My son just turned two in august. Ever since he was six months old he had been kind of different, not alot to be noticed as dramatic but I definately knew I needed to be on top of everything. At 12 months old he was already walking and saying ten to fifteen words. By thirteen months he lost all of his words and went back to babbling. He then started spacing out for long periods of time or spinning and out of it for a half hour. It was almost like he was possesed in some ways.
Fifteen months hit and no words. I asked his doctor about autism he said their weren't enough signs there to tell. Finally at eighten months his doctor did an eval and referred us to a psycologist. Our diagnosis is pdd-nos. High functioning mostly social awkward autism. I knew it. His father told me he has aspergers syndrome and adhd. Since then we have done speech which he was dismissed from and ot which he was also dismissed from. My son also has a sensory processing disorder and since then have been back to his psycologist and are going back to therapy somewhere different than where he was.
My son's autism definately impacts daily life, and his social life. I would never change him. He always puts a smile on my face. He is sweet, and smart. He loves trains. Unfortunatley people don't get him or take time to understand him. People stare, laugh, and point. I just inform them about autism facts because I feel its getting put out there. autism or no autism he will always be my rock always be the love of my life, and I will never let anything or anyone change the way I see him. :)
bismarck, ND