Ive been trying to get my DC (2) assessed for ASD for a few months. I noticed he was slightly different from as early as 1 YO.
he walks on his tip toes, flaps his hands, doesn’t stop jumping, delayed speech (still doesn’t speak), doesn’t like textured foods, doesn’t sleep (really struggles), grinds his teeth, I could go on and and and on.
I’ve also been told he has sensory processing disorder (HV) and when I took him to hospital as I thought he had a food allergy, the paeds doctor said I think it’s more important you get him assessed for ASD as I can see he has a lot of traits for this (from viewing him for 10 mins). All of this said, I’ve been refused twice now for ASD assessment.
anyway, my point is, help! What do I do? Are you a GP or do you work for a private business? I also wonder if he has ADHD but not sure if it’s traits of autism. He never sits still, constantly jumping and running. Can’t sit still ever.
would love advice from you or ANYONE. I was actually going to post on this as I posted on the neurodivergent section and got no replies and just wanted to help my LO as much as possible.