My son used to bang his head on things and I would say ouch louder than him,I was the only one who could understand his language and he could unscrew lug nuts off of a vehicle.The doctors would say no two kids are alike,kids have different amount of pain tolerence,boy did I hear all the excuses.I would go home and want to pad all the walls half way up,and sand all the corners of the tables.Please have an MRI done and then go from there.Talk to your pediatrician make her listen.If you have to answer her by saying BLAH BLAH BLABLABLAH say it then when she looks at you funny just explain that you figured thats all she hears out of your mouth because she is not helping.You would be amazed at the way she will listen next time.My son has P.T.C and it took way too long for someone to listen......best of luck Lill

Hello, Im not sure where you are located but my advice is to see a child psychologist. Who can administer a number of psychological tests and the results shouldnt take too long for them to analysis, maybe a week or two.  Im not sure if you have looked into autistic disorders or not, but there is a disorder called  aspergers where a child excels in some areas though is poor in others and has difficulty with social skills. I hope this maybe of some help. Good luck.

an iq test on a 4 year old would be different every day, and not necessarily go up, it would probably fluctuate!

i understand your concern, but the thing that i would be most concerned about is his spacial awareness....  if he keeps bumping into things then maybe he can't judge distance???

as for nursery, i think that this will help greatly.  my daughter's speech and communication came on leaps and bounds from her entry to pre school in january, now i just need to find somewhere that can fit her with a mute button!!!

as for the test results, i can only say keep pushing the hospital and drs, if they don't like being nagged for results then they need to get their finger out and sort it!!!!

i hope that you get the answers that you are looking for and that those drs get a move on with their tests!!

lol to you and yours...

xxxx.

Hello, It is so tricky when we look at children development and possibly identifying childrens additional needs.I am a qualified early childhood educator and it is so wonderful to hear of a mum who recognises their child may have some additional needs.Im not sure where you live but in most areas there are services for support and assement.Bearing this in mind sometimes the public waiting lists may be long.Do they attend childcare -and how old is your child? Maybe tthe local childcare centre can recommend services and will write a report on areas that are strengths and concerns.My feeling is though if it dosent feel right then you need to persue help until you get someone to listen-you are after all your childs biggest avocate.Its very frustrating I know-Good luck best wishes Naomi

Hi Michelle, Hang in there - I know how you feel. The lack of response to pain may be related to his left/right hemisphere interaction. When my son was in preschool they were all concerned because he hurt himself a lot and never cried. We gave up on answers until school when they forced the issue - so tread carefully there. Do not allow anyone to intimidate you into medicating unless there is NO OTHER WAY. As to measuring his IQ - this is so out of date. The book 'Son Rising' by Barry Kauffman is about his autistic son who had his IQ measured at age and it was 45. They tried alternative ways with their son and managed to completely retrieve him and he graduated form University with Honours. He now works with at The Options Institute north of NY, USA. I cried all the way through that book because I travelled that path. My friend was like you with a son similar too but she persisted with sport and I taught him positive management of his thinking - he toped the HSC in maths and is a great young man. What can help these children  are cross crawling exercises of any and all sorts not to mention exercises that create puffing, which increases lung growth. Sport, sport and more sport that crosses the body - left right left. We did a lot of that and his lungs inceased by 300%. Another 'strange' one I have found works with resynchronising is placing an X in front of them or crossing your arms in an X shape. Sounds odd but it is working for kids and adults here. It follows on the work of Dr Hawkins, which talks about desyncronising when a person is 'sensitive'. Take heart - I have seen the toughest challenges grow into great people and the least challenged end up in gaol. He has you - he is lucky so breathe deeply and cross your arms in front of him. If you want to test it go to my artclie on Manners and the photos for testing. Sending loving energy to you. Robyn

Hi there, I dont have any info for you,  but reading  this rings bells for me!!!!!! My first child my placenta had stoped working 8 weeks prior to me having a c section. Not only that but both hospitals mixed up dates so i had no funtional placenta and a  c section prob pre formed 4-6 weeks to early. I have thought my child was behind compared to other children and have all the works done. Hearing, sight, blood, IQ ,speech, ect.All test came back normal. She has turned three yest and her development has improved a  hell of alot in the last 6 weeks.She was always smarter in other things rather than her language skills ect. But it has now what i can say even out.  I would personally go to the gp and get refer letter and go and see a specialist. Or you can ring your nearest childrens hospital and get them to give you a list of specialist that you can see.

Hugz Tee