I never considered at all. Thanks to everyone. I'll keep you all posted. A [/QUOTE]
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