Hi all, I have a 22month old son. He has been for a cdc assessment. They haven't diagnosed him with ASD as they want to wait until he's older. They have said he has a mental age of a 6month old, he used to babble when he was younger, now he doesn't talk at all. He has no play skills and puts everything in his mouth, often licking walls, floors anything he can lick he will. He doesn't look at me i could talk to him all day and not get any response from him. I have to give him his bottle as he can't hold it himself, he's lactose intolerant and still has pureed food as he chokes on lumps. He hand flaps and hums most of the day and just stares into space, he often watches his hands and does funny movements with them.He is obsessed with Mickey Mouse on the tv and would watch it for hours if i let him. We have been referred to portage, dietician, speech therapy and another cdc assessment in 6months. So i thought i'd try and find some people who know what we are going through, some days it breaks my heart when he just sits and can't interact with me.
