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i am new to this group and i'm having problems with my son. he is 7 years old

and has high functioning autism. He was officially diagnosed at 5 but i have had

him in treatment since he was 2. it wasn't until we moved back to texas from

california that he was diagnosed because in cali they said he was too young to

diagnose. anyways he has always had a problem with keeping his hands and feet to

himself. when he was younger it was worse he would pick up toys and knock other

kids over the head with them. i was so upset because there was nothing i could

do. we have done ot and he is still in speech and we have even had behavioral

specialist come weekly to work with him. NOTHING HAS WORKED!! He just got in

trouble today at school for kicking kids and twisting anothers arm. granted none

of it is as hard as it used to be but i'm not happy with him doing it all. when

i talk to him he really has no reason to hit and kick them. so it all sounds

like he has no reason to like they are not mean to him or anything in the past

i've watched kids pick on him and thats usually what provoked him but i feel

like now hes just bullying. his teacher is supposed to be calling me today and

i'm not looking forward to it because i know theres not much i can do about his

behavior. really as far as i'm concerned they are the professionals and they

should have more resources to deal with him than i can. i guess another meeting

is in my future. they have put him in a normal class room setting so he hasn't

had the one on one he used too since preschool. anyway i was just wondering if

anyone has any successful ways of dealing with him keeping his hands and feet to

himself? whats so strange is he had a perfect week last week and then very hard

day today. its like two steps forward and then one back all the time with him. i

just wish i knew what was really bothering him and what sets him off at school

cuz at home he really is pretty good. thanks so much shara