Any thoughts upon this?

[2in1]

my son's got Asperger's... he can turn very violent... curse and use a very bad sexual vucabulary...
as if that wasn't enough he also touches himself in a certain area... strip himself in front of the mirror... suck his own nipples... moans and groans... approaches our dog...
we are grossed out by this behavior... fed up with the words pouring out every day...
meds isn't working... strategies... social stories... no...
my son also has traits of ADHD and a lot of his issues manifests due to impulses getting through too easily.

and yes... we have tried both methods: 1.tell him to stop and 2.ignore it...

thanks for reading!

 

[David Baxter PhD]

It's unlikely that either of your strategies is going to work. I think you need the help of a child psychiatrist or child psychologist. Among other things, if your son has already been disagnosed with Asperger Syndrome and ADHD, he should also be evaluated for Tourette Syndrome.

 

[2in1]

child psychiatrist or child psychologist

we're seeing both

the methods I referred to are of course not the only things we're trying I was only letting others know the obvious before I get that advice once more... ;-)

this is a loooong story and right now I'm too tired to write more...
but I'd like to ask a few questions if that's ok Mr Baxter... maybe tomorrow.

anyway... I received a warm big hug from my son this evening... that's mmmm... have to see the little things... which are big to me.

 

[Retired]

he should also be evaluated for Tourette Syndrome

You may want to look into a local advocacy or support group for Tourette. Some of the behaviours you described may be signs of Tourette, which is sometimes associated with Asperger's.

If you could tell me the Country you are in, or in North America which Province or State I can point you in a right direction.

When speaking to either the child psychiatrist or child psychologist, be sure to ask each of them about their clinical experience with Asperger's and Tourette. Diagnosing either of these requires specialized clinical experience, and is not always an area of expertise among most clinicians.

Feel free to ask them about specialists in your area in these two disorders and ask for a referral.

We cannot diagnose Tourette here, dealing with a child with Tourette requires some very specific strategies that we can discuss if and when a diagnosis is made.

Psychlinks contains some resource information on Tourette HERE

I have a personal interest in Tourette, and would be pleased to continue any future discussions on the subject.