How do you know if a child has SN?

[LoveMyGirls]

I really have no clue about these things but am wondering what signs to look out for? Please can any of you help?

TIA

Are you concerned about your childs behaviour?

Not my child which is why I don't want to say too much. I'm just wondering what sort of things or is it a combination of things that make you wonder? Where do you start if you do think there might be a problem?

Hv will soon be on the case so I'm hoping she will have more of an idea. I really don't know enough about any type of sn to have an idea.

Guess I'm wondering if there is a sn that includes a vacant expression (when trying to get eye contact, one to one conversation), not showing many emotions, lack of common sense - are any of these things likely to be hints?

are you talking about a teen?

No, a toddler. It's so hard without saying too much. Maybe i'll see hwo things go with HV. Really don't want mum to see this.

sorry didn't mean to be flippant. just you described a teen to the t.
how old is the child?

lol yes I suppose i did describe a teen!

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Yes you are ringing a couple of bells tbh, My daughter has Asperger and she was like that as a toddler, along with other things to.

also do you know that you can name change.

You need more description. I can tell my daughter is SN because at 3 she can't walk or talk or use her hands. Vetry obvious signs.
What sort of things is/isn't this child doing?

Thanks for trying to help, I really cant say much more, i just wondered if there was alot of common things you could look out for like speech delay etc alot of the things im wondering about sound normal on their own its just when you put it all together you wonder if there is more to it. But i do not want to get this wrong. Hv is coming to see child nxt week so think i'll see what happnes then.

It is really looking and seeing how different your child is compared to another child their age and how much help they need. For example, Ds1 has got to the point now where he can list what he sees, eg "red circle, bread, beans, fork" when he's eating dinner, but he can't answer questions beyond "what's that?" He can shout out "number 14 red door" or "right to the top, 20" to let us know what he's thinking now, but you can't have a conversation with him, even a simple one. He gets caught up doing the same thing over and over, eg today half an hour of pushing a toy lift up and down and saying over and over "up to the top, down to the bottom." He gets overwhelmed in places like supermarkets and doesn't understand me saying what I can to reassure him. He can sometimes use his potty to do wees (not poos) but doesn't understand to tell us if he's been and needs changing.

I have the same concerns regarding a child who is not mine. He is adopted from abroad and was 3 in Oct. I have two DD's myself, one who is 7 and one of 3 and I thought that maybe I was comparing him too much to my own 3 year old because he didn't get a good start, he was slower at reaching milestones, e.g. walking and talking. He seems to just play with toys on his own and will not join in with the girls if they are playing a game or whatever. His speech is very limited, he does not make sentences but does have various words. I also notice that he will never ask for a drink or something to eat but will take something if you offer it to him. He seems to be affectionate with his own parents but he will never come and sit on your lap or ask for a cuddle etc. There is also an obsession with doors and he seems afraid of things like the CD player or a hair clipper. What do you think?

My ASD son is terrified of hairwash and haircut, but of course it's difficult to say. One thing a paediatrician asked me when he was only 2 struck a chord though - she asked me does he ever point? eg at something he wants or something he wants to show me. It suddenley hit home that no, he doesn't really point, or use other gestures such as waving, These are all social gestures, and ASD kids don't really see the point of them. To be diagnosed ASD though they have to have characteristics from all three "impairments " - eg speech delay, repetitive or obsessional interests, and lack of social interraction. There are tests called CHAT tests I think, which you may be able to find on the internet. It does not matter though - there is hope even if the diagnosis is ASD and I agree with Emma Noble that I could not love my son any more if he was "normal" as ASD is sort of part of him.