Autistic trait

[LittlemissMama67]

Hello, my daughter is 2 and in the process of an autism assessment. I'm fairly certain she is autistic which is not an issue to us at all.

she does this weird thing, which I actually don't mind I find it very sweet but just wondering if anyone else's child does this also.

she always wants to be in my face, by this I mean she will press her forehead against mine and look into my eyes and smush her face into mine. She only really does it to me not her dad or any other family members

Can I suggest you join the Facebook group Nuturing Neurodiversity? It’s a lovely supportive group and with lots of parents of young kids recently diagnosed or going through the process. You’ll get a lot more responses than on here!

My own autistic daughter never did this by the way but she is very tactile and loves hugs! 🥰

My son who is autistic does this when he wants physical contact like a hug, comfort and our attention, he still does it age 8. He is verbal now, but was non-verbal until age 4, so used to grab our faces and turn us towards him when he wanted something from us. We did PECS with a speech and language therapist which helped him learn how to request and get our attention verbally, but he still reverts to grabbing or squashing faces sometimes.

Thankyou I'll join that

I'm not sure this is necessarily an autistic trait, though it is really sweet. My (by all accounts) NT 2.5yr old likes to sit in my lap with her cheek against my cheek when we watch TV. So lovely!

My nearly 3 year old DS does this. He is also going through autism assessment.

Our DS did this. It's a sensory thing, deep pressure is calming.

It is very sweet. Wouldn't say it's a autistic trait/specific to autism as many NT toddlers do this too.

My 7year old who doesn’t have autism did this and still does it now when she feels a overload of love, think it’s the same way I feel when I wanna squish my babies with love