Eye contact has been a struggle but he is average to almost above average at times with it now according to his teachers. He will sometimes make weird noises with his mouth- chirping- like engines working etc. and say it is a washing machine, etc.
He sleeps fantastic at 11 hours a night. My husband gives such poor eye contact and really connects on an emotional level with almost no one other than me- our kids when not at work-which is rare. He grown children from a previous marriage and has almost no relationship with them. I would say I have lots of friends and am good with eye contact. Why I now have a house with two Aspies's in my cards is beyond me- although I had a sibling who was an Aspie.

My five year old son who has Aspergers tendencies was recently tested by a Clinical Psychologist who found him in the 95% percentile for math and problem solving. He was above average for most areas. We have had him in a social skills group throughout the school year of pre-k and this summer he is very busy in social skills groups. The developmental pediatrician said he had sensory issues- he used to be afraid of the toilet flushing and hair dryers or any loud noises. He might cover his ears and scream when he was little. He is fine with those things now. I blew dry his hair every day and he is 100% fine with it now. He did a Junior Engineering class this summer for 3 hours a day that he loved. Only one kid from his pre-k class came to his birthday party. However, I have many friends -and even if their kids don't play with him regularly I was able to invite all of them so we had 15 kids at his party. He can be very sweet one on one but when he gets in a group he can get loud, on occasion aggressive, he may or may not take turns properly, he will want kids to come and look at the pipes or ac units at our house instead of his toys. My husband has very few friends although works all the time- and my friends are his friends. He is nice enough to them.

Anyone have a 5-6 year old with aspergers? My son has not been diagnosed officially but I have a psych credentials. My son has had trouble with eye contact (improving with therapy), was playing alone more than normal at preschool, and is impulsive. He will on rare occasions hit or push another child. He can have loads of empathy but then again at times little. He is a true geek, even at his age- wants to learn about weather, electricity, pipes, cleaning products, etc. He loves animals as well. He has trouble reading social cues, just like his father. His father gives little to poor eye contact, and keeps talking even when others give cues that they are done. He is a nuclear physicist. When I brought my daughter home as a new born, my son was two. The first thing he said was "Put the baby down and hold me! Put her down!!!" My son wants to talk about things other kids are not interested in - drainage system in a water park, how a washing machine works, etc etc.