Hey there,
I thought I would post something here in the hope of… well I actually don’t know if I’m honest.
my son is 3 and for a while now he has shown certain traits that made me think he might be autistic. From 1 1/2 he gain a massive interest in spinning objects. At the time I didn’t think anything of it but now nearly 2yrs on this stimming behaviour hasn’t budged. His speech is also not where it should be for a toddler his age, but I put this down to the pandemic and not being able to spend time with other children during this critical time in his development. There are a few other things I raised an eyebrow to but I kept pushing it all to the back of my mind. When I raised my concerns with family or friends, I was told I was being stupid and he’s fine.
I did approach doctors who were not helpful. His nursery said they can start an assessment but again, I suddenly buried my head in the sand.
now again the nursery have brought it up as his screaming behaviour is I’m assuming becoming disruptive. I finally signed the papers for them to start the process of assessing him.
I am completely alien to all this. I became Dr. Google and started doing a lot of research. But I’m in 2 half’s as to whether he is/ isn’t now. If he is, I want to make sure I can give him all the support he needs to thrive and achieve and feel safe. But now I feel like I’m in some sort of limbo as this assessment apparently can take MONTHS!
I don’t know what I’m looking for to be honest by writing this here. Help, support, advice? Someone to diagnose him for me lol so I don’t have to wait so long.
anything would be appreciated- sorry for the long story :-)
