Hi
Can I join this thread because the other one in Matters of the Heart is dead
Well for me, I also suspect that my 21mth old son is autistic
His traits:
- likes wheels and ceiling fans
- speech delay, can't even call papa or mama, just making baby sounds
- doesn't use index finger to point
- likes to look at straight lines on the wall and will walk along it and look at it at the corner with his eyes
- recently like to throw tantrums if he don't get it his way (but I don't know if this is the normal behaviour for terrible 2 or is a conditional behaviour for autistic child)d
- doesn't seem to like playing with children his age, but I seen him enjoying himself when playing with older kids, especially hide and seek.
- he likes to clap his hands even when there's no reason to do so. But will clap too if we praise him for doing something right.
- cling to us or cry if we bring him to a room of strangers and take at least 15 to 20 mins to warm up.
however, he does
- have eye contact when we call him (although not all the time, but most of the time, he will look at us, when he want something)
- will take toys to us to play with him,
- will let us know when he wants to poo and will run to get his potty
- can eat on his own, using folk or spoon
- will play with a variety of toys but likes thomas
- bring book for me to read to him
- and sometimes when I play with him, he will take turns with me. Like after he press something on the iphone, he will look up, look at me and wait for me to press, then he will press again.
- will feed me food if I say, "give mummy mum mum".
- and sometimes, will give a hi-fi to strangers in the lift if we tell him to do so
I will be getting KKH to assess him but I am starting speech theraphy first, have made appointment.
But I would like to hear from you mummies, how severe is the case for my son in your opinion
I just can't help but cried my lungs out when I realised I have a son that has special needs, its very hard to come to terms with it and I really blame myself, what did I do wrong to deserve this and my son has to suffer.