Hi Ladies, I'm currently a member of the Oct13 board and used to be on June11 board before they took it down. I have a 3 year old son and almost 11 month old daughter. My son has had some issues for quite some time. He had EI for cognitive delay from 18-24 months and tested out. He seemed to be doing well until this spring. I have always thought he had sensory issues. He's into all things that spin, propellers, windmills, fans, electricity meters, you name it and started spinning his arms when excited. He doesn't listen, poor eye contact, very clumsy, but we hoped maybe it was his age or acting out because he has a little sister now. We enrolled him in a "getting ready" for preschool program this summer because other than parks or library he doesn't get much social interaction. We spoke to pediatrician about our concerns. The thing is DS is very smart. He can read words, signs and talk about all kinds of concepts that interest him. The doctor thought maybe he's just got a mechanical mind. He said see how he does at the school socially and we will go from there. Well at school he has been very disruptive, doesn't listen, knocks over other kids toys, rips up projects, tries to interact with the other kids but he is either in the kids faces loving on them or hitting them. I contacted school district about getting him evaluated and they are in the process of setting up dates. Lately, I feel like he is losing the "spark" in his eyes and it is so upsetting. I tried to take pictures of the kids the other day and all he would do was look at the flash and not me. I feel like I am losing him. Every day a little more and I don't want to upset my husband or my family. My husband is finally coming to terms something is wrong. I just needed to vent somewhere to other people who have been through this. Thanks for reading.
Re: intro, active bumpie, new to board
He does try to control other children in play. I am not sure if it is regression. He has said on many occasions that he is bad or wants to be bad. He gets in trouble at school pretty much daily and at home. I have to find his old paperwork from previous evals. I filed it away in a box somewhere. Do u think I should show this to evaluators or let them make their own observations?