Hi everybody, I am joining primarily as a mother of (at least one) child with ASD. This may be slightly pre-determining his upcoming assessment but a positive diagnosis would not be a surprise. We actually had been wondering about his older sister pretty much since toddlerhood (we have ASD and ADHD in both my and my partner's families) but she is pretty high functioning (sorry if this is not the terminology - here to learn) and mainly struggles in new/social situations. Little brother has been delayed on every development milestone and it is his lack of verbal communication which has set us on the path of the ASD diagnosis.
Here to learn from the experiences of others. Not overly concerned at the moment - just want to get the tools and support in place so we can help our boy develop and progress as well as he is able, but can't lie that I am slightly anxious about future scenarios like when he starts school.
Thanks!