DS received his Autism diagnosis in the end of April and we have been trying to get the IEP process started through school (which is not going well, but that is a whole other post), and we have been adding and switching up meds.
What we really need right now is assistance with parenting him, and what to expect and trying to understand why he reacts and behaves the way that he does and I am grasping at straws trying to figure out where to go to get that help.
I'm not sure that ABA therapy is the right thing because he is very verbal, just very reactive, explosive almost.
It has gotten way, way, WAY worse since school has started and honestly I am afraid right now to leave him unattended at all. For instance, I stepped away for 2 minutes to go to the restroom and when I got back he had gotten the sharp kitchen shears (he had to get the step stool to reach them) and was trying to use them. He gets an idea of something he wants to do or something and he will do whatever it takes to achieve or obtain it. He knows he is not supposed to use the kitchen shears but in the moment there was no control.
He is so smart, his intelligence has been mentioned by all of the people that evaluated him, the word genius has actually been mentioned more than once.
I almost feel better about leaving my newly 2 year old for a few minutes than DS (he is 5 years and 8.5 months).
I am exhausted, overwhelmed, and a little afraid...