My son mike is 13 and doesnt speak maybe a word or two but since going through this puberty stage he hsd gotten more aggressive towards himself abd others and develop this OCD thing lately does anyone have a child going through this ? And if they are is thst psrt of thete puberty stage cause he wasnt like this before and if anyone is going through this what is your advise .and what else can i look foward too? And how long does this stage last? Does this get any better ? Awww

My 11 year old, high functioning son is starting to get pubic hair & go through puberty. Any tips on having "the talk" with him? & is it true that some autistic individuals have a higher sex drive in adolescence?

Medication

Stephen (My Son) has recently been touching His teacher and staff Inappropriately (as they state in their notes). I have never seen Him act in this manner and makes Me question His teacher's motive. Even with 'her-indoors', He has never aggressively touched her Inappropriately
I suggested 'Redirection', and their return statement is that they do use that as a technique, but He's becoming more aggressive
Again, He has yet to demonstrate that behavior here at Home.
And He has been Aggressive to… read more

Picky eater problems

My son's psychologist recommended recently to see a MD and get a med for mood swings. My son has developed them since the inception of his puberty. At first, I was eager to make an appointment and run for it, being disappointed in another specialist's inability to utilize their education to help my child. Then I thought if an NT teenager experiences mood swings, would his/her parents put him on medication. Please share your experiences with medications for mood swings and their effect on ASD… read more

My son has gone from mellow to moody and irritable. So much so, that you can't ask him about his day. He is very moody with his sister who is 14.

Lately my child is always mostly crying and irritable for every single freaking thing. He is going through puberty but it seems like it's a little too much. Every morning, every afternoon, every evening. I don't know what to do. It's driving me nuts. He has some moments of happiness but it doesn't last long. I just don't know what to do. We can't even take him anywhere because he throws himself or randomly get pissed off for we don't know what? It's like out of nowhere things set him off and I… read more

I want my husband to explain puberty and changes to our son. Have any of you done this? If so, what approach did you take?