Our Aspergers Teenage Boy

Dad reports:
Tommy had the privilege of going on a field trip to the bowling alley. At the alley he “got tired of bad throws and became a little silly.” When Tommy says, “I became a little silly” he really means “I got wacky out of control with giggles and super inappropriate behavior with a goal of being the center of attention.”

Upon returning to the school he banged on a locked door, slammed another door and grabbed a teacher to shove his way by her. The report noted that “he left marks”. Tommy had to be picked up from school today and is suspended tomorrow.

Tommy denies everything.

Dad reports:
We have taken a new approach with Tommy. In the evening once we get Tommy into the tub we leave him to his own accord. He may get in at 7:30 or 8 and stay soaking in the tub until 11. Is he scrubbing or doing teenage stuff? I don’t know. But he isn’t yelling and he puts himself to bed afterwards. Last night his bath began at 8pm and ended at 10:30. At 10:35 he was sawing logs.

The idea that he might be sleeping in the tub scares us.

The first night we did this Tommy banged on the tub and dropped things as if to say “interact with me” but he is always saying “leave me alone” and we have. Apparently he really just wants to be left alone.