Well, she saw him in the summer, and we expressed concerns about his fixations on certain objects, his lack of eye contact at times, avoidance of questions by repeating certain phrases over and over again, that sort of stuff. On friday I had decided not to bring it up, but she did. Ds goes to a playgroup at the hospital, and she pops in from time to time to observe the children. She said that from her obs, and our discussions she thinks he has definite markers that indicate he could be going down that route, so to speak. I think it is still too early to say one way or another, but she said this has to be watched closely and a decision made either way by the time he starts school in sept 05, so he gets the right school placement and support. She is worried about his socialisation, and the way he tries to insulate himself from others, (tends to withdraw unless he knows people very well, and those he does know, he still may not let touch him), the fact he gets quite obsessive about his routines, breaking down very easily when something is not quite as it should be, and the fixation with certain things, such as cars, and a new one is making sure we leave the doors open. This isn't down to his worry about not being able to follow us, because we changed the door catches ages ago, so all he has to do is crawl up to it, push and it opens. He still screams when I am with him and hte door gets shut .
Anyway, she told me it would be a good idea to get in touch with the NAS, and some other groups she mentioned. I said I had an expert on here to talk to (that's you btw!), but will contact them eventually. I just need to gather myself a bit first.
Boy did I need my night out on Friday, lol. Didn't actually go to bed until 6.30 Saturday morning .