I have a 9.5 year old son. He is very intelligent / borderline genius according to some tests we have given. He is socially pleasant and makes friends easily. He has gluten / wheat allergy that could be celiac disease, but we did not get a final diagnosis. He is healthy now, but has struggled with gross motor skills (sports) / and certain visual processing / memory (math facts).
One of my biggest concerns at the moment is that given a choice, he would run back and forth between two objects (about 10 feet apart) for hours. Seriously. Give him a toy, he will not be interested. He will go and run back and forth. He has been doing this for years and now he is almost 10! What is going on and what should I do? I can't imagine this will be a good thing when he is 18!
2006-12-23 03:19:55 · 6 answers · asked by bbonecutter 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Do reasearch on Pervasive Developmental Disorders.
Although he is quite intelligent, he could fit into the autistic spectrum range.
Lending to the fact that he is also in the age range of the sudden surge of children with autism (some say from the thimerosol preservatives in vaccines).
Some cases of autism are hard to diagnose and the children will have typical behavior but one or two charactaristics will lead to P.D.D.
The common stigma attached to autism is that the children are like Rain Man (Rain Man in fact was an example of Savant's and not autism). Children with autism are generally in a higher intellectual range than their peers.
My son has autism, he's ten years old and he paces back and forth when he's happy. He never engaged in imaginary play (like making dolls dance or talk to each other), he has to go to occupational therapy to sharpen his gross motor skills and math homework was always like a war around here. If your son also makes unusual noises, like hissing or other sounds that's another key indicator.
Many autistic children have gluten and casien allergies.
If we were in a clinical setting and you told me what you just said, I would administer a Gilliams Autism Rating Scale because even with the limited information you gave me, I would be willing to lay money on Autism.
I wouldn't normally do this, but if you want to talk about it further, my email is: belovedharpy@yahoo.com
2006-12-23 03:42:33 · answer #1 · answered by Chick-A- Deedle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a child like that. The good news is that he is finishing his MA in philosophy.
My advice is to drop that genius label right now. A genius does something specific to prove the status. You have a child who tests well. If you administered the test yourself it is worthless.
My child flourished when his school skills were cleaned up and he went into a quite demanding sports program. There was also an expectation of serious participation in home chores; he did his own laundry and took turns in a dishes schedule with his brothers.
He not only progressed in school but became more social in the controlled atmosphere of the sports arena and team groups. And he didn't have the spare energy to argue with his teachers.
You can cover off the obsessive behaviour by a determination to keep him busy in active occupation. (NOT computer or TV.) You yourself will need to stay "obsessively" cheerful and positive during this time. I hate to say this but the supernanny programs are an excellent source of ideas to deal with less conforming children.
Good luck.
2006-12-23 04:21:52 · answer #2 · answered by thinkingtime 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-03-13 21:36:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the gluten-free life, you should come visit http://www.glutenfreeforum.com , if you haven't already. There are over 12 thousand registered members and lots of parents with kids who are gluten-free.
It's a great place to get recipes, make friends, vent/rejoice (depending on the day...) or just come hang out.
Nancy
2006-12-23 14:54:28 · answer #4 · answered by Nancy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alot of children with very high IQ have some autism-like characteristics or other "quirks"-- I'd see a doctor who can give him a full exam. They should have included a mental and developmental exam with his IQ testing.
2006-12-23 15:17:19 · answer #5 · answered by theresa4104 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It almost sounds like Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, I would talk to his Doctor, my husband has this and if he is not on him meds he does things like he can't concentrate on anything but wants to be doing something....it wears one out to just watch them. good luck
2006-12-23 03:31:04 · answer #6 · answered by ladynamedjane 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like autism or OCD. Get him checked.
2006-12-23 04:29:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋