my 19month old stange behavioral

[jojo08143]

my 19 month old son goes to a group on a thusday a day unit to help him with some problem he has..
now they seem  to think he is a very angry and disterubtive little boy and is angry ????
and they think its cuss i had a baby??
i think diffrent he does not sleep much and when he wakes he sceams...
he does not like going out anywhere he is not familer with or where there is too many people.
if i take him to the park he will not play on anything will just run around.
he does not play with other children..he will try and interact with his younger sister but push's her and hits her
he does not play with anything at home just odd objets
he likes wacthing things spin and when he was 8 months used to keep spinning costers again and again.
he does not like high pitch sounds and crys and covers his eas....
he is also very unpreditable....
he can speak a few words but he likes to repete them like he will get on the sofa and tell himself to get down and do it again and again...
he does not put any weight on and often looses weight as he is so hypo..
i really think there is more to this then what there saying..
any idears??

[janel74]

Hi, I am a psychotherapist and have a son who was treated for "sensory disintegration". This is one term used in reference to something called Autism Spectrum Disorders (Pervasive Developmental Disorders). I completely agree with Akbari. I would recommend you get on the net and look up the the above so that you can familiarize yourself with the disorders that fall on this Spectrum and then carefully make a clear list of all your son behaviors, reactions to noise, touch, clothing, transitions, people, etc. based on a time line and go to your pediatrician. You will be well armed with information. I would then ask for a recommendation to a specialist in this area who can appropriately assess your son and refer you to the services he needs. The sooner you and he get the services and supports the more successful he will be and the better you will be at taking care of his special needs. I wish you luck and hope that if this is accurate that your son falls on the milder end of the spectrum. This is a treatable disorder but will require you to be a strong and diligent advocate for your son.

[Akbari]

hi, I'm an occupational therapist. according to your report, I think you should visit a child psychiatric to evaluate him. the symptoms are like autistic behavior. may be the strange behavior is related to sensory disintegration. running too much, interest in spining objects, being aggressive, ...
is he comfort in his clothes specially in warm and  winter clothes? or something like that?
according to the diagnosis you should visit an occupational therapist too in my idea.
wishes