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2 yr old getting autism assessment

beautifulboy2

hi there. im new and in need of any advice! not sure what im looking for and my head is full of Qs! ive struggled with my son since he started moving and hes now 28 months. i also have a boy of nearly 4. finally im getting help and people are listening to me. i used to question myself...is it that im tired? maybe i just cant cope with 2 toddlers?is he really this difficult to handle or is it just me? well i now know its not me. wish it was, but at the same time im relieved and i can get him help sooner rather than later. anyone going through the same as me with similar aged child?xSmile

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  • Hi, yours is the first discussion I've read - I registered with this site today because I was having a bad morning and wanted to whinge on the helpline, but luckily it doesn't open until 10, so I've calmed down a bit, and read your post, and then  REALISED HOW FAR WE'VE COME since our son was 2!  

    I think you are going through the toughest bit.  Everyone will tell you that you're so lucky to have your son's differences recognised so early, and so lucky to get an early diagnosis, and hopefully even a place on an EarlyBird Course......but of course really you're thinking, 'Why us? Why should his life be more difficult than his brother's? It's not fair!'  

    I just wanted to say, it honestly does get more manageable.  My son is now four, and we can now communicate.  Not always in a neurotypical way (he has a neurotypical twin sister, and a baby sister, and obviously they are like chalk and cheese) but we DO communicate. We are slowly, slowly working on all the dull stuff: eating, toileting, routines, making choices, sleeping, etc, and slowly, slowly working on the more interesting stuff, too, like learning how to play and talk.

    in six months' time you will be able to look back and start to see your new style of relationship with your son developing.  I really wish you every bit of good luck!  It is the most wonderful thing to start communicating and playing in a meaningful way for the first time - really special. 

    Good luck

    Jo x

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  • Hi, yours is the first discussion I've read - I registered with this site today because I was having a bad morning and wanted to whinge on the helpline, but luckily it doesn't open until 10, so I've calmed down a bit, and read your post, and then  REALISED HOW FAR WE'VE COME since our son was 2!  

    I think you are going through the toughest bit.  Everyone will tell you that you're so lucky to have your son's differences recognised so early, and so lucky to get an early diagnosis, and hopefully even a place on an EarlyBird Course......but of course really you're thinking, 'Why us? Why should his life be more difficult than his brother's? It's not fair!'  

    I just wanted to say, it honestly does get more manageable.  My son is now four, and we can now communicate.  Not always in a neurotypical way (he has a neurotypical twin sister, and a baby sister, and obviously they are like chalk and cheese) but we DO communicate. We are slowly, slowly working on all the dull stuff: eating, toileting, routines, making choices, sleeping, etc, and slowly, slowly working on the more interesting stuff, too, like learning how to play and talk.

    in six months' time you will be able to look back and start to see your new style of relationship with your son developing.  I really wish you every bit of good luck!  It is the most wonderful thing to start communicating and playing in a meaningful way for the first time - really special. 

    Good luck

    Jo x

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