Probably being a bit silly here, but DS (3) is worrying me, repetitive and obsessive behaviour

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ds has always been a bit of a late talker. he recognises words and numbers easily but his pronunciation isnt great. we even took him to a hearing specialist because he was ignoring what we were saying to him. anyway over the last 6m he has started to develop obsessive behaviour. he will repeat the same words and actions over and over, getting increasingly agitated.

eg, last night i mentioned casually to dh that i thought it was going to rain, ds repeated "is it raining mummy?" over and over for about 1/2 hour it then took me another hour to calm him down.

he gets very upset if his trains/cars etc arent where he left them, in the exact order.
is this "normal" behaviour?

i would personally get him assessed im in middle of getting my ds 3 assessed as not talking as he should

and all you have described is all that they have asked me if my ds does

at moment he doesnt but it seemed important to them if he did so sooner you get him seen to the quicker you can recieve the appropiate help

my ds has his assessments tomorrow as his pronounciations are poor and only just starting to put words together it is so worrying but best seen to

thank you, did they say why they asked those questions?

how is his eye contact also question they asked? hope your ok as i know how worrying it can be

if you speak to your gp they can refer you to multi disciplinery team and also speech therapy if he is still having problems

i think it was because they are testing ds for autism and they seem to be the most common traits

but obviously dont want to worry you or diagnose your ds but they are very common

ds has some traits just not them ones but his mainly seems to be around his speech

This is not uncommon but to get through it professional help makes it a lot easier...
Get him assessed by a child therapist as they can help with the late speech, they are also likely to encourage more "imaginative play" and help with social interaction.
They will assess cognitive development and social skills too.
Your nursery, if he is in one will know what to do OR contact your GP or local council child services.
My friend's child was like this, had a few sessions with a speech therapist and changed the way they spoke to him, he is much better now. 6 weeks made a huge difference and he "caught up" with other children. His lack of speech was making him unable to play at nursery which made him miserable.

that is same as my ds lack of speech is leaving him behind at nursery he loves going but isnt friendly as other children due to speech

never seems to not want to go and does play alongsideother children but have noticed a difference the more his speech comes along

Lissie - how old is your ds and does he go to nursery? The behaviour you describe could be indications of being on the autistic spectrum (my ds might be) but it is really good if you can try and get him assessed. Early intervention is important if there is a problem - they can make huge strides when their brains are young. Hop over to the special needs board for lots of advice.

thank you so much. he is just three, he does go to nursery but we will have to take him out soon due to move and dont want to disrupt him too much. do i just take him to the gp?

GP or ask HV for referral

Good Luck xx

thank you, will try to get an appointment.

How has he been at nursery? Does he play well with other children? Does he come and show you things he is doing or include you in his day to day life (pointing at things to show you, asking for a drink, telling you he's hungry, that sort of thing)

yes, he has very good awareness of other people.