Is this terrible 2's or a PDD thing? - Autism Spectrum Message Board

jeffreys mom · 09-12-2005, 04:49 AM

My son was dx in March with PDD/NOS. He does very well and is extremely high functioning. Most times if we are out in public I think it isn't even noticable to others. He has always had an easy temperment until about the past week. Now all of a sudden when he gets upset about something it goes way beyond upset. He gets rage like, hitting kicking, screaming and tearing up anything around him. Also another thing he is doing is for ex. getting really loud in a restaurant, when you say to quiet down, he screaches all the louder " no quiet down"

We went to Disney World last week and he did really well until the last day when I think he was just way over stimulated. He loved it but since then he has been an absolute monster.

I am hoping that once he is back in his routine that this RAGE thing will settle down to a reasonable level of upset. I hope this isn't a new piece of the PDD that's going to start because he seems really happy about expressing himself this way.

Is it PDD, terrible 2's, or just a passing phase? any thoughts..... Thanks

edecrescenzo · 09-12-2005, 06:37 AM

Are you GFCF? My son suddenly started reacting that way to milk shortly after his 3rd birthday. If you are GFCF, do you think he could have eaten something questionable?

jeffreys mom · 09-12-2005, 07:49 AM

I have tried the GF/Cf diet and can attest to a huge change in his behavior after I eliminated milk from his diet. While we were away, I must admit we let him have some things that are definately not on the diet. I had considered that this could be a part of the problem and he has been back on the diet for about two days now. I think it probably needs to work out of his system. Prior to vacation he had been milk free for over a year.

I wish the diet didn't make the difference since life would be so much easier for him if he could eat what he likes. He really enjoyed eating freely without someone policing everything he picked up.

But in the end if it has to be that's just the way it is. Thanks for the reply

edecrescenzo · 09-12-2005, 11:49 AM

I know just how you feel. While I'm not positive that my son reacts to gluten, I am gluten free just in case. I'm unfortunately positive that he reacts to casein. Vacations for us include most of his daily foods, so we either need a kitchen or if it's in driving distance I pre-cook and bring a microwave. I would be so thrilled to be able to just let him eat like any other kid, but I definitely won't be willing to give up all the gains we've made since he went on the diet. Maybe they'll come up with something new that will allow them to eat what they want!