My DS has been at preschool for six weeks and after the first few days the SENCO advised that I should attend the nursery's drop in SALT. I honestly couldn't see anything too unusual with him until she pointed out some red flags she had noticed (flapping hands, opening and shutting doors, being overloaded by noises) and everything started to fall into place.
He's been an intermittent tiptoe walker since he could walk, fussy eater, never had any clue how to join in with other kids and only recently has developed a desire to introduce himself to other children his age. Adults are much easier for him to approach I've found. He is imaginative until toys become involved, at that point he wants me to lead the entire time. Some of his favourite toys are things he can fiddle with or press buttons on. Personal space can be an issue, both him not knowing boundaries and not liking people in his personal space. He can also lash out at other children, not always in anger, sometimes it's completely out of the blue and I have no clue why he's hit out.
On the other hand he is very loving and cuddly with me, has a vast vocabulary (although understanding him can be a challenge for other people), and seems to have desire to be social but has no clue how. He's an only child (as am I) and I am a really shy and anxious person so I'm not the best person to model behaviour from.
Does he sound ASD? The senco isn't so sure now as he has stopped opening and shutting doors (I think this was done due to stress at the beginning and now he is much more comfortable there so it's calmed down) and he's approaching people happily (but gets stuck with social interactions beyond 'hello'). Despite this he's been moved to the special needs group of kids full time now.
Thanks in advance!
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evalia · 11/03/2018 22:51
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