Had a bad day today....

[CRAZYCREW]

You know some days I think everything is normal with Noah and others its just terrible. I have not had him looked at yet and waiting for a n appointment in three weeks for him to be seen by Gp and the health visiter. Last night he stayed at my mothers and when I collected him he was lovely and sweet and dropped him off at creche for 2 hours.. then he started. We went out for lunch and he cried for an hour and again did not eat a thing. He had to sett he table out in a certain way like he always does. He had to have a drink like his big sisiter with a straw just like he always has to or he screams and screams. All the way round the supermarket he would not let me push the trolley and screamed if i touched it and wanted his elder sister. WE cam home and he slpt and then woke up just as bad. We played and read books and he is just obsessed with trains. He has to have a blanket also on the sofa when downstairs.. does this sound like autism???? i know it has broad spectrum but I am dont know how much more i cvan take . He gets very angry also and and exisits of beans, graps and milk. He also has constant ear infection.

Thanks Nicolareally.

How old is he? its hard for me to say 'autism' or 'no Autism' as some of the traits you describe could also be the same as most tired/grumpy toddlers, the need for routine sounds very similar to my dd's (both ASD) and the poor diet/fussy eating is just like dd1, talk to your GP and health visiter and ask for a referral to your local paed. How are his language skills (speech and understanding)?

Hello thanks for replying.. his speech is very very good I would say not mazing or anything but can say train and then if sees another will say more train etc.. He does not reply to his name much and can simply switch off. He does quite a lot of hand flapping but thats when he cries. Some times I feel i just give into him so he is quiet.
He hardly eats anything at all but again that could be a fussy toddler. He plays with his ears constantly. He says please and thank you without prompting and makes good eye contact. He likes it quiet and likes one to one and if you explain and talk to him he is okay.

Thanks.. oh he is just two so young still.. but some times i just look at him and know something not right. He has to watch trains on the tv even proper steam trains or cries for hours but I have been firm with him.

Sounds like it's torture, waiting for this first appointment. He's still very young, too hard for me to have an opinion. Have you looked at CHAT? Chat link here It's a screening test done by HV at 18mths to check for possible ASD. Not a DX, of course, just an indication. If you are desperate for information you may find it useful, but if it's all too much, maybe avoid until after your appointment?

hard to say there, are traits there but could also just be toddler behaviour, as he is very young. Whats makes you think ASD?

the way he wont let me push a trolley or pram and he looks behind and screams and I mean scream for up to an hour, he is agressive and see the anger and have to be on hand at toddlers etc.. again this could be simply a toddler thing. The way he flaps around and how things have to be a routine. Today I put him in the wrong car seat and he went mad. He cries if we stop in the car and bangs his head also until the car starts and then is fine. He does not eat hardly anything also and eatsjust grapes and demands bottles of milk and would drink only that if I let him but try to limit his intake.

THNAKS

you need to take a list of these things to your hv/gp appointment. Some of them are normal toddler behaviours but in my experience mums are normally right about concerns.

I knew dd1 was on the spectrum at 2 (we first saw the paed after her 2 year check, Aspergers was mentioned and she had most of the traits), i knew from a few months that she was different, she was hard work as a baby, loved routine, hated any change in routine, hated going out, poor sleep, fussy eater and everything had to be done in the right order. Follow your gut instinct and ask for a referral.