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Quote Chronos Does he just randomly threaten to kill himself or does this occur when he gets upset about something? It he just fixated with killing himself and someone killing him, or things such as what happens to the body after death, graveyards, etc?

Hi Chronos

He randomly threatens to kill himself everyday, he repeats it on many occassion throught out the day and night. Sometimes he has very dark moods this has happened for a while. we had to take him of medication for his assessment with the local services things got pretty bad and he did try to harm himself. Back on the medication he doesnt get the dark moods.

He can have off days and his mood can be low and this can be worrying also, but not like the dark mood.

I have ask him what he thinks it will be like if he dies, he said its got to better than this, I said i wont be their of any of the family. He just feels it cant be worse than life. He doesnt talk about graveyards or afterlife just that he wants to die.

He is off school now although he will still say he wants to die or kill himself etc, but not as often when he is at school, he would come home at 5pm and this would go on all night, at the weekends he is less stressed.

Thanks

Annmaria

Hi Chronos

Thank you for all you replies and spending your time on my son issues I really appreciate it, you have been very helpful

We are very fortunate and can afford to go on holidays, day out etc, but this doesn't change things for my son feelings.

We went to Spain as we have family there for xmas last year, he had just stop his medication again awaiting assessment. He was threatening to throw himself of the balcony almost everyday, we were there for 10 days. We had lots of fun days but his mood was still the same at times he seem to be enjoying himself but then the mood would return and the feelings were back again. I had to get a immediate appointment for him on returning home.

He always talks about needing to do fun things we try to accommodate this as much as possible but not overly. At times no matter what we do doesnt seem to make a difference.

I am not sure if this is all attention seeking, he is very attach to me maybe its some form of jealousy he does get upset and tells me that I love etc etc more then him. He can and does express his feeling to his father and has a very good relationship with his sister, of course at times this can be tested. If it just attention seeking behaviour which of course I am not sure, because he can get so low and has attempted to seriously hurt himself and has try to act out what he is expressing. This is why I am so confused!

School is definitely his biggest stressor, he has finished school for the last week and things are so much better. He has a spring in his step sometimes bouncing too high but I can manage that happly over the low/dark moods. I do feel that he is starting to express himself and really let me know whats going on for him, he can articulate his feelings much better and also to the local services so there is progress. But he will make statements like I am sad and the thoughts that he can't get out of his head, and that he just wants to die or he his going to kill himself and the hand gestures etc. He can seem to happy playing his games, on the computer, watching tv, outside kicking a ball and he will come in and say I am going to kill myself this happens often/daily.

But at the moment he is just much more happier in himself. The highs and lows not sure! we have a very long school break thank god he will not return till September. I have a teacher coming for the month of July whom works with children with Autism, she will work with my son for 10 hours a week. I suggest social stories, organisation, his anxieties if you can advice on anything else thanks. This is funded by our government!

No he hasn't can you explain a what EEG is and means?

Is this common with AS or does if effect everyone? do I go to my GP and request it or how do I go about in getting him tested. I really dont know anything I can research it and educate myself. What exactly will it tell me and what is needed to help him? And if this is positive what course of action do I take?

This reminds me my son does alot of odd behaviours with his body, at times he will stand directly in front of me, and does something its hard to describe while writing but its like an electric shock going through his body. His whole body will wobble but he is fully conscious he will only stop if I touch him or tell him. This use to happen for a long time but has stopped recently. I just thought it was something he saw on tv because he copies everything.

All I am searching for is to understand, what does this mean, how can it be treated, and if it can be treated succesfully does what does it tell me.

epilepsy runs in my husband family, his 1st cousin I am sure how to describe what goes on for him but he need 24 hour care predominant autistic not sure if this is the right descripition. I also have a 1st cousin predominant autistic, not sure if he suffers from epilepsy but is what I suspect. What does this all mean for my son does he have AS or is it more/less serious not totally sure about the information I am giving but my cousin is in a mental hospital, and my husband cousin is been looked after in the same manner.

I not sure what all this means

I also have down sysdrome in the family again 1st cousin and others that I don't have contact with. My son is functioning I do have all these fears but I just want answers so I can manage things and my son can have a good life. I do feel if we understand his needs he can achieve a very successful life.

I am not sure but maybe my realitives and my husband suffer from epilepsy because of the medication they are taking.

Finding out my son's needs is my biggest priorty, I have battling with this and looking for answers since 2006, I had always felt something was amiss well before 2006 but my worries were dismissed.

He is going to the local services for weekly reviews, filling in questionaires etc to find out what is the correct diagnosis. I will deal with whatever the label is but I was just expressing my own fears from experience of other family members.

I took my son to a private psychiatrist, who is the best in this country and regonised in europe, not saying he has not got it wrong, he writes many books on Autism, is a lecture in our biggest unversity etc. He has given my son the diagnosis and we have meet him on sereval occassion. As I mention before he lives some distance, also he gives the diagnosis and then refers you on to the local services and this is where we are at. I have had huge battles with this service, My son got the diagnosis of ADHD, ODD from the same psychiatrist and the local services did there own assessment and said he didnt meet the criteria and that it was his home circumstance rather than any mental health issues.

Now my son has AS diagnosis from the above psychiatrist, and they are dismissing this, (although they have referred him to the ASD Services). They are now suggesting that he could be on the schizophrenia spectrum and its the early stages of this assessment. I will go back on tuesday my son filled out a questionaire for OCD and see what the outcome is.

I was looking for information, so when we do get to the end of his assessment I will understand what I need to ask. I never looked up the crieteria on schizophrenia spectrum I didnt realise how close the symtoms are to AS.

Whatever the outcome I will just be happy to be able to start managing my son needs with whaterver diagnosis.

Annmaria