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<blockquote data-quote="confusedmummy" data-source="post: 247596" data-attributes="member: 6749"><p>I have posted a previous thread called "should I take my son to see my GP" and have listed on there all his little quirks but mainly:</p><p> </p><p>He plays ok with his toys, likes to post things alot and just little things that stand out to me but not to anyone else. Eye contact with strangers is very limited because he is too busy trying to hide behind my legs. Once the attention is off him though, he tends to come forward and say hello etc and then holds some conversation and eye contact. Says hello and goodbye to checkout ladies absolutely fine because the focus isn't so intense on him if that makes sense? Settles fine at playschool now but took over 6 weeks of me staying with him before I could leave him. People would describe him as just very shy/nervous with other people. Once he is familiar with the people/routine/surroundings he is usually ok.</p><p> </p><p>His speech is ok, maybe a little behind but certainly not further forward than it should be but didn't start talking 'til he was 2. I would say he caught up well but still struggles a bit with conversations both in understanding and in replying, but don't get me wrong, his vocab is good. Yes he does love looking at numbers and letters but not obsessively. He transitions ok at home from one thing to another unless its something he really really loves doing like playing on the easy child!! But generally he's not too bad. Doesn't really have any rituals but does get comfort from being told what we are doing tomorrow at bed time.</p><p> </p><p>He is very very cuddly, drives me potty actually. He has to sit on me or next to me at every opportunity. Tells me he loves me countless times a day, have had to start ignoring some of it as it has become quite a 'habit'. Also does it to my mother in law, has to sit with her, climb on her etc etc.</p><p> </p><p>He does copy alot of stuff off the TV by rote. For example he will/can quote the whole cillit bang advert or breakfast cereal adverts, numerous quotes that have been said by characters he has seen. If I ask him "who says that" he will tell me.</p><p> </p><p>A bit of arm flapping but only when really upset with his sister for taking something away! He does make alot of 'silly noises', a heck of alot actually, again drives me potty. A little boy at the park the other day asked my son how old he was. My son replied by squealing, spewing gibberish, blowing a raspberry and running off......hmmmm. Happily allows other kids to play alongside etc but rarely gets involved with them. Playschool say they have seen little interactions by him (eg saying to a little boy when going down the slide "hold my hand" and then asking them to hold his hand when it was his turn) but nothing major. If an adult gets him in a small group and asks them to take turns etc he will happily oblige. Seems to find it hard to act natural with other kids when on his own. He has a tendency to be rough with people, and despite constant correction still has a fascination to poke people in the faces or push people particularly from behind. He is hard to control in other peoples houses, either by just being very hyper or just wanting to go home and acting up.</p><p> </p><p>Some days I think to myself he's fine, just a little quirky so to speak and other days I find myself thinking theres something not quite right. Having read alot of posts on here my son's behaviour is mild so I wonder if maybe I am just over reacting. Oh I don't know, its so confusing. Hoping the doctor at the hospital will give me some insight but am not confident I have to say. I am just thankful that the tantrum phase seems to have passed now, I couldn't do that again! We can now reason with him, give him a choice and he will come round quite quickly.</p><p> </p><p>Am I over reacting or is there something going on?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="confusedmummy, post: 247596, member: 6749"] I have posted a previous thread called "should I take my son to see my GP" and have listed on there all his little quirks but mainly: He plays ok with his toys, likes to post things alot and just little things that stand out to me but not to anyone else. Eye contact with strangers is very limited because he is too busy trying to hide behind my legs. Once the attention is off him though, he tends to come forward and say hello etc and then holds some conversation and eye contact. Says hello and goodbye to checkout ladies absolutely fine because the focus isn't so intense on him if that makes sense? Settles fine at playschool now but took over 6 weeks of me staying with him before I could leave him. People would describe him as just very shy/nervous with other people. Once he is familiar with the people/routine/surroundings he is usually ok. His speech is ok, maybe a little behind but certainly not further forward than it should be but didn't start talking 'til he was 2. I would say he caught up well but still struggles a bit with conversations both in understanding and in replying, but don't get me wrong, his vocab is good. Yes he does love looking at numbers and letters but not obsessively. He transitions ok at home from one thing to another unless its something he really really loves doing like playing on the easy child!! But generally he's not too bad. Doesn't really have any rituals but does get comfort from being told what we are doing tomorrow at bed time. He is very very cuddly, drives me potty actually. He has to sit on me or next to me at every opportunity. Tells me he loves me countless times a day, have had to start ignoring some of it as it has become quite a 'habit'. Also does it to my mother in law, has to sit with her, climb on her etc etc. He does copy alot of stuff off the TV by rote. For example he will/can quote the whole cillit bang advert or breakfast cereal adverts, numerous quotes that have been said by characters he has seen. If I ask him "who says that" he will tell me. A bit of arm flapping but only when really upset with his sister for taking something away! He does make alot of 'silly noises', a heck of alot actually, again drives me potty. A little boy at the park the other day asked my son how old he was. My son replied by squealing, spewing gibberish, blowing a raspberry and running off......hmmmm. Happily allows other kids to play alongside etc but rarely gets involved with them. Playschool say they have seen little interactions by him (eg saying to a little boy when going down the slide "hold my hand" and then asking them to hold his hand when it was his turn) but nothing major. If an adult gets him in a small group and asks them to take turns etc he will happily oblige. Seems to find it hard to act natural with other kids when on his own. He has a tendency to be rough with people, and despite constant correction still has a fascination to poke people in the faces or push people particularly from behind. He is hard to control in other peoples houses, either by just being very hyper or just wanting to go home and acting up. Some days I think to myself he's fine, just a little quirky so to speak and other days I find myself thinking theres something not quite right. Having read alot of posts on here my son's behaviour is mild so I wonder if maybe I am just over reacting. Oh I don't know, its so confusing. Hoping the doctor at the hospital will give me some insight but am not confident I have to say. I am just thankful that the tantrum phase seems to have passed now, I couldn't do that again! We can now reason with him, give him a choice and he will come round quite quickly. Am I over reacting or is there something going on? [/QUOTE]
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