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Will his behaviours get worse?

SproutsMa

Hi all,

My son is nearly 2 and half and is showing strong flags for autism.  He makes great eye contact with us and is very loving but prefers to play on his own at nursery and will interact minimally with the other children.

I have been on symptom watch as I am sure all parents in my position are.  He lines a lot of things up, runs on the spot excitedly, has quite an aversion to certain foods, is non verbal (does that mean no words but makes sounds?) and used to show a lot of upset to loud noises (this seems to have passed).

I have obviously been watching his behaviour to see if he develops any kind of meltdown, or any stimming behaviour or upset when we change routine but none really so far apart from the running on the spot.

Will behaviours increase as he gets older?

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  • aaargh I wrote a long reply and lost it!

    Little C doesnt have any meltdowns or even really any tantrums yet.  We are starting to see the odd occasion when he gets mad, stamps his feet pushes you away and cries, but I can normally make him laugh and then its over.

    He had a rough start at nursery after spending a year at home with his dad but he loves it now.  Loves his keyworker, all the activities (especially the bloody messy ones!) just not so interested in the others although he has started to occaisionally hug the small ones and give them a toy he is playing with or share his blocks that he has been lining up :)

    He doesnt actually grunt or point - he has started to really reach for things he wants and gets a bit mardy if you dont pass them - stamps his feet etc, started to make a frustrated whine.

    Thanks for all that - really helpful.  I just feel that some of his behaviours seem really mild just now - in fact he seems a positive angel against lots of peoples toddlers - haha and I just wondered if things are likely to change from here on in.

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  • aaargh I wrote a long reply and lost it!

    Little C doesnt have any meltdowns or even really any tantrums yet.  We are starting to see the odd occasion when he gets mad, stamps his feet pushes you away and cries, but I can normally make him laugh and then its over.

    He had a rough start at nursery after spending a year at home with his dad but he loves it now.  Loves his keyworker, all the activities (especially the bloody messy ones!) just not so interested in the others although he has started to occaisionally hug the small ones and give them a toy he is playing with or share his blocks that he has been lining up :)

    He doesnt actually grunt or point - he has started to really reach for things he wants and gets a bit mardy if you dont pass them - stamps his feet etc, started to make a frustrated whine.

    Thanks for all that - really helpful.  I just feel that some of his behaviours seem really mild just now - in fact he seems a positive angel against lots of peoples toddlers - haha and I just wondered if things are likely to change from here on in.

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