Does my son have autism?

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

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  • Hi ,

    Thank you for sharing this with the community. It sounds like you've done a lot of research into autism, but you may like to have a further look at our information about autism spectrum disorders:
    https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/what-is-autism

    If you were interested in finding out if your son on the autism spectrum, he would need to have a formal diagnostic assessment. You may find it useful to have a look at the following link for further information about diagnosis and the benefits of getting one:

    https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/diagnosis

    Furthermore, it is important the professional you see has experience of autism spectrum disorders. You can find details of diagnostic services on our Autism Services Directory in the Assessment and diagnosis section: http://www.autism.org.uk/directory.aspx

    If you have further questions, you may like to contact our Autism Helpline team. They can provide you with information and advice about getting a diagnosis. You can call them on 0808 800 4104 (Monday to Friday 10am to 3pm.Please note that the Helpline is experiencing a high volume of calls and it may take a couple of attempts before you get through to speak to an adviser.

    All the best,

    ChloeMod

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  • Hi ,

    Thank you for sharing this with the community. It sounds like you've done a lot of research into autism, but you may like to have a further look at our information about autism spectrum disorders:
    https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/what-is-autism

    If you were interested in finding out if your son on the autism spectrum, he would need to have a formal diagnostic assessment. You may find it useful to have a look at the following link for further information about diagnosis and the benefits of getting one:

    https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/diagnosis

    Furthermore, it is important the professional you see has experience of autism spectrum disorders. You can find details of diagnostic services on our Autism Services Directory in the Assessment and diagnosis section: http://www.autism.org.uk/directory.aspx

    If you have further questions, you may like to contact our Autism Helpline team. They can provide you with information and advice about getting a diagnosis. You can call them on 0808 800 4104 (Monday to Friday 10am to 3pm.Please note that the Helpline is experiencing a high volume of calls and it may take a couple of attempts before you get through to speak to an adviser.

    All the best,

    ChloeMod

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