5 year old on the spectrum, where should Mom begin?

intparent
Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:50:45 +0000

The “blow outs” some of these kids experience are far beyond the normal tantrum. One of my kids has a non-verbal learning disability, and some Asperger’s traits (although is not officially diagnosed on the spectrum, although a couple of psychologists have offered the opinion that they believe she would have that diagnosis if we pursued it). Her tantrums as a pre-schooler were on a whole different level than the other preschoolers we knew. The level, intensity, and length (and complete lack of control on her part) were far beyond what a typical parent has experienced. There is an underlying disability that makes this different than the typical tantrum in the grocery store because a kid didn’t get candy or something like that.

MiamiDAP, Aspergers is not considered treatable with any kind of drug, so this has nothing to do with the prescription of medication in kids for behavior issues. Obviously there are some medication options for some kinds of learning disabilities, but this is not one of them.