Hi I think my 2 year old boy is autistic! | Autism PDD
Hi and welcome,
Sounds like there are some red flags with your son, I'm sure you are
feeling very overwhelmed. Yo should trust yourself, I think parents are
usually right about their children .
My daughter was able to count for over a year before she had any other
words. Now at exactly 3 and a half, she has a few dozen labelling words,
but still no functional speech and can't answer any questions. She will
say
"no" to everything I say sometimes though.
Sharlet has always slept well (except for occasional nightmares and falling
out of bed) She has had many problems with eating though.
As everyone says, all ASD kids are so different. From 2-3 your child will
make a huge amount of progress. You are doing the right thing having
him in EI and I'm glad you are here, I'm sure you will find heaps of
support and information here.
Take care and keep us updated.
My son never said yes either, until we taught him directly at age 3-4. Keep making observations -- the childbrain quiz mentioned above will help you with that, and for regular milestones I recommend www.cdc.gov/actearly.
The weird chewing behavior could indicate a sensory seeking. Try doing the following checklist to identify over- and under-sensitivity in the various senses:
http://www.sensory-processing-disorder.com/sensory-processin g-disorder-checklist.html
It's unlikely that your child has a tantrum (also called a meltdown) for no reason, but it is often extremely difficult to identify the trigger for children with autism. The triggers can be sensory -- my son had trouble with smells, and he was 8 years old before we discovered it! The triggers can also be seemingly trivial things. It's like the straw that broke the camel's back. A child with autism has chronic stress and frustrations -- sensory issues, trouble communicating, etc. -- and more easily reaches his stress limit than other children.
Here is a topic on our forum with online resources for understanding and dealing with meltdowns.
http://www.autism-pdd.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17134&am p;KW=meltdown+resources
Don't read everything now. Pace yourself, take care of yourself, interact with and enjoy your child, knowing that the most important thing is covered -- he's going to be getting EI for the delays he's showing.
Good luck with everything!
Thank you for your info. after going to other sites and scale screening test i know that he definitly has PDD. tonight he was reciting 1,2,3...1.2,3 over and over and over and isnt making good eyecontact anymore. this is stressful i feel like maybe it could have been caused by having the shingles when i was about 7 1/2 months pregnant or because he had fetal distress and i had a c-section. Is that possible??He sounds just like my daughter was at 2.6 years old..she got diagnosed as autistic by a developmental pediatrican..a neurologist stated pdd-nos..write down your concerns and take them with you to doctor to start the ball rolling with evaluations and services! Early intervential is critical and our kids can make HUGE strides with proper therapies:) My dd is doing AWESOME:)
Good luck!
HI I got my 2 1/2 year old son Cameron involved with Early Intervention and has been evaluated already but hasnt startred therapy. He is slow with speech and never answers questions except for "no". His receptive language was graded at the evaluatation as 13 months and he is 31 months.. He takes tantrums for no reason but he does acknowledge children and has fun playing at times. He sleeps good, eats good (as long as he's in a descent mood), he can count up to 12, knows all his shapes and colors, and remembers names. The things that do worry me are the fact that he will pace back and forth from door to door in the house and get mad if u pick him up to stop him. Also something strange is that he "eats weird things"...such as pieces of foam, pieces of carpet, strings etc.. he screams if u get it out of his mouth. He can follow directions, feed himself, sing songs, but doesnt answer a single question. Sometimes in convinced everything will be ok after speech comes together but sometimes im convinced that he is definitly autistic. I am new to this and have been researching so much but i know parents of children with autism probably know the most so any help id appreciate!!Welcome. This is a great place to start. there is tons of info out aon theweb and in books but i know it will take a while to sink in. Every kid with
autism is so different it can be hard to recognize the pattern that makes it
autism.
My ds always ate well, slept well, was cheerful - it took me a while to
understand that he can still be autistic. My ds did not answer questions
until he was four, he had a very high pain tolerance and he seemed young
and always kind of like he was in a little of a fog. On the other hand he
could count at two, he was beating me at Uno and he was always excited
to do stuff. You will read through all parents write and sometimes you
recognize your kid in it and other times they seem just the opposite.
Anyway, I'm glad you found us and I'm glad you got your kid into EI. At
age two he will make great progress. First off WELCOME!!
Stick around and you will find lots of helpful information and links here. We got our final dx not long ago, and this forum has been more help (educational/moral support) than I could have ever imagined. You will see that some of our children are better at some things and worse at others. But keep in mind, all of these children, although have the same dx, they are COMPLETELY different in so many ways.
I hope that you will stick around, we would love to have you.
Best of wishes and
for you and Cameron!!This page is a MUST HAVE, loads of info. ( gonna take you quite a while to get through it all) click here
Welcome. I'm sure this all seems very overwhelming right now. Take this test on Childbrain.com. Answer very honestly. Most of us on here who have used this found it to be on the mark.
http://www.childbrain.com/pddq6.shtml
BTW, you'll have to scroll down a bit to the PDD Assessment.
support and tons of knowlege. This place has really been a godsend for me.
I hope you find it as useful as I have.
Kids with autism have different sensory needs and sensitivities than typical
kids. Though, it is not a sign of autism on it's own, cameron's eating of
non-food items is probably his way of satisfying some oral needs. That
should be checked out by an Occupational Therapist.
I'm looking forward to your posts!
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