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Changing Behavior??

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Cayn50

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my son is 12 yo. He wasn't diagnosed with aspies until right before 6th grade. We had a lot of trying times at school before that He is high functioning Aspergers. Mostly related to social, facial ques, writing and the like. Today he left me an undeciferable message on my phone All I could get was he was hurting and come get him. He's never had this much problem expressing himself or forming complete sentences. Then in the middle of this he asked me to relate it to his gaming. I'm concerned and scared a little. We have only just begun our journey almost a year and a half since we learned he has aspergers
 
Yes. He was at school. Usually by this time of year he's called or been sick and we had to pick him up. But this year today was the first day we signed him out early
 
Well usually for any child not being able to explain what happened in combination of having to be picked up early would indicate possible bullying. Is he prone being subjected to experiences of bully? It could be a few things but bullying would probably be the most common.

Other than that he could have been physically hurt and might have problems explaining it or describing it. Does he seem to have a good pain threshold at all?
 
From what my husband and I could figure out. He said it was mid chest. Not sharp pains. We are thinking it could've been anxiety. We are watching him more tonight. He's calm not excited just couldn't form a sentence to describe what he was feeling. That part was new for us. He has been bullied in the past but this year they seem to have it under a lot better control. He says no one bothered him and I believe him from the answers he gave me. We were just concerned because he's never had such a problem forming a sentence verbally. Now writing a sentence has always been a problem.
 
Cayn50 said:
relate it to his gaming
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Wonder if he meant that you will find the answer if you look at his game, or something? I only guess because I tend to think that way ie I love reading and often do association feelings with what I am reading and would say: look at that passage in the book and it will tell you how I am feeling, because I cannot always express how I feel.
 
If it's concerning him ask him if he would like to go to the doctor about it. Or if you think it might warrant having a doctor just check him out.
 
Cayn50 said:
From what my husband and I could figure out. He said it was mid chest. Not sharp pains. We are thinking it could've been anxiety. We are watching him more tonight. He's calm not excited just couldn't form a sentence to describe what he was feeling. That part was new for us. He has been bullied in the past but this year they seem to have it under a lot better control. He says no one bothered him and I believe him from the answers he gave me. We were just concerned because he's never had such a problem forming a sentence verbally. Now writing a sentence has always been a problem.
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there are free AAC apps you can get for android or iOS phones/tablets that are simple image/pictorial based and help you communicate your feelings including specific pains or emotions,often autistic people relate to imagery better so it could possibly help him.if you need help with the names just post back to me-and ill get you the names of them off my tablet.

you can also get PECS/pictorials onto laminated paper to help him communicate his feelings,PECS arent just for non verbal people, i am LFA and use both AAC and PECS,but ive been verbal for a few years now,they help me incredibly as communication is not just about speech;its also about expression to ,and people on the spectrum-whether your aspie,PDDNOS,classic autism or whatever- can struggle with expression.
 
At that age I was quite reticent to tell my parents about the daily bullying I received.

I guess I just figured they would make matters worse at the time if they knew. Before the fifth and sixth grades I thought my childhood was relatively happy.

After that most interactions with my peers became socially unpleasant.
 
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