Ds is really into men (and the odd woman he mistakes for a man).
I first noticed about 14 months old, he'd never been keen on female hvs etc - crying, wanting me to hold him but really tried to make friends with some builders we had around, handing them toys etc. From then it has been any male relatives (no matter how clueless with small children and how much their female partners have coo-ed after him), strangers, visitors, anyone.
His dad moved out when he was 2 but I'm not sure if this is relevant as it was already happening when he lived here. His dad says when he takes him out he will sometimes ignore him and try and make friends with someone else's dad.
People comment on it without me mentioning it. I'm not worried if he is gay but he has some other quirks and I've read it can be associated with ASD. He is seeing a paed due to speech delay (caught up now) and quirks and they didn't think it was significant.
Now he can talk he comments on how he likes this man, he's going to make friends with this man. Anyone had this type of thing?
And how do I disuade him from bothering strangers without crushing his friendliness?
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PirateHat · 12/03/2013 21:06
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