does he make eye contact easily? does he listen to you? does he have certain fetishes?
Look honestly hon...if you are really concerned go to you MCHN and have a chat about it. She can point you in the right direction.

Maybe keep a written diary if it helps you to process things. hon...Im sorry if I made you worried but the earlier you get an autistic diagnoses the sooner you can get help and intervention.

IM only ever a PM away hon



I agree that every child display's some things on the spectrum but if a mother has a gutt feeling somethings not right then I am a firm believer that the mother should follow her nose. Quiet obviously we are not professionals and in my opinion M would be much better taking her concerns to a MCHN and getting a correct diagnoses. Better safe then sorry. Early detection with ANYTHING is better for mother and child and if that isnt the diagnoses in the end then thank goodness...but atleasat M would have eliminated one thing.

Autism is NOT fun and I wouldnt wish it on anyone! I would rather my child just have a speech delay then go down those 3 years of heart ache and tears road again.

Thanks Maz, I've been researching and calmed down a bit... i'm too easily panicked, i know that!

Yep he makes eye contact, always looks directly at us, there's definately a sense of understanding in his eyes, and emotions, love, happiness, he's very alive in his eyes if that makes sense.

He listens to us and follows instructions, anything we ask him "point to your nose" or "bring your bowl to the sink" (actually he does this after he finishes every meal now without asking!) and if you ask him a yes or no question he will shake or nod his head. Or if he's outside playing and i say "time to go inside" he'll run away

Um, he doesn't have anything i see as a fetish, the only thing is when he's tired he grabs his neck, kind of with 2 fingers. He used to do this to my boobs, when BF, and i think because he was weaned quickly in an emergency situation, its a comfort thing that stemmed from there, as he's done it as long as i can remember. He goes to sleep with his fingers at his neck (sounds weird, but doesn't look overly weird). He doesn't have a comfort/sleep toy like me DS did, even though i did try to introduce one.

Thanks for your advice Maz, and Sally for the info...

So in regards to where to go from here, i already have the GP appointment booked, should i just ask for a refferal to a pediatrician instead of a speech therapist???

Do i also go to the MCHN? i took him at 12 months, she said everything was fine, and to bring him back at 18 months, but i haven't had a chance. Not sure if theres any point if i'm going to a paed, wouldn't they be the main route for having him properly checked out all round?