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My son is 26 months and we adopted him from Guatemala at 9 months. He is speech delayed and tested postive for TB. He took the liquid meds (by the way) for nine months and he was fine with it.

1. I see that he too has very agressive tendencies and I am at my wits end with his behavior. He cannot talk in full sentences but he can sure scream no very loud and agressively.

2. He leaves a trail of destruction behind him wherever we go and I hate leaving the house with him because he is constantly grabbing something and throwing it or destroying something. (He has been like this since he could walk at 14 months old)...He becomes frenzied whenever we are in a new place and cannot seem to keep his hands to himself. However if we are at mommy and me he can sit and follow directions perfectly, like an angel. He can also sit and watch Noggin. Sit when we play with puzzles or other toys.


3. If I ask him to give me something he throws it in the opposite direction. I have tried being firm, I have tried time outs, I have tried talking to him about it. Nothing works....

4. He has just started a new trend of screaming at the top of his lungs when we put him in his crib for bed or naps. He seems extremely angry and agitated.

5. The good news is he has just recently started playing nicely with other children. Up until about three months ago, he would hit and hurt as much as possible.

I have taken my son to an International Pediatrician, standard pediatrician, neurologist and a developmental pediatrician; no one seems to be able to help me work out his anger issues.

We have never hit him or shown agressive behavior. I don't know if I am helping him overcome these issues or not.

I could use some advice as well as some information about the sensory disorder.