Here we go again....is he/isn't he!

[Barmymummy]

Arghhhhhh!! Someone send me to a doctor please!

The last few days DS has been fab! We have had some great progress and I should be happy. However, as usual I am sat here still analysing and thanks to an 'off' day I am now back to convincing myself he has ASD.

For example: has now got at last 2/3 good friends at playschool and he seems to be interacting great with them, all the pushing etc is a distant memory, nothing odd to note. PSchool have no issues. His speech is still getting better and better and his tantrums have been gone for 4 months now. His imaginitive play is coming on now and starting to do new/different things and plays much better with his sister now. BUT! Because he has had a 'fairly bad day' with his delayed echolalia and spewed out a Harpic Toilet Block advert , is getting ticked off because he hates traffic lights being green and is so very interested in trains (not keen on Thomas the Tank Engine though!) then I am back to convincing myself he is not right.

How do/did you all cope with this awful phase? Am not really after conclusions on DS coz even I cant do that but just advice as to what got you through these frustrating months before you got an answer. I seriously feel like going to the GP coz I am convinced I am going mad.

Just go to the GP it amy be worth a having the educational phycolgist to have a look at him. Although there sounds to be some classically autistic behaviours some do not fit in. Have an assesment done and see. I wouldnt worry too much at this stage.
Hope that helps.

Thanks, sorry should have said that we saw the GP in February and are STILL awaiting an appt at the CDC. Am told end of May. Should see a paed and a SALT for a one hour appt and then go from there.

The stupidest part of all of this is before I had DS, I assumed that kids who had SN were obvious iykwim . I know that is a ridiculous thing to say/think but I was naive. I guess because daily life isn't as bad as alot of people I hear about I assumed he must be OK. Does that make sense?!

Clanger - would you mind if I asked a little bit more? I too think that ASD will be ruled out because he shows signs of ASD traits in some areas but nowhere near enough to affect his daily life iykwim. The only thing that hampers him is his upset at being left in new places.

What behaviours sent you off down the referral path, if you don't mind me asking of course,xx

Thank you so much for sharing, it really helps me,xx

Could you tell me a bit about what skills are compromised as a result of language impairment as I am really leaning this way for my DS. He was a later talker, could just about say 6 words (not clearly) at 22 months and the exposion that I experienced with my DD didn't really happen. He is 3.10 now and his speech has come on loads (can do 9 word sentences etc ok) but imo still struggles a bit with who and why questions being put to him and with fluency in conversation. Has only recently been able to tell me what he did at playschool and why another child was crying at playschool for example. When we have a step up in speech we seem to have a step up in other things too like socialising etc....am hoping its more than a coincedence!