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03-24-2017, 07:47 AM #51Registered User
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^^^ agree. Asked my wife this, who has her masters in child development and some certificates for working with kids with autism. Rocking on it's own, no big deal. If he did that and 2 or 3 of the other things you listed initially (social cues) then be worried. As is, should be fine.
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03-24-2017, 09:02 AM #52
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03-24-2017, 09:30 AM #53
I have a niece who is now 25 or so and she used to do something similar. She would rise up on her toes and back down and kind of bounce a little. She still shows signs of it occasionally, but it never presented any issues for her personally on a social level...that we saw anyway. She graduated from Bentley and is very successful working in Boston now.
My wife also has her masters in early childhood development and has worked with many children with different issues, so she was quite aware of things to look for. I think speaking with someone on potential other signs to look for is not a bad thing to do and more than likely this will turn out to be nothing.
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03-24-2017, 09:38 AM #54
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03-24-2017, 09:39 AM #55
As someone who perhaps also over-worries about his kid, my advice is to trust your own intuition. If you think there's something amiss, then check with experts (doctors or specialists, not mommy blogs or internet dentists). If you don't agree with what the experts say (if they recommend medication as a first step, for example), then get a second opinion. If you're not too worried, then continue not to worry and reevaluate periodically.
The lesson I've learned over and over again having a kid is to trust my instincts. Usually, your gut tells you whether something is worth following up on or not.Outlive the bastards - Ed Abbey
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03-24-2017, 09:54 AM #56
In the long term it may mean he will grow up to be an interesting person. Not some dolt who watches football. In the short term it may be a sign he's a spectrum kid. Education about what that means for him could help him understand himself and help you understand him. It may make growing up easier. Ask a pro.
Serious all the time.
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03-24-2017, 11:14 AM #57
Kids do weird things for periods of time then outgrow them.
It's kinda like telemark skiing. At some point you realize its fucked up and you don't do it anymore."timberridge is terminally vapid" -- a fortune cookie in Yueyang
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03-24-2017, 11:24 AM #58
this thread needs a dismemberment plan
Move upside and let the man go through...
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03-24-2017, 11:53 AM #59
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03-24-2017, 12:25 PM #60Registered User
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Leave it be...
and change his name to Ronny, Rocking Ronny
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03-24-2017, 01:25 PM #61
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03-24-2017, 02:00 PM #62
Leo Mazzone
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03-24-2017, 02:30 PM #63
My best friend used to do this alot in college. Don't know if he still does, but he would sit and watch MSNBC/Bloomburg/Baseball and rock to himself for hours. He is also one of the smartest and most well rounded people I know. Actually, probably THE smartest person I know who is very successful in finance and owns his own company, etc. Your kid sounds like he is killing it.
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03-24-2017, 02:54 PM #64Formerly someone else!
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03-24-2017, 04:12 PM #65
Problem --> Solution =
The floggings will continue until morale improves.
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03-25-2017, 12:57 PM #66
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03-25-2017, 04:01 PM #67
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03-25-2017, 10:23 PM #68Registered User
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03-27-2017, 09:06 PM #69
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03-28-2017, 06:38 AM #70
My dad was a pediatrician. Old school type. "Does it hurt when you do this? Well, don't do that."
A real Hawkeye Pierce type of doctor, not one of those hyper cautious over prescribing CYA type docs we seem to have these days.
When we had our first, we had all sorts of questions for him. It was really nice to be able to call him up and double check everything. When she fell down and banged her head so bad that she got a golf ball sized knot, we called him. "Has she puked? 1 puke you're fine, 2 pukes you go to the hospital."
You just can't pay for that kind of advise these days.
The oldest sucked her thumb, stuttered for 2 weeks, crinkled her nose like a bunny for a year, etc. She has run through quite a few nervous tics, and has outgrown all of them. Now, at 9 going on 10, she is a royal pain in the ass, know it all button pusher. We have hope that this is a phase too, but knowing her parents, hope is fading.
By the time #2 came around, a girl as well, we had a good idea what to look for, and when to panic. The 1st kid is rough. If you are like us, you learn to straddle the line of unfit parent that pays no attention, and psycho helicopter freak that takes the kid to the emergency room for a runny nose. It seems many people these days choose to go all in on the second strategy. The "adults" you see running around today in their 20's and 30's are the result of that parenting technique.
When it came to the autism conversation with my dad, he said one thing. "In my day, that kid was just weird old Johnny in the back of the class." There is some truth to that. It isn't that autism and asperger's has necessarily increased, it is just that they diagnose it more. The definition has also become more encompassing of strange behavior. That has new parents hyper sensitive top any weird thing their kids do. I don't know if that is good or bad.
I would say you are doing a fine job of straddling the parent line. Coming to TGR for advise on your kid is a great sign that you aren't taking this too seriously. I personally wouldn't waste the money on a specialist, unless there is some reason you or your wife don't trust your pediatrician. Maybe a visit with another pediatrician at another office would be a better starting point.
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03-28-2017, 07:09 AM #71
Have you tried aggressively asking him what he wants to do with his life?
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03-28-2017, 07:14 AM #72
also....in all seriousness, overreacting to this and doing a bunch of tests and appointments and prompting a big shift in how you think about your child is probably the worst possible approach.
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03-28-2017, 07:58 AM #73
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03-28-2017, 08:04 AM #74
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03-28-2017, 08:13 AM #75Registered User
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Lol... thought you might have been going with Uncle Buck...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f9SdiLL4o0
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