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A few people have mentioned my DS's development - HELP

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SkipToTheEnd · 24/04/2011 16:57

He has just turned 2 and over the last month 3 separate people have mentioned his development.

His key worker at nursery has mentioned on a couple of occasions that he never talks there. He goes one day a week. He says about 5 words consistently - car, ball, more, mummy and his older sisters name. She says he doesn't interact well and won't acknowledge adults talking to him. I have noticed this but put it down to him being shy. He literally will not look up at them when they call him or talk to him.

He loves cars and will spend most of his time putting them in a long line across the floor. He gets very upset if the other children take one.

This last week he has get really upset when I've had to get him undressed. He won't let me pull up his t-shirts and holds on to them etc. Once I've wrestled them off he tries pulling them back on and clings to them. He calms down once he has a new one on but I don't understand what this is about.

He's also started crying at bedtime which has never been an issue before. He's always settled himself well. At first I though it was just the lighter evenings confusing him but now I'm not sure.

Should I be concerned and what should my next step be? Haven't seen a HV in a year - the clinics changed, the area boundaries are now different so I don't know who mine is now... Or go to the GP's?

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RumourOfAHurricane · 25/04/2011 17:47

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coccyx · 25/04/2011 17:52

he has only been at nursery a month and only goes on eday a week, so thats not much time. My 3 year old DS loves lining up things, cars in particular.
My DD was at preschool and never spoke to teacher until she had been there 6 months!!!!!

SkipToTheEnd · 25/04/2011 20:03

Thanks for everyone's replies. I will make an appointment to get the gp's opinion.

I have been watching him like a hawk all day and he does respond to instructions pretty well so I'm certain he can hear me.

I am hoping he is just shy and will settle in at nursery and be a little chatterbox soon enough :o

I don't want to dwell on the autism thing. It has crossed my mind but I think I'll cross that bridge if we ever come to it.

I appreciate the support people :)

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LizzieWizzy · 25/04/2011 22:41

Some children don't take to going to nursery and being away from their home environment like ducks to water. Some find it more challenging than others and cling onto things that they know & routines. My DS was totally obsessed with his clothes around the age that he went to nursery. He used to refuse to wear anything new or that he didn't recognise which made growing out of clothes a difficult time. Things calmed down then started again when he went to school for the first time. He would check the length of his trousers, shirts and would go mad if they didn't meet his expectations. There was a lot of change in other areas his life at the time which probably exacerbated the issue but it went away in the end and he has turned into a pretty normal 9 year old (however normal they are :-P). Nurseries (as good as most are) do pick up issues that aren't necessarily so. All children are different and do not always fall into the categories that OFSTED create. Be fine... :-)

Ealingkate · 26/04/2011 14:32

thank you diamond - I have only known my friend for a few years and I don't know what 'it' might be with her daughter. She has delayed speech, no eye contact (at all), she runs in a strange way (that suggests some muscle development issues) dribbles alot and is v v clingy to her mum. I'm not sure what they adds up to if anything??

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