[cupcakes]

And on the other side of the coin there are parents like myself who currently have a son with autistic tendencies in a preschool program and I have implored the teachers to offere suggestions or referrals to info where I can learn more about dealing with the rages and extreme behavior that comes with not only being a boy, but being an autistic boy. I get no response. I can tell you out of frustration, as someone in a hypertensive pregnancy, I have thought more than once of just taking him to the hospital psychologist who originally evaluated him and oking the meds. It gets hard to deal with the extremes that do come along with some neurological illnesses. I never wanted to medicate my son, but when you reach out and get nothing back to help you deal with a child who follows you screaming and if you isolate him hurts himself or destroys the house(he's only 4), then you just get to the point where medication sounds awfully nice just to get a break from crying in the bathroom when you can't take anymore.

K.
ps yes, it has been rough with the rages lately!

[Politicalmom]

I don't know if it will help you, but "The Out of Sync Child" is a book that was very helpful to me. It disusses sensory problems. My son was helped quite a bit by occupational therapy, although medication has been much more effective.