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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 179793" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>Yes, I've been through this. The first outwards signs of difficult child being different were that he became fascinated with the alphabet at 18 months and started spelling at 28 months. He could read or memorize anything he saw in print and developed some not typical for preschool age interests.</p><p></p><p>Is he lining up toys or other objects in lines or formations?</p><p></p><p>The memorization of things like documentaries, movies, or chunks of books is called echolalia. At first it looks simply like the child is brilliant but it's an early red flag for speech and language processing problems. What happens is that the child memorizes chunks of language in the place of all or part of normal language development. It can cause a lot of problems with social interactions.</p><p></p><p>Obviously we're only parents and can't diagnose, but I would urge you not to wait but to see your pediatrician and push for a thorough evaluation, including for Autistic Spectrum Disorders. At this age a developmental pediatrician, Autism Clinic, or pediatric neuropsychologist is usually the best route to go.</p><p><a href="http://www.oreilly.com/medical/autism/news/getting_diag.html" target="_blank">http://www.oreilly.com/medical/autism/news/getting_diag.html</a></p><p></p><p>I should mention that the average age for a diagnosis of Asperger's is something like age 6 and part of the reason is that often younger kids just don't fit all of the traits. Many will get along just well enough to get by or look like very difficult, very quirky kids. There's lots of good help out there but you really need to get a grasp on what's going on neurologically to get pointed in the right direction.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 179793, member: 701"] Yes, I've been through this. The first outwards signs of difficult child being different were that he became fascinated with the alphabet at 18 months and started spelling at 28 months. He could read or memorize anything he saw in print and developed some not typical for preschool age interests. Is he lining up toys or other objects in lines or formations? The memorization of things like documentaries, movies, or chunks of books is called echolalia. At first it looks simply like the child is brilliant but it's an early red flag for speech and language processing problems. What happens is that the child memorizes chunks of language in the place of all or part of normal language development. It can cause a lot of problems with social interactions. Obviously we're only parents and can't diagnose, but I would urge you not to wait but to see your pediatrician and push for a thorough evaluation, including for Autistic Spectrum Disorders. At this age a developmental pediatrician, Autism Clinic, or pediatric neuropsychologist is usually the best route to go. [URL]http://www.oreilly.com/medical/autism/news/getting_diag.html[/URL] I should mention that the average age for a diagnosis of Asperger's is something like age 6 and part of the reason is that often younger kids just don't fit all of the traits. Many will get along just well enough to get by or look like very difficult, very quirky kids. There's lots of good help out there but you really need to get a grasp on what's going on neurologically to get pointed in the right direction. [/QUOTE]
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