Autism Diagnosis

[Mumaj88]

It is now very apparent my son has Autism. He displays many of the traits. I have worked in this field, so now everything seems so obvious, where as before I didn’t notice.

My son is 2.5 years old the happiest little boy full of sunshine and giggles and I am struggling to come to terms with him being Autistic. I love every inch of him and he is who is suppose to be, but I feel myself falling down a rabbit hole of worry. Asking myself questions about his future, will he regress? etc. If I was to look at him now, he would be high functioning, but I worry other traits will take over and he will regress. I’m seeking any advice/comments from parents in the same situation. We all love our children regardless, but my worry is consuming my life right now and that’s neither good for my child or myself. Has anyone been or is going through a similar situation?
Currently on a waiting list for speech therapy and an assessment.

Yes I have been here. It DOES get easier I promise you. My son has autism. At the beginning you feel like you've been hit by a bus and have so many questions and worries and what ifs. You will learn not to think ahead so much and live day to day rather than jump j to the unknown of what will happen in the future. It's much easier to say try not to panic than to actually do it but life will get easier. This is an adjustment period. If you need someone to chat to I'm happy for you to do me or give you my email etc. sending hugs. It's a very hard time for you but you will get through it xx

6 yo DS is waiting for a referral. I have known since he was as young as 1 that he is autistic but was told he was too young at the time to be diagnosed. Told the same thing when he was 2. We then went through a patch of moving a lot and were then stuck abroad due to covid. We are finally settled and I called the GP for his referral last month. It's never hit me so hard that he has it because I've always known, but yes I do worry for him at times. He is mostly non verbal (only copies some lyrics from nursery rhymes) and neither high or low functioning since he is capable of some things but not others. I am currently muddling through home schooling him because going to a mainstream school will be of no benefit to him or anyone else, speaking from experience of working as a cover teacher and also as 1:1 for SEN kids.
It's tough, it's stressful, you will cry. But at the end of the day he is your baby no matter how old and whether he regressed or develops