Behavioural issues with my 6 year old

I meant iPad, silly corrective spelling!

this sounds excatly like my son was esp the fingers thing 

i think your find he has Aspergers syndrome which is high functioning autisum 

you have to find ways to cope hun .

i had terriable time  with my son didnt get a diognoses untill he was 6 yrs then you are bascicly told to get on with it . my son had to have one to one education he couldnt do class room to many distractions , 

when he has a paddy leave him somewhere safe to cool down no amount of talking or reasoning will get thru ,dont try to hold him your just make matters worse .

we tend to be over sensistive to many things that most people dont even notice

i still at 55 will have a fit if i dont take a label out of my clothing and it touches my skin i  like everything just so dont like people touching or moving my things my son is the same.by the way i had to wait till i was 46 for my diognoses

dont like certain food textutes ,or certain odurs, certain sounds can still bring me to tears , so some of your childs behavoiur is proberly there reaction to there enveroment ,this has to be dealt with .

, i am Aspergeres so is my son whos now 24 he had to go to special needs school not because he was dum but becasue he could not cope with the noise and the destrations of a standered class . he had 8 in his class .but i had to move countys to get it .

i got thru school simply because school was stricter and i went to an all girls school i wouldnt have made it thru today . .  theres two books that are helpful 

if your interested i will pm you . 

Nobody likes 'labels' but a syndrome doesn't have to be referred to in the standard way when you're discussing a person.

My nephew had similar symptoms, but turned out to have ADHD.  He takes the tablets during term time but not on weekends and holidays.  He says he's happy with them because it helps him think more clearly, and quietly.

Go to the doctor.  Stuff the fear of a label.  The main thing here is your son's future.  Perhaps the doc will refer to a child psychologist or may recognise a syndrome.  

 

Hi,

My son is 6 and was diagnosed with ADHD last year. Your son sounds exaclty like mine. He is now on medication which helps a lot especially for focusing at school but we are finding this very hard at home coping with his constent talking, interuptions, demands for attention and overall hyper activity and behavious when we say no to him for somthing, His brother is 3 and starts to copy him which adds to the stress.

Having a name for his problem is potentially a label but I personally find that helps come along with it. It also helps other parents and teachers understand that there is something different about your child and not judge quite so much which helps me feel less inadequate

 

Ask for help from the head n go to Drs for camhs assessment x

This is a belated reply, sorry: there's an excellent book by clinical psychologist Tanya Byron.  I'm a cognitive behavioural therapist and see huge relevance and value in her work.  Can't remember the name of the book but recommend looking on Amazon - I've read extracts and it's good.  

Also, a book available on Amazon, 'Understanding ADHD by Drs Green and Chee looks good.

My brother had Aspergers and my nephew as ADHD.  I see shades of it in other relatives.    

Get the books:  get the assessment.  It might help to bring your child peace.

Update: my son has seen his GP and the initial and of course unofficial diagnosis of High Functioning Autism. He is now waiting for contact from the community peadiatricion for further assessing etc. Thanks all. 

Apologies for my absence, I have had my messages and notifications I have not read. Update, my boy has been officially diagnosed as autistic. A lot of people have asked my why bother seeking a diagnosis, what will it change? Including his father, my husband. Well his diagnosis has changed a lot of things for the better. His school have put some amazing resources in place for him that we will not have gotten if I had not sought a diagnosis. He has been given a weekly lesson plan which shows which teacher is working with him, what lessons he does things independently. He has also been put in group sessions to help with his social interactions, where he is being helped to manage his impulse control and social awareness of others. He is doing amazingly well and now we understand him better we can help with some of the behavioural issues he has and we are all the better for it. Yes it can be horrible to label children but in our case if was definitely the right thing to do!

Also thank you for all the advice and messages of understanding and support. It's always nice to know people get where you are coming from.