Does DS have autism????????

[riab]

. Does your child enjoy being swung, bounced on your knee, etc?
YES

1. Does your child take an interest in other children?

YES

1. Does your child like climbing on things, such as up stairs?

BIG YES

1. Does your child enjoy playing peek-a-boo/hide-and-seek?

YES, IF I INITIATE IT, HE USED TO INITIATE IT AT 6-10 MONTHS BUT NOW DOESN'T

1. Does your child ever pretend, for example, to talk on the phone or take care of dolls, or pretend other things?

NO

1. Does your child ever use his/her index finger to point, to ask for something?

YES

1. Can your child play properly with small toys (e.g. cars or bricks) without just mouthing, fiddling, or dropping them?

SORT OF, BUT DOES MOUTH THINGS ALL THE TIME, DOESN'T USE CARS TO GO BROOM BROOM REALLY

10. Does your child ever bring objects over to you (parent) to show you something?
    NOT REALLY

11. Does your child look you in the eye for more than a second or two?
    NOT REALLY

12. Does your child ever seem oversensitive to noise? (e.g., plugging ears)
    YES

13. Does your child smile in response to your face or your smile?
    HE SMILES ALOT BUT NOT 'AT' ME OR IN DIRECT RESPONSE

14. Does your child imitate you? (e.g., you make a face-will your child imitate it?)
    NO

15. Does your child respond to his/her name when you call?
    NO

16. If you point at a toy across the room, does your child look at it?
    NO

17. Does your child walk?
    YES

18. Does your child look at things you are looking at?
    NO

19. Does your child make unusual finger movements near his/her face?
    NO

20. Does your child try to attract your attention to his/her own activity?
    YES, DRAGS ME OVER TO IT

21. Have you ever wondered if your child is deaf?
    YES

22. Does your child understand what people say?
    NO, NO RECEPTIVE LANGUAGE SKILLS AT ALL

23. Does your child sometimes stare at nothing or wander with no purpose?
    YES

24. Does your child look at your face to check your reaction when faced with something unfamiliar
    NO

Hi Riab

You obviously have done some research into this and have concerns about your son. How old is he?

Certainly some of what you have flagged up could point to autism but you would need to get him assessed by a developmental paed. Have you talked to your HV, GP or anyone about this?

He is 21 months, he has seen a SALT for his speech. But after that visit and a couple of things she raised I began to notice other things. Especially the fact that he does this weird 'zoning' thing

hi

From what you have said, I would ask for a refrral to a PAed, rememberingt hat these quizzes are great for highlighting concerns. Theya re not diagnostic. And even if your child did have Autism it is a wide spectrum of disabilities.

I am going to say this and hope not to upset yu, my DS3 was given a verbal DX yesterday of ASD and the zoning thing (he does it a lot) was one of the things she raised as a significant indicator. She said the key is to find out why he does it: if it is without warning or pattern he needs assessment for Epilepsy; if there's a pattern (DS3 does it after too much social interaction) then its an ASD indicator.

I agree that you should ask for referral to a paed - if nothing else at least you will set your mind at rest. In the meantime do keep coming on to ask any questions or talk about things because it is horrible when you are worrying so much. You just want answers now and it is horrible having to wait for appointments.

I agree with everyone else about asking for a referral. As Saker says,ask as many questions as you need/want on here. The is he/isn't he stage is a difficult one.