So I recently unblocked my ex after a year because he’s now taking me to court to see our son. I blocked him after I attempted coparenting with him for a year and a half and him constantly letting down my son to the point he’d stop asking for his dad, stop eating when his dad didn’t turn up, and ask if random men we saw on the bus was his dad. My son was 2 and a half when I blocked my ex.
I unblocked my ex roughly 3 weeks ago, and he’s called once a week to speak to my son for an hour or two. It’s gone well for the most part, my son has started misbehaving more after each call and occasionally hitting me but I’m hoping that it’s just because his dad is back after a year and not because his DAD is back in the picture. But I’ve noticed that my son acts hyperactive and struggles to sit still on the calls, and it gets worse with each call. My ex is suggesting that I get him on a wait list to get tested for autism and adhd because he has it, but my son only acts this way on calls with him and I don’t know what to do or say. He hasn’t shown any signs of autism or adhd the past year, even his nursery doesn’t have any concerns. My son has been on other calls and video calls before and doesn’t act this way. What should I do? What should I say the next time he brings it up?
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firstly i’m so sorry to hear that little man is going through this! my best suggestion is listen to your intuition. if you feel like something is wrong definitely worth getting it checked out to answer any questions you may have..sometimes it could just be as simple a child trying to learn a new person or sometimes acting out because they don’t know them or it could be overstimulating as well! you know your baby better than anyone! so if you think something is wrong follow that intuition!