Autism/aspergers/adhd In 2 Year Old
This is going to ramble on a bit so please bear with me. Im not sure what im going to be asking for...maybe its just someone with children with similar problems, i don't know.
My step daughter has 3 kids aged 7 months, 2 and 3. he's happily married, has nice home and tries to do a bit of part time work too.
However, there is some serious issues with her 2 year old son. She has been to many different consultants, specialists, health workers etc etc and it looks like he has some kind of autism or aspergers or ADHD.
Now he can't speak but is learning sign language from someone who comes round once a week...he's a very intelligent child, he can count with his fingers and does many other things.
But this child has a nature that has been spawned from satan !!! If you can imagine the cartoon Tazmanian devil that used to tear round destroying everything, well this is no exageration. He has no concept of what's right or wrong despite being told off and given a kind of "naughty step" for him to calm down a bit.
When he starts like this, it is unbelievable. he will go to just about everything...doors, ornaments, curtains, fish tank, coffee table, fire guard etc and either hit it, slam it, punch it, pull it or turn it over. Im very lucky that my dog loves kids but i also know that all dogs have a threshold and we watch him like a hawk. He thinks it's all funny and no amount of shouting or telling off makes any difference.
Ok, so we've got a 2 year old i hear you cry....well this is just incessant and can continue for hours. My step daughter won't take him round anyone's house any more (exept ours !!!) and she's devoting so much time to him that her poor little 3 year old daughter...who's a real sweetheart, is getting left out.
So she's at the end of her tether. She can't afford to go private so she's just on a lot of waiting lists. She has no one in the same situation to talk to so there's no advice from those who have similar problems.
As i said, i don't really know what im asking for....someone for my step daughter to talk to in a similar position maybe....a forum to go on i don't know.
All i need is she needs help. Thanks for reading.