So, I joined the forums here because I need people who understand what I'm going through to talk to, and I think I've found that here, I have only posted in the introductions but I have read threads and think I have found a good place. I haven't posted about myself yet because I don't exactly know how to word it.

But that's not why I'm posting here, I need some help. I have a four year old son who acts very strangely. I will start off by saying he is in therapy because of a few problems he has, so I am trying to deal with this, but no one has really told me what might be going on with him. His teachers have assured me that he does not have autism of any kind, but agree with me that he does show signs of bi-polar behavior. I have hope that these signs are just a symptom of age related and stress problems that he is having.

Here is my problem, I have no idea how to search what is going on with him. He is very smart, he can read a few words, can count to 40 (but for some reason always leaves out 15 even though when asked what comes after 14 or before 16 he knows) He is sweet, polite and helpful. He is not rude or aggressive and does not throw tantrums. He can only follow one direction at a time and it has to be very simplified. "Pick up that paper and throw it away." Will take a few steps to get him to understand. First, he has to locate what you are talking about, and pointing does not work, he understands the concept and points to things when he needs to show someone something, but cannot find and object that is being pointed to. After he finds the paper you have to tell him where the trash is, even though he knows and uses it all the time without being told. He also has a hard time finding objects no matter how detailed the description.

I was very upset after an incident today (not at him, I guess it is more frustration than anything), I asked him to go in my bedroom and get the glass cleaner the was on my dresser. He has gotten me the glass cleaner before without a problem, but this time he couldn't find it, after a few seconds of his hesitating to bring me anything I knew i was happening again, so I said it was pink and in a spray bottle. He then brought out a brown coffee cup full of pens and asked me if that's what it. I went into my room and asked him if he saw the spray bottle, he said no, but he was standing right in front of it. I then picked it up and said is this it, and he said yes.

This doesn't happen every time, it is random. I don't know what to do, I want to help him, he gets so frustrated in school when this happens, even though I have explained it to his teachers and they try to help. Does anyone have any ideas or know what is going on?