Just a quick pop in, its nearly bedtime for the kids and I have Krispy Kreme donuts calling my name beside a pot of tea.

This paed was not a douche. He took in everything I said while watching Ripley play and interact.

He came to the conclusion that at this point in time he wont diagnose anything other than a severe developmental delay. He assessed him to be more like an 18-24mth old mentally than a 36mth old. Which could account for the speech issues and his behaviours (and the no toilet training). He agreed he does have a few notable ASD tendencies. So the plan of attack for now is regular OT and keeping up with his weekly speech. He wants to see us in June to reassess where he is at (and hopefully miracle of miracles he will be closer to his age capabilities than he is now) and most likely we'll see a child psych for an assessment as well after that. Im happy with that. I understand he wants to give Rip 6 more months to try and get ahead without delving into diagnosing a disorder. I dont think there will be much change but I would love Rip to prove me wrong.
Now I have to find a private OT to fit us in ASAP and the $$$ to pay for it seeing as Centrelink refuse to give us Carer's allowance &$%@.

Its so nice to finally have a weight off my shoulders with some support and a plan in place. Seeing as we dont fit the A/A/S diagnosis at this moment I'll go back to lurking but THANKYOU THANKYOU for all your help, advice and support.