Hi there im new to this forummy name is Catherine and would love to chat with people that suspect their child may be autistic to, (and indeed people that do have an autistic child your input is very much saught after!) I have 4 children teenage twins, a 5 year old and my little 3 year old that is awaiting an autism assessment, I have thought for quite some time that my youngest was a bit different than the other children & this is the basis of my feelings that he may be
mildly autistic, he IS noticebly different from my other children & all the other children we are around, we dont go to playgroups anymore as he just doesn't cope well around other kids, the noise bothers him, he can't play with the toys and set up elaborate raods and things without other kids wanting to join in, he cant handle other kids wanting to play with him, even babies, he has huge screaming episodes over the littlest thing, this could last for an hour but its all day every day, he will "wipe away" where someone touches him and wont hold hands as he doesn't like the feel of it, he sometimes holds hands but generally not.my son tip toe walks and walks in circles like he is pacing and it seems to calm him down, this is a brief introduction to us, I look foward to chatting with you ↓
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| Name: faykayden | Date: Sep 24th, 2012 9:38 AM |
hi catherine
i have a 3 year old little boy who is being tested for autism who is speech delayed but i have thought for a long time he has it he also doesnt cope well around other kids and would rather play by him self , he has a complete melt down going into a new setting he doesnt know like this moring taking him to nursery its so upsetting to see them cry im new to all and would love to chat to people that are going thourgh the same thing fay ↑ |
| Name: sandcat | Date: Oct 2nd, 2012 8:30 PM |
| Hi Fay, nice to hear from you, 3 year olds can be challenging at the best of times but I feel like we are in constant damage control with our little man, sorry to hear it is also stressful for you too, its very hard to watch our littlies struggle so much, we can only be there to help then when they need us. ↑ |
| Name: lizheart | Date: Oct 4th, 2012 6:42 PM |
| He sounds like my son, Catherine. My son is 10 and we've been chasing down answers since he was a baby. We adopted him out of foster care at 7 months and I knew there was something 'not quite right'. After three daughters, born and developing normally, I could see differences. He would tantrum for hours if anything in our schedule changed, he didn't like touch, he was late reaching all of his milestones, he spoke well very early, would obsess over weird things, flap his hands, only likes adult company, freaks out when I touch the top of his head and still rages, in the blink of an eye, when some thing doesn't go his way. I took him for an ADD eval and the Dr said "I am not treating him for this. There are other things going on here. Go to the children's Neuropsych unit for an eval." I called and there is a 7 month wait list. We are at our wits end. I feel like I have developed anxiety issues because of all this. He is so unpredictable and we all walk on eggshells. ↑ |
| Name: wemakeitwork | Date: Oct 29th, 2012 8:24 PM |
| I encourage you to look into sensory integration disorders. It's important to understand the difference when discussing possible Autism with your doctor. ↑ |
| Name: Anuna | Date: Nov 26th, 2012 7:37 AM |
Hi Catherine,
I am an AAC specialist treating kids with autism. I understand what you are going through. All I can tell you is that it is best to reach out to a doctor and get to know what can be probably be done to treat your youngest son. Keep us posted about the assessment results. Let me see, how can i help you.
Anuna
www.avazapp.com ↑ |
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