Re: PDD, and headaches

Posted By Nancy on February 09, 1999 at 21:54:16:







Thank you for your time. My son was dianosed with PDD and has been in special services since 2nd grade, he is now in the 5th grade. The school has helped to start a Circle of Friends program to help him make friends but he still has a hard time. Some are nice to him but do not really include him in overnights and parties. He notices and says nobody likes him not even the girls. I try to say as little as possible and be a caring listener but it is difficult. Lately he has been complaining of headaches when he has a problem with someone at school, I don't know if it is physical or emotional. He is a very warm person that has a bad ability to socialise, does this improve with age? Is suicide a concern with people like this? He has been through a lot including a Neo Nazi with an AK47 rifle shooting at and around him at Synagogue yelling die Jew die. He has had some councling but it is very hard to convince him that the world is a pleasant place when he faces so much hostility. I try to keep him around people that love him and support him but I think he is getting more and more depressed. Thank you again