My little boy is 2 years and 3 months and is on a waiting list to be diagnosed with ASD, he stims a lot, is non verbal, in his own world a lot, doesn’t play how a typical child his age would, side eye, tip toes, has to have ‘same foods’, runs up and down continuously
he is however very affectionate, always happy and very content, he loves flicking through his flap books and running up and down feeling everything haha
thats just a little bit about him, he’s the light of my life and I love him so very much but sometimes I just feel so lonely, I can’t really explain it but when I’m with my friends and there toddlers who are climbing on the park with the help of there mums and there little voices calling while I’m following my little one around while he walks up and down the same fence in his own world touching it, when we say goodbye and go home I cry in the car. I think it’s just that I don’t know anyone else with an autistic child. from all of my friends talking about the milestones they all hit and me just wondering what I was doing wrong to now doing days out when my little one is stimming over a sign on his own while they all play, I don’t know I just wish I knew some other sen parents I guess, just to talk sometimes to somone who would understand
if there are any other sen parents what were yours like at his age and how did they progress in the next few years? (I know they are all different) but I have days where I worry so much about his future i just kind of want a little bit of guide to his much they would change
thank you x