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[quote=Anonymous]Something has felt off about DS9 for a while, but when I objectively look at his life, whatever is "off" has just never seemed bad enough to try to do anything about it.

And when things are "bad", it's pretty infrequent.  Like, he'll have a couple bad days in a row every other month or something.

But I feel like it's time to take a next step, and I'm just at a loss of what comes next.  I'm feeling very down and overwhelmed right now, so if anyone has been through something similar or has some advice, I'd be very appreciative.  I'm feeling like an awful mom right now.  And I feel like he needs help, and I need help figuring out how to deal with all this.

The good stuff... He does great in school, no issues ever from the teachers.  He has a best friend, and some acquaintances.  He is a very independent kid and can spend hours coming up with his own fun.  He's very capable and a rule follower to the point he can feel like a little hall monitor sometimes.

So now... what "off" means.

- He has only ever worn pants / long sleeves since he was 3.  
- He seems to be a bit of a germaphobe and has a thing where he spits when feels "icky".
- When he can't do something right, he can really flip out.  He will start talking about how dumb he is.  Lately, the part that's freaking me out, is he starts hitting himself.  He will also do this if he does something wrong and I "punish" him.  I am putting punish in quotes, because it's just me telling him that the behavior is unacceptable, and that he needs to go to his room to calm down".  I am not screaming or hitting or grounding him or anything.
- He never says I love you.
- He can be awful to his younger brother.  Yesterday they were wrestling and he ended up hurting him on purpose.
- Socially he's a bit off.

I have researched a bunch of stuff online, and he's like never hurt an animal or anything, so I don't think I have a sociopath on my hands, but I am kind of feeling out of my league right now.  [/quote]

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