Hello. Hope you guys are all doing well
I am writing this post as I think my sons might be autistic and need advice. I have a 2 year old son. With no speech at all. The only thing he would folllow and maybe understand is when am taking his food to the table while saying come and upon seeing the plate he would come and eat his food. Secondly he rarely makes eye contact. He also flicks and flaps his hands. He doesn’t respond to his name. He also doesn’t play with other kids or me.
I have heard one of the sign for autism Is when the hair drayer or the hover is on the autistic child would cry to the noise. However my son doesn’t seem to be affected by the sound of the hair drayer or any other sounds. He also doesn’t watch a spinning of a wheel Or the spinning of the washing machine for long. He would watch it for a minute or 2 and then move on to something else. Also when I leave the room he would cry and he also puts his hands up to be picked up.
I went to see his Health Visitor and told her that I see A lot of red flags for autism in my son. she said she will refer me to a paediatrician I’ve just received a letter today that my sons been referred for a speech. Yes a speech therapist is what I wanted but also wanted a specialist to Evaluate my child.
please let me know what you think. Do you think he has autism or not, or it’s that’s a typical child? Am I worrying too much ? And should I contact the doctor again. to have a look at my child and referring to a specialist to evaluate him. Sorry For the long post please let me know
