daughter with classi autism

Hiya my daughter is in the process of being diagnosed with autism shes 3 in may.She doesnt speak at all just makes noises,but she knows her colours,shapes and has known the numbers 1-10 for the past 6 months.This is one of her obsessions she'll go threw her numbers over and over again countless times a day.She has terrible tantrums over anything and everything which is hard to deal with especially as she doesnt talk so i dont know why shes getting upset.She has no sense of danger at all she wasnt to cross the road wen cars are coming 2wards her.Shes spins around and runs from 1 side of the room to the other numerous times a day and it can last for 20mins sometimes,she hates change.One of the issues im having with her at the minute is changing her from long sleeved tops to short sleeved tops and she only wants to wear the same red winter coat all the time-its very hard dealing with this.Its also hard taking her out to places,noises dont seem to bother her but its the crowds of other ppl there,she seems to be ok for about 30mins then she starts kicking off and you cant do owt with her.Does any1 have any advice about this issue?

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WelshMum over 14 years ago

Hello HazelMarie, Your little girl sounds identical to my little one at 3yrs, she is now 5yrs! She still have a lot of traits that she had back then but to a less extent. We still have running from one side of the house to another but this is her release and she needs this to let of steam before getting herself ready for the next activity.
At 9 months she was able to recognize numbers up to twenty and all letter by 18 months, but still no language at 3yrs!! I started PECS with her a month later and for her it was the best thing ever, within a week we had 20 words but most importantly was able to understand that she had to communicate (words, Picture or pointing) to get her needs meet. It doesn't work for every child but it worked well for us! It is worth a try.
Her sense of danger is very poor and has a one to one at all times it might improve with age.
We still have a problem with showing her arms and legs during the summer months but a Social story helped last year and will have to try again this year!
We try to tell our little one at the start of the day what we are doing and it will take her about 5 mins to deal/ accept it. Going out to busy/noisy places is hard for her but she does find it much easier if she has been told before hand. We also use a visual timetable with her in the morning if it's a big change.
I hope this will help.

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WelshMum over 14 years ago

Hello HazelMarie, Your little girl sounds identical to my little one at 3yrs, she is now 5yrs! She still have a lot of traits that she had back then but to a less extent. We still have running from one side of the house to another but this is her release and she needs this to let of steam before getting herself ready for the next activity.
At 9 months she was able to recognize numbers up to twenty and all letter by 18 months, but still no language at 3yrs!! I started PECS with her a month later and for her it was the best thing ever, within a week we had 20 words but most importantly was able to understand that she had to communicate (words, Picture or pointing) to get her needs meet. It doesn't work for every child but it worked well for us! It is worth a try.
Her sense of danger is very poor and has a one to one at all times it might improve with age.
We still have a problem with showing her arms and legs during the summer months but a Social story helped last year and will have to try again this year!
We try to tell our little one at the start of the day what we are doing and it will take her about 5 mins to deal/ accept it. Going out to busy/noisy places is hard for her but she does find it much easier if she has been told before hand. We also use a visual timetable with her in the morning if it's a big change.
I hope this will help.

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