I am a resource teacher with a student who was diagnosed with SID several years ago. He is now 7 yrs old. He came to my school in the fall and was a great student until November, when he suddenly began displaying highly inappropriate behavior such as running away from adults, talking incessantly, hitting peers, standing on his head, refusing to follow any directions. My staff is very frustrated; at this point, we have tried all the interventions we can think of, with no consistent success. The parent insists all of his problems are because of the SID and that we aren’t doing enough to help him. I am wondering if the cause of the problem is not due to SID but something else. I’ve referred the student to our OT to be tested again, but she refuses to do another SID evaluation because she thinks his behavior is unrelated. Is there a way to tell?
Nancy3
These can be allergy-related behaviors also. Unfortunately, most family physicians and pediatricians are not aware of the possible links. A DAN doctor (Defeat Autism Now) would be the best bet, as they are knowledgeable about links between food intolerances and behavior in children.
If he was doing well until November and then started having a lot of different behaviors, there could be a number of things going on. Has this child had a full Neuropsych evaluation? With the behaviors you’ve mentioned that would be my suggestion.
[quote]suddenly began displaying highly inappropriate behavior such as running away from adults, talking incessantly, hitting peers, standing on his head, refusing to follow any directions.[/quote]
These kinds of behaviors don’t sound like strictly SI issues. I’m sorry that the parent seems to be “stuck” on SI being the only answer.