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My 2 year old son has autism

happymum

Hi

I am a 41 year old mother to my daughter who is 21 and son who is 2. My son has autism. I am so afraid for his future, i read lots and lots of information on how i can help him. I totally stressed out because i dont know what to do for the best. How will my son develop. I have some understanding about autism, my son says one or 2 words occasionaly but not much eye contact, he plays in his own little world. Im worried he doesnt even know im around.

Can anyone talk to me about positive experiences and the best stratagy to help my son. I cant eat, sleep, or think clearly.

Parents

  • Hi There,

    How are things lately? My son has improved so much with his receptive language, eye contact and concentration. He is now able to say yes and no, which is so amazing. He still has so many obstacles to overcome but we are with hime every single step of the way. Hope your little man is doing great.

    I wonder if you could possibly recomend a good nursery for my son? All the main stream nurseries i take him to locally seem to have very little to no understanding of autism as the staff are so young and in experienced. It breaks my heart to be in this situation, as i feel my son would benefit massively with his social skills if he had the right envornment to thrive in, with caring and understanding staff. Everywhere i go it feels as though people are just ignornant, when my son doesnt sit still for singing or doesnt comply like other children we get starred at as if we were aliens from another planet!

    You have been a great support. Its just so nice to know im not alone, since every day and every choice i make i feel like im the first one to encounter issues.

    Thanks again for all your advice and support. We have hired a private speech therapist at a whopping cost of £70.00 per hr, since the nhs waiting list is currently 5 months! I am still waiting to receive any help from anywhere and have been informed that extra help could be at least 12 months away. Sometimes it all just gets far too much to bear. As if nobody cares about our children unless you have fist fulls of cash to sling around.

    Hope to speak to you soon.

    Take care

    Susan

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  • Hi There,

    How are things lately? My son has improved so much with his receptive language, eye contact and concentration. He is now able to say yes and no, which is so amazing. He still has so many obstacles to overcome but we are with hime every single step of the way. Hope your little man is doing great.

    I wonder if you could possibly recomend a good nursery for my son? All the main stream nurseries i take him to locally seem to have very little to no understanding of autism as the staff are so young and in experienced. It breaks my heart to be in this situation, as i feel my son would benefit massively with his social skills if he had the right envornment to thrive in, with caring and understanding staff. Everywhere i go it feels as though people are just ignornant, when my son doesnt sit still for singing or doesnt comply like other children we get starred at as if we were aliens from another planet!

    You have been a great support. Its just so nice to know im not alone, since every day and every choice i make i feel like im the first one to encounter issues.

    Thanks again for all your advice and support. We have hired a private speech therapist at a whopping cost of £70.00 per hr, since the nhs waiting list is currently 5 months! I am still waiting to receive any help from anywhere and have been informed that extra help could be at least 12 months away. Sometimes it all just gets far too much to bear. As if nobody cares about our children unless you have fist fulls of cash to sling around.

    Hope to speak to you soon.

    Take care

    Susan

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