Toddler starting nursery anxiety

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Hi everyone , my two year old starts nursery this week just for two mornings a week, but my anxiety is so bad , is it normal to be this worried?
the health visitor and also we are pretty sure he is autistic, it runs in my family and has all of the traits, he doesn’t say any words and I think that’s making the worry worse. So many people said it does A lot of good sending them to nursery early.
i think it’s because it’s only ever been us or my mum who looks after him and now I’m leaving him with basically strangers (I know that’s how it works and know I’m being silly)

but im just so worried somthing is going to happen to him, what if he chokes or hits his head etc. I guess I’m just looking for people to tell me they thought the same

my anxiety is so bad because of it and I can’t seem to make it any better :(

Of course you're worried — it would be strange if you weren’t. But your child will be absolutely fine. You’re not leaving them in the middle of the street; they’ll be in the care of trained professionals.

I know it always feels like our kids are safest with us — I feel the same way. But part of parenting is learning to be okay with letting them explore the world a little, even if it makes us anxious. It wouldn’t be fair to hold them back from socializing or trying new things just because we're scared.

And honestly, being around kids their own age could be really beneficial — especially if you suspect he may be on the spectrum. It could help him build confidence, routines, and social connections in a supported environment.

@Katherina198819thank you so much your your reply it’s what I need because I know I’ve just massively got in my own head about it.

I guess I saw just how different he is from the other kids his age it’s just made my anxiety about it really bad I’m so hoping that It will help him, because that’s why I’ve chosen nursery over a child minder so that’s he’s around a lot of other children. He has a lot of things he does one bring running up and down a room continuously and you can’t get his attention when he’s doing it no matter what you do, he also gets fixated on little details and will just sit flapping his hands looking at it for ages, I guess when I went there the other kids were all on little trikes etc playing with each other but my little one would never do that he would just find a little sticker on the bike and obsess over that bless him 😂 it’s so hard to know what to do for the best I’m really hoping it’s right for him that’s all x