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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 149138" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>Welcome to our forum, libranaster--I'm glad you found us. Most of us were desperate and feeling like failures when we arrived so I don't think you'll be on the receiving end of judgement from us. Trust me when I say we understand--I rarely left my difficult child unattended and it was exhausting.</p><p> </p><p>I'm also going to flag down one of our members from Australia so she can help you navigate the assessment side of things. </p><p> </p><p>What I've pulled out from your post is that your son hasn't yet developed speech, he doesn't play with toys at all, and he needs 24 hour a day attention. I honestly don't know what's going on here but these can be red flags for Autism so you do need to move forward with getting him seen. There may be something else going on and as exhausted as you are the sooner you get to the bottom of it, the better. Also, getting answers at this young age will best help him.</p><p> </p><p>Is he lining up whatever he plays with into lines or formations? </p><p>How about collecting stuff along the lines of rocks, sticks, string?</p><p>How's his eye contact?</p><p>Is he sensitive to things like tags in clothes, very particular about foods, bothered by loud noises or crowds?</p><p>Is there any family history of anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder (or tendencies), depression, etc?</p><p> </p><p>Hang in there-we'll see what we can do to get you some help. SRL</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 149138, member: 701"] Welcome to our forum, libranaster--I'm glad you found us. Most of us were desperate and feeling like failures when we arrived so I don't think you'll be on the receiving end of judgement from us. Trust me when I say we understand--I rarely left my difficult child unattended and it was exhausting. I'm also going to flag down one of our members from Australia so she can help you navigate the assessment side of things. What I've pulled out from your post is that your son hasn't yet developed speech, he doesn't play with toys at all, and he needs 24 hour a day attention. I honestly don't know what's going on here but these can be red flags for Autism so you do need to move forward with getting him seen. There may be something else going on and as exhausted as you are the sooner you get to the bottom of it, the better. Also, getting answers at this young age will best help him. Is he lining up whatever he plays with into lines or formations? How about collecting stuff along the lines of rocks, sticks, string? How's his eye contact? Is he sensitive to things like tags in clothes, very particular about foods, bothered by loud noises or crowds? Is there any family history of anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder (or tendencies), depression, etc? Hang in there-we'll see what we can do to get you some help. SRL [/QUOTE]
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