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Could my son be autistic?

NAS68236
over 3 years ago

So me and my partner have recently noticed several things about our son (21months old) and are just looking for other parents opinions or general help from their experience.  

The most two obvious things we noticed is he doesn't respond to his name . However will respond if we say chocolate or something else he likes, but very rarely to his own name . His speech seems to have got worse over the last 4/ months aswell . The words he learnt mknths ago we cant get him to say alot of them anymore.  

I guess really we are just looking for any advice or past experiences to compare with. Are we doing the right thing when he doesn't respond to his name and we keep saying it over and over ? Should we seek help from the doctor?  

Any reply would be greatly appreciated . 

Thankyou 

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  • over 3 years ago

    Hi

    I ,m in a similar position. i was going to post a similar thread

    I have thought for a while there was something different about my 23 month old son. He always seemed more hyperactive than other kids his age.

    Although because of recent events (virus) it has been hard to compare as he hasn,t seen any other children his own age.

    He rarely sits still and constantly rocks his head back and forth whilst flapping his hands especially at meal times. His behaviour has changed as well and he often lashes out, bites and trys to headbutt me. His speech has hardly developed over the last few months and he still repeats his favourite word "hiya" over and over even when theres no-one there.

    I,ve often been advised not to look at the internet to find out if there is anything wrong with him and being told he,ll grow out of things but in the last couple of days i have been watching videos on youtube and it is clear to me he has autism.

    I have today made an appointment with the health visitor and will take it from there. I have also started taking videos of him when he is rocking back and forth to show any proffesionals incase we have an appointment and he doesn,t do it in front of them.

    I am already waiting for an appointment with a pediatrician regarding his walking so i will also bring it up with them.

    Its all come as a bit of a shock to be honest and something that will take some getting used to but will just take one step at a time.

    Good luck

    Paul

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  • over 3 years ago

    Hi

    I ,m in a similar position. i was going to post a similar thread

    I have thought for a while there was something different about my 23 month old son. He always seemed more hyperactive than other kids his age.

    Although because of recent events (virus) it has been hard to compare as he hasn,t seen any other children his own age.

    He rarely sits still and constantly rocks his head back and forth whilst flapping his hands especially at meal times. His behaviour has changed as well and he often lashes out, bites and trys to headbutt me. His speech has hardly developed over the last few months and he still repeats his favourite word "hiya" over and over even when theres no-one there.

    I,ve often been advised not to look at the internet to find out if there is anything wrong with him and being told he,ll grow out of things but in the last couple of days i have been watching videos on youtube and it is clear to me he has autism.

    I have today made an appointment with the health visitor and will take it from there. I have also started taking videos of him when he is rocking back and forth to show any proffesionals incase we have an appointment and he doesn,t do it in front of them.

    I am already waiting for an appointment with a pediatrician regarding his walking so i will also bring it up with them.

    Its all come as a bit of a shock to be honest and something that will take some getting used to but will just take one step at a time.

    Good luck

    Paul

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