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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 146810" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>Welcome to our forum--I'm glad you found us.</p><p></p><p>Lining up toys and household objects is one of the red flags for Autistic Spectrum Disorders and given the rest of your description I would suggest that you have a thorough assessment done on him. High function versions of Autism (such as Asperger's Syndrome) are often missed by pediatricians so it's important that you do your own research and be an advocate for him. </p><p></p><p>Early alphabet fascination/early reading is called Hyperlexia, and is often associated with Autistic Spectrum Disorders.</p><p></p><p>Here's an article on how to go about getting a referral from your pediatrician. While it's specific to Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)'s, the steps would hold true even if you wind up trying to explore other disorders:</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>You might check around on google or youtube about the hopping and arm movement to see if it meets the description of something called hand flapping or stimming. <a href="http://youtube.com/results?search_query=autism+stimming&search_type" target="_blank">http://youtube.com/results?search_query=autism+stimming&search_type</a>=</p><p></p><p>Things to highlight with your pediatrician that will help you get a referral:</p><p>Lining up toys and other objects at a young age.</p><p>Obsessive</p><p>Inflexible about having things just right (and routines, if applicable)</p><p>Number/letter recognition prior to age 2.5 followed by precocious reading and math skills</p><p>Gross motor control when excited (arms all over the place, hopping up and down)</p><p>Speech--if he has any delays or differences (such as adult sounding speech or very advanced vocabulary for his age) mention that also.</p><p></p><p>I need to emphasize that we're all just parents here so obviously can't diagnose but we can point in you in some directions to look and help you with evaluation issues. Check out these links first and if they don't ring a bell we'll point you elsewhere.</p><p></p><p>And hang in there--there usually are evaluation options that don't take a year. They might seem like forever ;-) but a year out is a ridiculous time to wait.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 146810, member: 701"] Welcome to our forum--I'm glad you found us. Lining up toys and household objects is one of the red flags for Autistic Spectrum Disorders and given the rest of your description I would suggest that you have a thorough assessment done on him. High function versions of Autism (such as Asperger's Syndrome) are often missed by pediatricians so it's important that you do your own research and be an advocate for him. Early alphabet fascination/early reading is called Hyperlexia, and is often associated with Autistic Spectrum Disorders. Here's an article on how to go about getting a referral from your pediatrician. While it's specific to Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)'s, the steps would hold true even if you wind up trying to explore other disorders: [URL]http://www.oreilly.com/medical/autism/news/getting_diag.html[/URL] You might check around on google or youtube about the hopping and arm movement to see if it meets the description of something called hand flapping or stimming. [URL]http://youtube.com/results?search_query=autism+stimming&search_type[/URL]= Things to highlight with your pediatrician that will help you get a referral: Lining up toys and other objects at a young age. Obsessive Inflexible about having things just right (and routines, if applicable) Number/letter recognition prior to age 2.5 followed by precocious reading and math skills Gross motor control when excited (arms all over the place, hopping up and down) Speech--if he has any delays or differences (such as adult sounding speech or very advanced vocabulary for his age) mention that also. I need to emphasize that we're all just parents here so obviously can't diagnose but we can point in you in some directions to look and help you with evaluation issues. Check out these links first and if they don't ring a bell we'll point you elsewhere. And hang in there--there usually are evaluation options that don't take a year. They might seem like forever ;-) but a year out is a ridiculous time to wait. [/QUOTE]
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