hi. my son is 2yr 8months. he reached all his physical milestones at the right ages and was very vocal in the babbling sense. I started to become worried when he was nearing 2 and he wasn't talking much.I have always felt he is very 'babyish' but always excused it because he was very young and to me he was still a baby. things like when I left him anywhere I'd try to encourage him to wave but he never ever did. he only started doing that very recently. if he's amongst other kids for example a party he always felt like the youngest one there as he was just wandering around not really joining in anything. looking backhe pprobably wasn't the youngest at all. when I was concerned about his speech because at 2 he only said a few words and definitely didn't put any together to form a sentence. I asked my hv for a referral. he has just started going to a speech therapist but other things that concern meare he fdoesn't appear to answer direct questions even though I know he can say the answer e.g. car. the times he has answers (what colour is thomas? blue) I feel like he gas learned the answer and doesn't necessarily understand I'm asking things, if that makes sense. he does like to play alone especially with his trains or cars. he will lie abduction watch the wheels moving for ages. he doesn't appear to go in to a 'zone' and he does make perfect eye contact. I asked the hv for a chat to discuss his development and my concerns he has some sort of condition. she asked me to fill in questionnaires and she did admit he has scored quite low. she also said she believes he has learning difficulties but cannot tell what as yet. she did say if we can bring on his speech it may make a massive difference. she has asked for a nursery nurse to visit once a week to assess him and do educational stimulation with him. he will then be referred to the development team. I am just wondering if anyone else has a child like this? ? I convinced myself he has aspergers or autism. it is so confusing because the hv agreed some if his traits are textbook symptoms but other things he does aren't at all. he is fine with change and his eye contact is great. I guess I feel like he acts like a year younger then he is...I can't help but compare him to other kids his age. sorry for the ling post....feeling bit upset and worried and would love to hear from others. I constantly hear 'don't be so silly there's nothing wrong with him' ifI try ttalk to my parents about it. my husband feels the same as me and I guess we would know more than others. thanks x
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laurajdickson · 24/11/2012 23:54
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