Hmmmm. Other family members with the same traits? Well, his Mom is a bit of a perfectionist and very structured. Always does things thoroughly and has never taken a shortcut in her life. She is a very intense yet understanding person. Never heard stories of her having trouble as a kid though - seems that she was always the model child. My side is much less structured. Pains me to word myself this way, but maybe more on the "artistic" side. In the back of my mind I always pictured my son being the result of these two worlds colliding. He seems to have the most intense traits of both of us, except multiplied several times over.
My daughter is the polar opposite of my son. Nothing like him. He reads for hours. She runs in circles for hours. He worries. She is fearless.
Not sure where that gets me though. We can both relate to him in certain areas, but even in those areas, he is amplified.
His Neuropsych told us that he would outgrow this stage, but it's hard to wait this out. I just worry that he won't outgrow it. That he'll get worse and then we won't be able to calm him down or call him back to us. Maybe that's an exaggerated vision, but as a parent you fear the worst case scenario.
His Dr. is out of town, so I thought getting some ideas here would help give us a clue to start.
I come here for advice often. I tell myself it's for guidance, not because I have no clue what I'm doing
I will hopefully talk to the Dr. soon. And hopefully I'll get peace of mind.
