Well DS has one good friend. He & my girls are the only kids he plays with. If he doesn't have them around he won't leave my side, or my lap.
If someone talks to him he'll look at them, or he might watch others, but he won't otherwise. Doing a shopping trip is too much. It seems more that he can't handle the stimulation of dealing with people, than anything. He screams, doesn't want to go into shops & nothing stops it til we get home... often he'll still go on for hours with the tiniest things setting off tantrum/meltdowns. Sometimes it can last days...
My DD1 used to freak out at shops more than anything else. She couldn't handle all the stimulation as far as smells/lights/noises. She still can't. Its so full on, she's 7 now and had over 2 years of OT and we STILL have to beware and careful when entering a shopping environment. Its more for her to due to the noise associated with so many people rather than the amount of people.
I think his problem is dealing with people. He doesn't like them talking to him. He's ok to go into bigger shopping centres (doesn't last long though), but a small office where someone might talk to him is what he doesn't like. The QBE office, Post Office & RTA... He knows people usually will talk to him in these smaller places. He stopped coming into our small supermarket here for a while. He would wait out the front for me (I'd only grab bread or something & still be able to see him!) Now he hides behind my legs.
His one good friend he has is one we see most days when the girls are at school. We go visit them regularly, so he's been seeing him more than once a week since he was 8 months old.
I have so many reasons I think he shows signs of autism, yet so many reasons he doesn't.
He needs to control everything. If we come in the front door he might want to open & close it. If this doesn't happen he'll lose it. If I so much as touch the door he'll lose it.
He's starting to use imaginitive play. I think. His car will say hello to mine. They will follow each other around & they will fight.. Then he'll go really quiet for a good hour or so while he lines his cars all up perfectly, facing the same way. Utes together, sedans together, etc. He only lines them up though (hotwheels) coz they are all about the same size. Bigger & smaller ones are too frusterating.
I just don't know. I can't stop thinking about it. Can't wait til this appointment to have an idea of whats really going on.
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