My son is turning 2 and is starting nursery in September. He is a sensitive child and I'm so worried about him starting nursery. On one hand I think he may grow to love it, he loves other children he always tries to interact with other children we see out and about but im always worried he will struggle to adjust and will wonder why on earth hes been left with these strangers. I sound like a really anxious parent, im usually not but this has me worried. He can be a stubborn boy at times, hes very determined, he is also sensitive at times. If hes tired he can be overwhelmed/ overstimulated at places and im worried this will happen at nursery. It doesn't help that I have a family member who works in a nursery who often tries to explain what its like or give advice, she had also mentioned she thinks my son is possibly autistic, so everytime we go out and maybe my son is tired and grumpy she will be telling me hes overstimulated etc. Im not sure i agree, its hard to tell at this age, i take him to many places where hes fine it just depends on the day and the mood he is in, he does love to line things up which can be a trait, but he communicates really well, there doesnt seem to be any other obvious traits to me. ( she will mention things like because he loves to throw a ball back and forth with somebody repeatedly for 5 mins she thinks this is autism because its repetitive but he only does it with 1 particular family member who he loves playing this with, im with him 24/7 and he wont try and do this all day with me lol) but thats another story, im just worried how he will cope and wondered if its normal for a child to be overstimulated at nursery and how do they cope with this. Is it too early to send him to childcare? He doesnt actually need to go for now i just thought it might be good for him. Anyway advice on the nursery or also whether my son could be on the spectrum would be great thanks x