My little boy

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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  • I know every child is different but I managed to get my youngest to accept cuddles by facing him away from me and once he accepted (a good while) that I turned him round to face me. After that I put his arms round my neck and said this is how we cuddle. He now half strangles me with cuddles but it is meant as love so I will lap it up. I know it won`t work for everyone but might be worth giving it a shot.Cool 

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  • I know every child is different but I managed to get my youngest to accept cuddles by facing him away from me and once he accepted (a good while) that I turned him round to face me. After that I put his arms round my neck and said this is how we cuddle. He now half strangles me with cuddles but it is meant as love so I will lap it up. I know it won`t work for everyone but might be worth giving it a shot.Cool 

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