It's not come a huge surprise, i have had concerns for a while, but to hear the doctor saything that i was right, that he probably has a form of autism has shocked me somewhat.
DS3 is 21 months old. He only started walking a few weeks ago, and has already been diagnosed with low tone in his hips, knees and ankles. He's a very bad sleeper, often waking for the day in the early hours. He absolutely hates getting dirty or messy, and bathtime is a huge, huge battle - he hates being in water. He'll only eat certain things, and can't tolerate any changes. He's taken to hurting himself when he's frustrated or angry or upset - he'll pull his hair out or bite himself. He likes to line things up, cars, bricks, books and get immensely upset if you move something he'll have to start again. He can't cope with any change in routine, he'll scream and scream if we go somewhere we don't usually go. He only has three of four words and communicates mainly by pointing and screaming.
But, saying that, he's a lovely little boy, his eye contact is ok if he knows you - if he doesn't he won't look at you. If he hurts himself, he's happy to let me comfort him. In general he's a happy chappy who giggles and smiles lots.
He's been assessed a couple of times, and been seen by the MDT, and is waiting for OT, physio, a referral to a sleep clinic and SALT.
The pead today said that she'd like him to be assessed for autism, and is referring him to a SN nursery. He's also to have more blood tests done. He had some done a little while ago and a thyroid test came up a little high, so the pead wants it repeated just to make sure that he wasn't cooking an infection or something when it was done.
She also wants him tested for Fragile X syndrome. Has anyone any experience of this?
I feel better for just having written this down, but i'll admit that my heads in a bit of a spin. I'm not sure how i feel, one minute i'm upset, the next i feel relieved. I just dont know.
Any words of wisdom or advice would be very much appreciated.