Hi all,
I'm the dad of a 30month old boy that shows most of the typical autism signs:
- Delayed speech (still no words)
- No pointing/showing
- Doesn't respond to name
- Very difficult to make eye contact
- Hand flapping
- Very rare laughing.
I am convinced that the little one has ASD and that we need to address the issue as soon as possible. My wife however disagrees.
She claims that i am exaggerating and that "it just takes time". After all, her nephews were late speakers as well, and they turned out fine. We use 2 languages at home, so that makes thing difficult for him. He has no problem with changes in his routine or with loud noises/flashing lights, so he can't be autistic.
I really wish she's right and its me that is the paranoid one. Maybe i let Google get to me and i read signs where they don't exist. But how can we know for sure if he's not screened? She's adamant though that it's not needed and every time i raise the subject we either get in a fight or she gets depressed.
I really don't know what to do here. As parents we should be a team but it feels like she's in denial and i'm fighting a losing battle here. Has anybody ever faced a similar problem?
