hi i am getting increasingly worried about my 7 year old,he has speech problems and hypermobility but nothing behavioural really until now.
we have had a few incidents when he has got upset about his baby brother being poorly or people being rude about him but recently has become very very agressive.hes squaring up to his dad everytime hes told off,bites his sister and hits himself and his dad when he gets in a rage.
im not sure why he is like this.could it just be stress or is it something else? its the hurting himself that really hurts me.

It could well be, I suppose he's at an age that he's more aware of what's going on in the family but doesn't know how to handle it as hes too young. I have the same off emily who's 8, I've really always had a few issues with em even before euan was born, we think she might have something like adhd and have just started seeing camhs for her, BUT, the behaviour I get off her that's like that, I am sure is because our house is very hectic and stressfull, she's very aware of how sick euan is, I can tel by some of the things she says. And they just don't get along which makes even more tension.

Camhs have been really understanding so far, our worker is a great listener and has good advice, maybe you could seek some help from them? They don't just deal with things like autism, they can help with any kind of mental health issue, even if its just a bit of behaviour therapy to help him maybe come to terms or deal with any stress he might have.

Xx

thanks lucy- sorry to sound like a numpty but who are camhs exactly? ive heard people talk about them in regards to autism?
our house is very hectic and i know that he is affected by his brothers problems but he wont talk about it.my 4 year old daughter has taken to wetting herself alot so that is her way of telling us she is stressed but shaun just says hes fine than lashes out.i try to make sure that not everything is focued on scott and the hospital but im sure this is the problem.

Camhs are child and adolescent mental health service, we see a child psychologist who has gone through all emilys history, family dynamics, schooling, everything. They've had reports from school but she's not too bad there it is more at home. Look up their services on the web xx

Do you have a siblings support service where you are? We have one in Hull and they are really good.