A few weeks ago i was thinking 'yes' all of ds'problems with speech, socialisation ,play and behaviors are ASD traits.
Now i 've changed route and i'm looking at all the 'normal ' things ds does and really wonders whether a child with mild ASD could be doing these. Maybe i'm fooling myself in false hope...
What do you ladies think? Please tell me if any of you has a dc about the same age as my ds (3y7m) with a dx of mild ASD , are they able to do the following? ( if they are then obviously i 'm kidding myself into pointless hope)
Lately DS ' speech has improved , ok he will repeat a lot of phrases but they are very often in the right context ( he still insits on asking each time he hears one about noises like car engines, motorbikes , planes... he has been doing this for about 5 -6 months ), and he still goes on at every opportunity about vehicles from his books or the tv,... but he has made short comments about numerous other things , he has brought my attention when dd (13 m) was up to no good opening the kitchen cupboard, he likes to help me watering the plants in the garden , on several occasions hehas asked a few 'why' questions, i have seen him pretending to be on a plane , or made his little people talk ( not proper sentences mainly gibberish but a proggress in imaginative play), he hasn't gor rigid routines only a few rituels with the toilet and at diner time, he is sensitive to some noises but it isn't consistent.
Also he is now very responsive to his name , and at what is been say around him, (not so good when he is very focused on something or when he is in a group.) At nursery he engages withe other kids a lot better evn if he still plays quite a bit alone with the vehicles , he isn't a loner anymore, he evn has got a friend!
What i'm trying to say is ok he still has a passion with his vehicles and could play with the same toy for several hours for several days , but he tries other things now and he likes us to play with him (we played robots with his bricks the other day), he often calls us to show us his car books or his puzzles when he's finished them , ...
Do you think he may not have ASD because he 's doing all these new things?
I have in my mind that ASD kids couldn't do these things. Correct me if i'm wrong because i don't want to feed myself some false hope for too long.
What are your views ? Thank you.