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does my son hav autism

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Hi all im new here ive just signed up.iv neen worrying myself the last week that my 19month old could be showing signs of autism?iv googled his symptoms which i know prob isnt agood idea an autusm comes up no im stressed out.hes my only child so i dont know if this is normal for a 19month old as i hav no others to compare him to.hes a very strong willed little character an very cheeky.he makes good eye contact likes playing hide an seek.he loves seeing other children  an smiles an runs up to them.he pushes his cars around the floor he used to just spin the wheels but he now plays properly with them.he still does like spinning things though.he also spins in circles looking to the side.he doesnt do it for long hel ususlly lose his balance fall over them stop doing it.he likes music an has started dancing more sometimes hel dance then spin.he doesnt point to things he wants yet but he puts his arms up for me to pick him up an likes being cuddled.he can seem ignorant tho sometimes and seem to ignore u  if hes watching baby tv.he wont use his cup yet he throws it on the floor.he counts to 6 and says some other words.hes bubbles are on the kitchen side an hel go out an say bubbles whilst looking at them.he has a bad  temper  he has alot of tantrums especially when told no.if i stick my tongue out hel copy and make noises im making but he wont touches his nose or things if i say touch ur nose.o am prob being over worried but the spinning thing has got me worried.my h v is coming thits as i called her as he hasnt had a che k in along time  so i called her  for a hat about his tantrums an il mention the spinning to her thanks for listening an any comments would b great thanks x

  • I think I went on to one of those non spill cups with a lid & straw. With her favourite character on it. And just stopped using bottles. Every so often I would offer her a real plastic cup without a lid, when we were outside & she was enjoying herself. It didn't matter so much if she threw it. I tried not to make a big deal out of it because children are very clever & if making a big deal out of something, often they'll just do it all the more. It's the beginning of testing their boundaries. At such a young age it's not really a big deal, you know they'll eventually go on to a cup. They don't have a choice. Children eventually learn social rules & self preservation makes them naturally want to do what's considered 'normal'.

  • It stresses me out as my friends children all hav cups but my little boy wont use it he just chucks it haha.how did u end up getting her to use it x

  • Good luck. I hope it goes well.

    I remember the trouble I had trying to change over from a bottle to a cup. It was hard. My daughter didn't like change & still doesn't.

    She was late speaking & understanding words. She would do the actions to songs as a form of sign language because she didn't know the words. Later when she knew the words she stopped bothering to do the actions, unless it was a song she really liked.

  • Hi thanks for replying!he doesnt go to nursery oi do take him to soft play areas with my friend an her toddler.we went today an he was really good an even sat in a higj chair an had lunch with no tantrums.so ypur daughter spun to?ithink where igoogled it an autism come up it stressede out an im aworryer anyway so i keep googling it now stressing myself.my friends boy is afew weeks younger an he isnt talking yet but he does actions to nursery rhymes an stuff.my little boy talks more words but doesnt do actions like he does.isupposse they all do dif stuff at diff times.im glad u think he sounds like anormal 19month old i will mention it to the hv thurs.iwant her to see hom to put my mind at rest also see if she give me any tips on getting him to use his cup and spoon when eating.my little boy does really enjoy seeing other children iv read that autistic children like there own company.hopfully im worrying over nothing x

  • Hi,

    All of those things sound normal to me. Although as a first time mother with Asperger's syndrome I didn't know this when mine was a baby. I didn't even know I had Asperger's then either. My daughter is 10 years old now & doesn't have Asperger's/autism. At 18 months she couldn't walk & seemed to still be mastering standing. Then all of a sudden at 19 months she walked across the room & then minutes later she was literally running across it. At 20 months she started spinning & would similarly refuse to do things. Even though I knew she understood what was being asked. Because when a treat was on offer miraculously she did it.

    Has anyone at play group ever mentioned anything to you about his behaviour? I think the HV can give you her view based on seeing more children. She might be able to study if your son is acting differently to the majority of children his age or if he's just being a cheeky chap.