Deester
03-16-2006, 10:19 AM
What do you guys see in your preschooler?
I have a 3 year old boy which I suspect has ADHD. Someone brought up mild autism. I suppose it could be either. My six year old has classic autism.
He won't stay still for a moment, he's inquisitive and he seems social. Greets people and all but his attention to any particular thing is very limited. He started special ed at 3 and had been getting early intervenition since he's been 3 months old. First it was O/T then we added speech at 10 months.
He did have questionable hearing issues and it wasn't untill recently that we received a accurate hearing test which was normal for voices and boarderline for tones. Since he got his second set of ear tubes his language has taken off. Some stuff is still unclear but he does have a typical vocabulary now.
He does comment very often that things are too loud for him. He's very paticular about the clothing he wears, shoes too.
He also is controling about his environment. If something is out of place he needs to correct it. Closing doors that are normally closed or putting something away in it's place. (except toys lol.)
I know he has some sensory issues ever since he was a baby. AJ now asks for squeezes at bedtime and enjoys the weighted blanket.
Eats poorly not in amount or variety but in quality. Gets stuff EVERYwhere and needs the help of his other hand to keep food in mouth. If we had a dog he'd be full just on the flying scraps of food from a meal. Knocks down beverage most every meal. Had difficulty chewing large bites and will usually just spit it out if it's too big. Even foods like pudding and yogurt are a challenge. I've never seen anyone eat a slice of cheese have so many crumbs afterwards!!
We'll what do you think. It's been a while since my daughter was 3 and her issues were so different.
Denise
I have a 3 year old boy which I suspect has ADHD. Someone brought up mild autism. I suppose it could be either. My six year old has classic autism.
He won't stay still for a moment, he's inquisitive and he seems social. Greets people and all but his attention to any particular thing is very limited. He started special ed at 3 and had been getting early intervenition since he's been 3 months old. First it was O/T then we added speech at 10 months.
He did have questionable hearing issues and it wasn't untill recently that we received a accurate hearing test which was normal for voices and boarderline for tones. Since he got his second set of ear tubes his language has taken off. Some stuff is still unclear but he does have a typical vocabulary now.
He does comment very often that things are too loud for him. He's very paticular about the clothing he wears, shoes too.
He also is controling about his environment. If something is out of place he needs to correct it. Closing doors that are normally closed or putting something away in it's place. (except toys lol.)
I know he has some sensory issues ever since he was a baby. AJ now asks for squeezes at bedtime and enjoys the weighted blanket.
Eats poorly not in amount or variety but in quality. Gets stuff EVERYwhere and needs the help of his other hand to keep food in mouth. If we had a dog he'd be full just on the flying scraps of food from a meal. Knocks down beverage most every meal. Had difficulty chewing large bites and will usually just spit it out if it's too big. Even foods like pudding and yogurt are a challenge. I've never seen anyone eat a slice of cheese have so many crumbs afterwards!!
We'll what do you think. It's been a while since my daughter was 3 and her issues were so different.
Denise