My 2 year old has Just been Diagnosed

Hi - welcome to the site .  As Coogeybear mentioned, a form of communication is v important.  My son (now an adult) was non-verbal until he was 5, then said a 6 word sentence at school.  However, he could understand simple phrases, especially if you aligned that phrase with an appropriate action, such as standing in the hallway with him + saying "get your coat" as we took our coats off the peg.  Also he found pictures of things v helpful.  He would line tinned foods up + want to know the word(s) for the pictures, such as "beans" etc.  You can create a picture timetable for him so he knows what he's doing each day.  When my son was younger he loved a book which, hour by hour, chronicled what a little boy did.  My son spent 24 hrs following it to the letter + loved every minute of it.  Routine stablises our children, makes life + all the changes neuro typical people like ourselves take for granted,  a bit easier to cope with for them.  Also what we often regard as normal/usual etc can seem chaotic to our children.  Things happening too quickly, unexpectedly.  It can all get a bit too much.  So try to go at a slower pace.  There's absolutely loads of info via the home pg + the posts so start there to assess what might work for your son.  There's also Research Autism which assesses various therapies for effectiveness so have a look at their site.  Are there plans for your son to access speech therapy?

Good luck with everything, come back any time.

Hi - welcome to the site .  As Coogeybear mentioned, a form of communication is v important.  My son (now an adult) was non-verbal until he was 5, then said a 6 word sentence at school.  However, he could understand simple phrases, especially if you aligned that phrase with an appropriate action, such as standing in the hallway with him + saying "get your coat" as we took our coats off the peg.  Also he found pictures of things v helpful.  He would line tinned foods up + want to know the word(s) for the pictures, such as "beans" etc.  You can create a picture timetable for him so he knows what he's doing each day.  When my son was younger he loved a book which, hour by hour, chronicled what a little boy did.  My son spent 24 hrs following it to the letter + loved every minute of it.  Routine stablises our children, makes life + all the changes neuro typical people like ourselves take for granted,  a bit easier to cope with for them.  Also what we often regard as normal/usual etc can seem chaotic to our children.  Things happening too quickly, unexpectedly.  It can all get a bit too much.  So try to go at a slower pace.  There's absolutely loads of info via the home pg + the posts so start there to assess what might work for your son.  There's also Research Autism which assesses various therapies for effectiveness so have a look at their site.  Are there plans for your son to access speech therapy?

Good luck with everything, come back any time.