james seems to be getting worse at the moment, wont let us cuddle him, he just leans in to us so we have to put our arms round him, he wont let us give him a kiss keeps saying kisses tickle, even if you touch his arm says ouch tickles, last few nights he gets distressed in bed because he feet and legs tickle and bed tickles, tickles we think means feels uncomfortable I think, he can only wear certain footwear only light footwear, this morning he stood and lined all his red cars up, its starting to get upsetting that I cant even have a proper cuddle off my son, we not due back to peads june/july this year, but that's gonna be stressful because james has changed soo much since January and not in a good way frown emoticon, been having load of meltdowns lately which haven't been like that in a long time
currently being assessed for autism he is 3 years old
. Sounds like he's got sensory issue which he's describing as a "tickle". Sounds like this skin is v sensitive + he's noticing it in a number of instances. Difficult to tell whether it's a bit painful or not for him. I wouldn't try too hard to get a cuddle under these circumstances, apart from a "light touch" one. I know it can be hard, waiting to see professionals, but it's not too long now + all you can do is let them know the situation + listen to what they say. Do you know why he's having meltdowns? As you'll know, there's always a reason, even if we don't know what it is. It might be worth keeping a note of what happens for, say, quarter of an hour before a meltdown occurs to see if there's a pattern. Does he go to nursery? Maybe a poster who has this kind of sensory issue to deal with will come along + comment? Or maybe there's info via the home pg?