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2 yr old, in the process of diagnosis

dawnimo

Hey folks,

My son turns 3 in january and we are just in the process of diagnosis - but from reading through the NAS pack (very helpful) aid to diagnosis - its like a lightbulb has clicked on about my sons behaviour.

He was always a quiet child - unusually good, placid and calm - but very rapidly went from being small (he was 1 month premature) to being a on the top end of the scale for weight and height (hes still big for his age) He was slow to crawl (15 months) and slow to walk (17 1/2 months) and is still very behind in his speech. Hes very indifferent to other children. He drools a lot still - altho seems quite bright in understanding things. He very rarely makes eye contact, and doesn't point to things much either.

He spends a lot of the day jumping up and down, and repetetively banging things. He doesn't like eating things that touch other foods (so no beans or the sauce runs and touches etc) and loves very strong flavours - he will eat a whole packet of extra strong mints one after the other, and loves spicy foods. He drinks a huge amount every day.

His play is very regimented and follows a set pattern of what happens. He loves things to be in his order - which to an outsider looks like just mess - but he is very aware if something is moved within his space.

He is showing no signs of potty training - he will sit on the loo for ages and then come off and look surprised when he wees on the floor - its like he has no clue that the wee is his or where it comes from. Hes recently started playing in a messy nappy if he can get in to it - just smearing it over himself and his surroundings. He doesn't seem disturbed by the smell.

I guess I'm just looking to get this down and see it in writing, and to see if this sounds familiar to anyone. Any hints on dealing with any of it would be amazing.

Thanks for reading!

  • knowing what to do on the loo can be hard to understand,visuals actually showing wee and poo can help a lot.Also visuals can be used to choose which he wants to do number one or number two.little things like wipes visual can indicate poo etc

    also poo can be a snesory experience for many,my youngest was awful with this as a baby,and it took a long time to get him out of it,to him it is like playdough.mouldable and sticky but getting out of teeth was horrid lol

  • hi dawnimo , i have a 4 year old son who is going through the process of being diagnosed with asd ..i have been a member of this group for a few months and im still learning things everyday ..my son has very little speach delay although he doesnt understand sacrcasm and takes thing literally ..but there is a lot of similarities between your wee one and mine ..even down to the spicy foods which i found very unusual . my little one is a twin and is the youngest of 5 .he is now toilet trained but we left that until he was ready which was just after his 3rd birthday but he still has some issues with the toilet ..he now rarely smears poo but has down several times in the last few months ... as to how to deal with it well i take each day as it comes and i try to find humour in everything ..it can be very frustrating ...i try not to make big issues out of anything even when he would invade his nappy and get it everywhere even on his twin sometimes (horrific i know ) but things that he does can change weekly and what he did last week he might not do next week lol im rambling on a bit here i think anyway thanx for listening 

  • Hello

    A lot of those behaviours do overlap with my daughter's behaviours (she is 2 years 10 months) and has already been diagnosed with autism) - she is similar in almost every respect except the nappy smearing.  (But of course I am not saying that I think your son has autism too because I'm not qualified to make that call.)

    I just wanted to offer you some encouragement, there is lots that can be done and my daughter has made heaps of progress in the past year (she was diagnosed a year ago yesterday).  Two things that I would really recommend are:

    1. Looking into PECS (picture exchange communication system) - it is a system that helps children make choices when they struggle with speech, but can actually help speech development too (it has done in the case of my daughter).  www.pecs.org.uk

    2. The following book, which is full of useful little tips: www.amazon.co.uk/.../ref=sr_1_1

    Good luck!

    Yvanna