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SproutsMa

Hi all.  I have a beautiful little boy aged 2 yrs 4 months who is showing strong red flags for autism.  We already started with the SLT and have a pediatrician appt next week.  Health Visitor is next to useless.

Trying so hard to be positive for him but failing miserably.  Really keen to speak to some other parents who can help me understand what to expect, set my expectations and do right by my son.

Thanks.

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  • Thank you :)  This is exactly how I feel.  I think some people thought I was pushing him too hard recently.  His nursery had kept him back with a younger age group because of his lack of speech.  I pushed and pushed to understand why he was being discriminated against but they kept telling me he wasnt ready.  Eventually he moved to the next group up and in the 12 weeks he has been there he has started to sit at the table to eat (before he ran about), eat with a fork and spoon, drink from a normal cup, sleep in a bed not a cot, draw circles and faces and shapes - and discover so many things that he loves -I feel without those chances to stretch himself he wont progress.

    I cannot tell you how your response has touched me.  Your last 2 sentances have actually reduced me to tears (in a good way).  It give me hope that he can reach for the life he wants.

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  • Thank you :)  This is exactly how I feel.  I think some people thought I was pushing him too hard recently.  His nursery had kept him back with a younger age group because of his lack of speech.  I pushed and pushed to understand why he was being discriminated against but they kept telling me he wasnt ready.  Eventually he moved to the next group up and in the 12 weeks he has been there he has started to sit at the table to eat (before he ran about), eat with a fork and spoon, drink from a normal cup, sleep in a bed not a cot, draw circles and faces and shapes - and discover so many things that he loves -I feel without those chances to stretch himself he wont progress.

    I cannot tell you how your response has touched me.  Your last 2 sentances have actually reduced me to tears (in a good way).  It give me hope that he can reach for the life he wants.

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