Hi all,
So back in March my two year old son was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder and we're waiting for a ASD assessment. Since then it's been heavy. He's been having seizures, spent a week in hospital and has needed an EEG and MRI. He also has normal appointments such as physiotherapy and speech and language, appointments with Senco at nursery, a specialist inclusion teacher - all the works and it's brilliant he's getting the help he needs however it's been emotional and draining but you do what you have to do.
When he was diagnosed my DD was five months old and honestly if we knew prior I probably wouldn't have had another baby as DS is very hands on but she has started to show developmental delay she's almost eight months and he head still isn't stable, she does a lot of the nodding dog, she doesn't have full control of it. It doesn't seem like she has any strength to sit up either so I booked a doctors appointment thinking I'm worrying over nothing but wanted to be safe and the doctors said he's actually quite concerned about her and is doing an urgent referral to a specialist .. which I honestly expected him to say I was worrying over nothing and it's fine.
I have noticed that although she smiles at me and her dad she won't smile at other people, her social skills seem behind too and it's just a lot.
I don't know how I'm going to do it all again, I just need a handhold I think and maybe I'm jumping ahead of myself but I'm just so upset.