autism signs Trying pretend play

**editedit* at 27 months my son was diagnosed with mild autism by ped. developmentalist on his Ados he got 12, I always thought his signs were strong for autism. But now Im confused because since speech therapy he shares sometimes, looks at you sometimes and sometimes says hi now. He spins less. But they said he still lacks it compared to the average child. and he now echos us, and continues to do repeat phrases/ situations. Its hard to tell whats what anymore. Because hes so mild every symptom now it confuses me. At least he'll get the behaviour therapy he needs :) thnks all.**editedit

Edit** Hi! thanks for all the responses and msgs, I havent been on youtube in a long time.

My son is 25-26 months now, and boy has he improved! He actually points and shares things, he looks more often unless hes focused, his eye contact has improved where he will Loook at me and attempt words. His speech has improved too. Of course I have also been working on a lot of these things since 20 months. So I can't be sure the effects, but i know for sure I had to work harder get him where he is.

He also is spacing out less, but there has been episodes his whole body shakes or just arms, so were going to an eeg.

The speech therapist says he has a "language disorder" so were working on that. He also has slight sensory issues i know of. He does have mild texture food issues the occupational therapist said is normal in 2 year olds. His hand flapping has basically stopped/ replaced with clapping( but doesnt do it for no reason just happy) He also does continue to spin but at least now less, and I know hes saying im tired, too many people, stressed. He does it at bed/nap times, though he has done it in group of kids too.

He doesnt really engage kids as such, but hes 2, he will chase and follow them though. He still doesnt get boundries, or strangers.

With autisimspectrum its a delay so Im still unsure if hes on it, all I know is theres a lot more things out there to look into and to help your child with the issues you know you can help with now.

I do know sensory issues and language disorders can be with children autisic or completely "normal" children. But i feel I understand him more. And am just so happy hes willing to share and is starting to share.

i still have developmental evaluation in future, so ill have to wait till then. Some of my bigger worries are disappearing, the sharing etc. Now we are working on his language disorder I just want him to understand (comprehension) and start answering / questions lol
Thanks again all! Ill update in the future!**


I just wanted to show people how my son barely wants to play things like feeding babies etc. Sometimes he'll take the phone and run around with it and talk on it. And actually since trying every day, i actually caught him on video feeding the baby once! and he tried feeding me too! He doesnt look at my face when he does it, but he's trying at the least!

my sons 21 months old, do you feel he shows signs of autism? Do you think he should be able to easily pretend play? he usually just likes to spin the bowl ! My son likes to do high fives sometimes he'll say pive! but when he's zoned in to things its really hard to get his attention.

If you have any free time, maybe you can look at my videos and give me your point of view? thanks so much

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[grx047]

maybe he is hungry? Or had a bad feeling about dishes not being in the kitchen. Or that he wanted to put food in his bowl to feed the bear. I thank you for posting these videos. I will check them out for reference. My son is going to be 15 months this month and I need some good videos, like yours, to use as ref. THANK YOU.

[foxy1252007]

there is a great book that i got

its call "More Than Words" it has a lot of heplful ideas in it

[sandrajeanification]

We have walked this path. My son, now 17 has lived with autism his entire life. He will graduate from High School this year. There is so much hope, and so many new advances in just the last five years. With therapy and a lot of repeats, there in no telling how well or adaptive he may become, good luck, and remember you are not alone. Many of us are here, to help. Just ask.

[refi68]

i think he is showing signs of autism.....he is very self directed in his play, and he doesn't look to you for any type of shared attention. ...his vocalizations are also mostly vowel sounds, which could be a sign....my son is 10 years old and autistic....he acted a lot like your son at that age, and as he got older, they symtoms got more noticeable...get help now while he's so young...it may just turn him completely around....he's obviously very smart

[sinbadlook]

Its really hard to say based on the video ,a developmental specialist or a child psychologist can help you best ,the sooner the better .hope it helps .

[davidshack08]

Please go and do the test. Don't wait for him to grow out of it. He will have more chances if the test reveals anything.