I was wondering if anyone had info, a link, etc on typical self regulation behavior and skills in 3 yo kiddos? I know ds3 has problems in this area, but am trying to determine how big of an issue it is. My frame of reference is skewed, and everything I can find says "innappropriate as compared to other children same age/gender" which is not helpful to me. What is "normal"? Plus, most of the info puts heavy emphasis on self-soothing/sleep, etc, and that is just not where I want to go with him (adopted with major grief/transition issues for over a year, still some residual in some areas). Plus, his craniofacial stuff makes breathing at night more difficult, like a bad cold, so he sleeps poorly to begin with. And it can't be treated at this point.<br><br>
The tantrums and meltdowns are really wearing me thin, and I am trying to decide the next step. I have had 2 people with professional experience suggest spectrum type issues because of the severity of the meltdowns and dysregulation, but I don't think it fits for a variety of reasons. Sensory issues don't seem to fit--all my sensory tricks in the world don't seem to help him at all, and the triggers (when I can ID them) don't seems sensory. I suspect he has ADHD or similar, but then poor sleep can mimic that, so who knows? So, anyone know what a TD 3 yo looks like? Thanks!
The tantrums and meltdowns are really wearing me thin, and I am trying to decide the next step. I have had 2 people with professional experience suggest spectrum type issues because of the severity of the meltdowns and dysregulation, but I don't think it fits for a variety of reasons. Sensory issues don't seem to fit--all my sensory tricks in the world don't seem to help him at all, and the triggers (when I can ID them) don't seems sensory. I suspect he has ADHD or similar, but then poor sleep can mimic that, so who knows? So, anyone know what a TD 3 yo looks like? Thanks!
