The National Institute of Mental Health says that strep can exacerbate autism symptoms. M y violent child got worse at school suddenly, and we gave him a round of antibiotic and he got better. Crazy, huh? Worth a try.

My nephew just went thru this and they did take him out of public school and put him at Wesley Institute, specializes in Aspergers and behavioral problems, temporarily and it worked. He was acting out just like ur son. He's 9 extremely intelligent but also EXTREMELY MANIPULATIVE! You must be strong. Anyhow when they had to have a policeman sit with my nephew until my sister showed up cause he teachers didn't know what to do was the straw! He actually goes back and forth now between schools. Likes Wesley and is planning on being mainstreamed again next year. It WAS the temporary move Josh needed and the doctors and experts there helped with his meds and he's been good. It'll get better just MAKE SURE IT DOES. Stay on top of your sons behavior and how everyone else teaches him and in my experiences it gets better. The kids that aren't corrected CONSTANTLY is who I'm concerned with. There's hope. Today my son gets an award from Cyber school. Most improved. Took him out of public school in 9th grade. This year with the help of Huntington and Agora he the most improved ending his 10th grade completely caught up and straight A's. now he has college options. And my nephew gets better every year too. Just keep correcting, keep loving and keep including them and hopefully something clicks. Good luck to you!

I would also look at the physical environment at school. I try to approach these kinds of things remembering that his behavior is functional. There is a reason for it. Look at the lights, the windows, did they move his desk? What changes have taken place at school? We know how much our kids LOVE change. See if you can't find something different there. Is there a different paraeducator? Did you start sending something different in his lunch? For us it was once as simple as my perfume ... I changed it. So I talked to him, showed him the old bottle. Explained that it ran out and mommy wanted to smell good so I tried something new. Sometimes they just don't understand the change.

Could also be something that he is eating. Diet has everything to do with our children. Does he have any dietary restrictions? Do you have him on any meds or supplements?

What has changed within the last couple of weeks? What are the "warning signs" they have noticed before the behavior occurs?