My son is 2 years and 3 months. He has recently started preschool (3 weeks ago) and they have commented that he's showing signs of delay. They said that he doesn't give a lot of eye contact (he does with me, my husband, and our family members most of the time but it's not constant), that he doesn't respond to his name (again he does at home but it's not constant), that he likes to climb (I thought all 2 year a olds do), and that his speech is delayed (this I knew).
He says a handful of words, flaps his hands every now and again, plays with toys (he doesn't line them up but he does some repetitive play), spins around to make himself dizzy every now and again, points at things but doesn't look back at me to make sure I'm looking at the same thing, he doesn't seem to have any sensory issues, sleeps well unless he's going through something (regression, illness, etc), eats well, smiles and laughs, can name a few things when we use flash cards, can sort colours into the correct piles, enjoys playing with us but is also happy to play alone.
Something that bothers me though is that he used to sing certain nursery rhymes with me but doesn't seem interested anymore. He also doesn't seem to wave or blow kisses much anymore unless prompted (and when he feels like it).
I know that no one can tell me whether he's autistic without getting an assessment done - I'm on the case, we just need to wait for the referral. I was just wondering if anyone else had experiences of suspecting autism/ASD and it turned out their child DID NOT have autism.
It's consuming me at the moment. If he is autistic then we will deal and will help him however we can. He's still my little boy and I love him with all my heart. I can't help being worried of what the future holds though.