Hi i am sorry my first post is rather long, but i hope
someone can help us.


Since about 18 months of age my youngest son Kieran
has had a strange fascination of washing machines, and
fans (extractor fans mainly) He asks constant
questions like "what happens if I switch the fan on?"
and "does it turn around. what happens if I switch it
on" he is repetitive but really interested in them, he
also likes to talk non-stop about bouncy castles and
lawnmowers. Yet this time last year he was petrified
of the things, and would not go into the garden before
6pm in case anyone had a lawnmower on. He also flushes
the toilet and then crouches down to listen to the
water going down the pipe.

His teacher at school has told me that he is a unique
boy who takes things literately, like
the time she asked him to take everything out of the
water pit at school.. he took out all the toys and
proceeded to empty the water as well, getting it all
over the floor and other children.
He wanders out of class to the toilets to watch the
fan (and hand dryer), He wakes in the night, talking
to himself about these things, and asked me in the
early hours one morning if "daddy was going to cut the
grass". Kieran is very hyper sometimes and you look at
him and wonder where his head is at, but at other
times he can be quite rational, although if im honest
he does not talk about a wide range of things and not
many things can hold his interest. He has little
interest in reading or writing and will only do 2
letters of his name, although he has been in reception
class since January.
He spins his hands in front of his face and likes to
touch his own and other peoples eyes (which is quite
annoying if you are not expecting it).
He is affectionate on his terms and will give me a
quick love if he offers it, but if I grab him for a
cuddle he will fight me off. He also tends to scream
rather than explain a problem, if he tries to explain
what is upsetting him he gets frustrated because he
gets mixed up in what he is trying to say so just ends
up screaming.

He asks questions then repeats my answers to himself
before asking the same question again (most questions
he asks are to do with his 'interests').
Last year we went on holiday but Kieran would go
nowhere near the amusements and
club house, he also wouldn’t entertain the ball pool
because it had fans in it.
What is going on with my boy? The teacher mentioned
Autism But I was not convinced, so I researched autism
on the Internet and came across ‘PDD’ and wondered if
this was the problem, (sounds very much like it from
the fact sheet)

The school want to meet with me soon to discuss his
educational needs, But only because we have pushed for
a meeting, His teacher expressed her concerns in
January but since then has appeared to relax about him
a little and does not actually say much at all about
him now unless I ask, she then tells me “he has been
a ‘bit up there’” or “we are waiting for him to be
seen by the educational psychologist”.

He also hurts himself by punching or smacking and then
he shouts at himself. He once put soap in his eyes
then said someone made him do it.. Thinking he meant
one of the other children I asked who someone was..
but it turns out 'someone' is Kieran just the 'other
side' to him. A typical conversation Kieran has with
himself is as follows 'go sit on the sofa and don’t
move' (he then replies in a softer voice) 'no I don’t
want to' (he raises his voice) 'do it now’ He then
smacks himself. (he also smacks himself whenever he is
angry) We have tried to reason with him, distract him,
tell him off and sympathise but we are getting
no-where, he just does not seem on the same level as
other kids his age and cannot follow instructions.
He has started to stand out at school now, other
children are noticing him, A few weeks ago we was
walking home from school, and a little girl was
walking behind us, she said to her dad “look dad
that’s the strange boy in my class” Innocent.. Yes..
but that’s when I realised I had to find out what is
wrong with my son.

Thanks for your time, kind regards.
Shaz





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