Speech Therapist doesn't know what the problem is!

[littlebear]

Just thought I'd update for anyone who is interested.

Saw the OT on Wednesday. She asked a lot of questions and got DS to do a few things and suggested that he go on the waiting list for a diagnosis for Autism. They explained that he had some things that were classic autism and others werent' and that his over all development was patchy, meaning he could do age appropriate things in some areas and other areas were severely delayed. So it wasn't a clear case of anything, they said it could be that it's Aspergers but given that he's only 3 it looks like Autism (and will go into aspergers as he grows), or it is a mild form of Autism or best case scenario he's got a language delay that is showing signs of Autism that will go away. In the meantime we'll have regular therapy sessions and a little play group with kids similar to him which I think he'll love

[Miss.B]

Glad to hear you've got a game plan littlebear! Hope your DS goes well. My DS is 3 tomorrow and he's also got a delay, and since going to cc and speech therapy he's made such good progress. We are also going to early intervention as well. He's been diagnosed with a developmental delay (mostly in the speech area) as he doesn't have the classic 'autistic' traits, although he does have some quirks. Keep us posted on your DS's progress