Please could somebody explain what the symtoms might be to be on the spectrum{hope that is correct phrase}
DS is 9 he has dyspraxia and several other things.
When he had his OT appointment last Friday, he was being very very particular in how he was going to throw the beanbag into the box, how it should be held etc.
I mentioned to OT about autism and she said he is quite pendandic isn't he, but that she didn't have any experience of it. I said that I had wondered because what friends had said and at that point DS said "yes she spends all her time on Mumsnet"
We feel that he also behaves in a very babyish way with friends. Yesterday at the club he was roaring at the other children and they said "DS you are weird".
He used to Roar at everyone years ago but now has started doing it again.
He seems much much more immature than the others in his class.
It is very hard to describe but he just seems different.
He doesn't seem to know how to greet them or behave with them.
Who do we ask the GP to refer him to?
Is it a Psychologist?
We are thinking of going on Friday without DS so we can talk it over because he gets very angry when we mention anything which he sees as personal to anybody else. He gets angry at the first sign of embarresment.
I know nothing about Austism so please could someone give me some tips.
Thanks for getting down this far on my garbelled message