Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi everyone im on here for hopefully chats concerning what is autism as I work in a school with autistic children and love my job and have a grandson who from day one he was different from the others as we didn't have and eye contact and he almost seemed deaf to our voices , the health visitor sent him for a hearing test and they just said we cant give you anything as he doesn't respond to anything :( he wanders about in his little world and doesn't like interaction with other children ,he is nearly 2 but due to the recent issues with covid we seem to be in the dark as to who to speak to next , he stims a lot when he sees his favourite character on screen, he is very tactile with food and has been since birth we thought he had problems with his throat as he would scream during a feed ..I was wondering if anyone else out there can identify with any of these thing xx
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Welcome!x
I have some very early memories from my childhood where my mother would state :' it's so rare when he speaks but he makes so much sense when he does'...
Later I heard a joke I kind of liked a lot, a child doesn't speak until he's ten years old... he says: 'the soup could use some more salt'... and the parents go: 'wow, he speaks, it's the first time he says something, it's wonderful'... and the child shrugs and says: the food has always been very tasty until now.
also look at sensory progressive disorder
I'm new here too. Been lurking the community and finally been able to join and post. My son was diagnosed with autism 3 months ago and I really find it hard to cope. This forum will surely be helpful.
Hello
Hi and welcome :). As time goes on, and your grandson might eventually be properly assessed, things should become clearer, as to whether or not he's on the spectrum. There's clearly something going on, and it might well be autism, as all that you described is certainly common to my own experiences. Working with children on the spectrum, just as with adukts on the spectrum, there can be quite a difference between each individual. However, a commonality that all who are on the spectrum have at a young age, is that the child will require consistent, calm, and predictable patterns in their life from the people within it. Early Childhood and the years that follow can be very difficult, as without guidance on how best to respond can have a significant impact on the family, and children need to be understood and this can be very difficult if you have little understanding of autism. Feel free to ask any specific questions you might have, in regard to yoru grandson or any child in your care, that may leave you unsure of how to proceed, approach, in order to best help the child. xx
Hi .. everything you mention is outside my experience - but hi anyway x