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Strong suspicion my 1 year old has autism

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My 1 year old son will be 2 very soon and I’ve thought for a long while that he’s autistic. My gut instinct tells me he is. He is showing a lot of the signs such as poor eye contact, non verbal and his understanding is certainly not there. He is very cuddly, he doesn’t struggle with change in routine and doesn’t seem to have sensory issues. 
He’a a very chilled calm toddler and a little joy. I adore him. The health visitor has concerns too and he has been referred to professionals for support.

I’m just finding it really hard watching other children the same age (my friends who we all had babies together and online) develop and start talking. It breaks my heart every time and I feel lonely in it. 

I’m so worried about the future, unsure if he will ever talk or whether he will live independently. Would be lovely to hear from anyone who’s felt this way as I feel on my own. X

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  • Your fears are natural, but it's not what you think. The problems most autistic's face in later life are far more to do with psychological damage, forced masking and being taught they are disabled (unfortunately we don't have a 'neuro-divergent act' so in official and corporate terms sometimes that language can't be avoided).  If he is or not, provided he doesn't judge himself by his ability to fit into framework of another neuro-type odds are he'll have a very happy life either way.

    Though it is slightly early to be sure which he is.

    The urge to compare to others does make it difficult, and learning to communicate early on is rough. Just remember he'll be developing a completely different skill set to other's. While other kids my age where learning to talk, I was learning to read micro expressions, vocal stress and patterns in word use. In an hour's one to one conversation with most people I'll know more about what makes them tick then they do.

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  • Your fears are natural, but it's not what you think. The problems most autistic's face in later life are far more to do with psychological damage, forced masking and being taught they are disabled (unfortunately we don't have a 'neuro-divergent act' so in official and corporate terms sometimes that language can't be avoided).  If he is or not, provided he doesn't judge himself by his ability to fit into framework of another neuro-type odds are he'll have a very happy life either way.

    Though it is slightly early to be sure which he is.

    The urge to compare to others does make it difficult, and learning to communicate early on is rough. Just remember he'll be developing a completely different skill set to other's. While other kids my age where learning to talk, I was learning to read micro expressions, vocal stress and patterns in word use. In an hour's one to one conversation with most people I'll know more about what makes them tick then they do.

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