Hoping for some advice if possible? My 11 year old son came home from school today and told me that he thought he had Autism ( they had been studying autism as a topic in class). To be honest I've had my suspicions since he was a toddler but there has never really been any big issues to push me towards getting him diagnostic testing. He has Toe walked since he started walking and received treatment for this at the age of 2. It is a habit that has always existed And he requires constant reminding to correct this.
As a toddler he had violent tantrums, obsessions withing lining up toy cars, switching on lights and spinning objects. Nowadays his obsession is with football, watching sky sports news on loop, can recite footy facts dating back to the 1940's and spends hours drafting up dream teams in his room. His behaviour is excellent but he can be quite oblivious to social situations (telling jokes at funerals, giving his belongings to other kids etc)
He talks to himself occasionally and has ticks (makes mouth cooking noises and cracks knuckles) and cannot sit still through fidgeting. He is quite discoordinated and struggles with in-screwing bottles, riding a bike and opening doors.
Socially he gets on well with other kids but is quite happy to play alone too. He is coping well at school and has a small group of about 5 friends,
his speech is sometimes muddled and he does find it hard to get sentences out. He also gets quite upset if giving him constructive feedback with homework.
Do these symptoms sound like he may have Autism? And if so what do you think I should do? Will he have a district end career if he gets officially diagnosed? And what help will be available to him?
Many thanks xx
