Hello all , ive just recently joined up , having a 16 year old boy with aspergers and now recently having his little brother diagnosed at 2 and a half years old as ASD with delayed developement , im struggling to accept it this time , although theres no doubt about his diagnosis , i guess its because im aware of a long long journey in front of us . His older brother has done super well at school (mainstream) however im not sure where my little one is on the spectrum , too early to say , he does however live in his own little world , responding only to sound , such as a lid on a bottle , rather than calling his name , very liittle response to that , hes also still unable to walk on his own as yet , dont feel he has a great deal of confidence there and wont feed himself unless its banana (fav) hes also a twin (whos a girl) she seems to be doing well , he also has another brother whos 10 and doesnt display any asd traits , we have a busy house and sometimes its nice to sit down in the quiet , and speak to someone whos experiencing much the same and knows how difficult it is at times!!
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It was nice to hear from someone in a similar position to us (having 2 little boys on the spectrum) I cant believe how much alike we are when i read your story ,i had no doubt my little boy was autistic , i mentioned it at an asessment almost 1 year ago and he formally got the diagnosis 9 months later (5 weeks ago) I had real bother with my older son , getting his diagnosis took a few years , so this time , has been so different as you know , when you been there before , you know a bit more. I did much the same as you , when my older 1 was diagnosed , read lots , however , hes very well behaved etc and doing well at school , this time round , ive a feeling we are in for a long bumpy ride , hopefully if we can get some communication , that would be lovely, and a wee cuddle althogh hes not very fussed for cuddles . I wouldnt chsnge him , but sometimes it just seems that wee bit unfair 