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Could it be autism or some sort of sensory issue?
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 87674" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I can only speak from my experiences with my son who has Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified or atypical autism (and, remember, no two Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids look alike). He's fourteen now. As a toddler, he would echo. If I said, "What's your name?" he'd answer "name." He knew his name. He had some speech, but most of it was copying what he heard on Barney or his other shows. He appeared very friendly--don't remember his eye contact. He had low muscle tone and serious sensory issues. Sensory issues rarely stand alone. Most of the time they denote another disorder causing those issues. My son learned the "W" questions last--"What, where, who, when, why?" I was told this is common. Now he has a full range of speech and is quite functional because we put him into early interventions for autisim. Like you, we kept hearing "he's too social" "it's just ADHD" "I don't see it." But I saw it We went with our gut and got him all the early interventions any child with autism gets. BOY, DID THAT HELP!!!!! I think you need to look into the possibility that he may be somewhere on the spectrum. At his young age, you are unlikely to get an Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) diagnosis. even if he has it, but I'd see a Developmental Pediatrician to keep tabs on him. He WILL improve--Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids have developmental DELAYS so they improve, but without the proper interventions (and even with them most of the time) they struggle in many aspects of life. Why take a chance and make it harder for him? My mottor is "Better to be safe, than sorry." Waiting to outgrow things is in my opinion a recipe for trouble. My sons' Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) seemed to disappear for a few years, but now that he's fourteen it is easy to see how different he is from his peers. He's a happy, good kid--smart--but he's very different, yet he's come so far. Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 87674, member: 1550"] I can only speak from my experiences with my son who has Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified or atypical autism (and, remember, no two Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids look alike). He's fourteen now. As a toddler, he would echo. If I said, "What's your name?" he'd answer "name." He knew his name. He had some speech, but most of it was copying what he heard on Barney or his other shows. He appeared very friendly--don't remember his eye contact. He had low muscle tone and serious sensory issues. Sensory issues rarely stand alone. Most of the time they denote another disorder causing those issues. My son learned the "W" questions last--"What, where, who, when, why?" I was told this is common. Now he has a full range of speech and is quite functional because we put him into early interventions for autisim. Like you, we kept hearing "he's too social" "it's just ADHD" "I don't see it." But I saw it We went with our gut and got him all the early interventions any child with autism gets. BOY, DID THAT HELP!!!!! I think you need to look into the possibility that he may be somewhere on the spectrum. At his young age, you are unlikely to get an Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) diagnosis. even if he has it, but I'd see a Developmental Pediatrician to keep tabs on him. He WILL improve--Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids have developmental DELAYS so they improve, but without the proper interventions (and even with them most of the time) they struggle in many aspects of life. Why take a chance and make it harder for him? My mottor is "Better to be safe, than sorry." Waiting to outgrow things is in my opinion a recipe for trouble. My sons' Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) seemed to disappear for a few years, but now that he's fourteen it is easy to see how different he is from his peers. He's a happy, good kid--smart--but he's very different, yet he's come so far. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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