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Am I being a neurotic parent or should I be concerned?

Snowflake123

Hi Wondering if any one can help . Ds this afternoon has been going on about having his own zoo literally since 12 o clock. He has gone through every detail and has non stop talked about it. I mentioned it to my friend who has a son who's just been diagnosed with autism and she mentioned Asperger's syndrome. I have wondered in the past if there was something about him that was different. 
Here are what some of the things that concern me
- he's never needed much sleep
- didn't settle in preschool 
- taken a long time to settle in school
- doesn't like anything new or not used to
- likes routine
- very obsessive about things , he has literally been going on about owning a zoo since 12 dinner time and it's now 7.30 pm and he's still going on every single detail, this is what worries me most as he will get an idea in his head and will go on and on for days on end 
- had speech therapy as couldn't pronounce certain letters
- talks older than he is
- would only wear stripes or plain clothes
- only wear certain shoes
- didn't get his hair cut until about 3 months ago 
- only use certain cutlery

-pacess up and down when talking about things 

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They have noticed in school that he takes a long time to do things he's not used to but has got better over the year

but he is very similar to my eldest who is 13 years old. He doesn't mix much with boys from the village but has friends in school. He was very sensitive as a young boy and struggled to settle in school. He doesn't do well in big crowds and does get anxious about things. He is very bright one of the top for his year in maths. Sensitive hearing and always wanted stimulating. Nowadays all he does is read and go on plays station or his iPad and if he's not allowed he gets angry and gets depressed. He gets obsessed with things too. When he was younger he would speak like he was much older than he was and would be able to talk to adults much better than other children. I have worried about the lack of interaction he has with others of the same age as himself but seems to have a good few in school not that he's done much with the over the holidays though. 


I mi know in probably worried about nothing but thought I'd try and get some advice 
these are probably just their ways but I honestly have not seen anyone get so obsessed about things

  • Thank You. He didn't sleep until 11 o click last night he was still going on about owning his zoo at the age of 44! we just been to the zoo last week so maybe the interest has come from here, he does have a fascination with all kinds of animals especially bugs, birds of prey, fish and amphibians. 

    other things I've thought of is he will only use certain cutlery, doesn't like stickers at all, he used to set his cards on the floor in lines and no one was to tough them, he can't settle himself.

    He does get fixated with things like if he gets an idea in his head he wil go on and on about it until we've done it or he's got it! 

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    A lot of the things that you list can be signs of ASD. This may not be a problem and his intelligence and special interests may carry him through school etc. Not everyone with ASD needs help . ASD runs in families so it may be that the eldest is also affected. If this is the case then one or both parents are likely to be on the spectrum - perhaps you could do the test at aspergerstest.net/.../ .