Ds (5) was recently dx with HFA. Still not had anything in writing but the paed was adament that it was that, and has referred him to SALT and a more local paed....appointments in next few weeks.
Now, do these symptoms/behaviours sound like HFA to you?
He has become obsessed with his Grandad Tom who died when ds was just a baby. He keeps getting books on WW2 from the library to see if he can find pictures of him, even though I assure him that he won't be in any of the books. He "sees" grandad Tom at the park, in clouds, in shadows. He also keeps telling me about when he was a tudor and a roman and an anglo saxon and about how his life was then.
He's also started asking me if things on telly are real life or not, as though he cannot tell the difference between reality and cartoon characters.
Another thing he's started doing is when i've put his coat/pants/shoes on, asking me about 5 minutes afterwards in a panic, "mum, who put this on me?" and I have to reassure him that it was me.
None of the books I've read on autism say anything about these sorts of behaviours, and I'm becoming rather confused. His licking things is getting worse, his having to touch things etc and his meltdowns are just as bad, but I think these things ARE autism related.
I'm beginning to wonder though if he has something else going on. Any wise words please?