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Hello all,

I am the mother to a soon to be 3 y/o boy with language delays and

suspected to be on the spectrum. I am in the process of getting him

evaluated. I don't mean to bother those parents who have been where

I am (feeling down some days at the impending diagnosis of knowing

what I already feel in my heart). My question is this : My husband

was a late talker and had comprehension problems all the way through

school in which he had to be in " special ed " classes. Our son loves

going out family vacations, eats everything under the sun besides

banana cream and yogurt(but loves pudding) . Yesterday we took him

to Chucky Cheese which I thought would be the ultimate test. He

LOVED it. He even followed one kid around in the big play maze

thingy. He doesnt mind being touched by strangers, doesnt mind

sleeping at different places( I was in the hospital 6 weeks ago

having my daughter and he was fine even slept at his sitters house

with no tears) I have these ideas in my mind because of his

therapist. In his initial meeting with his speech therapist she

thought he was sweet and engaged then she started asking us about

his eating habits etc etc. He knows that peepee means the he is to

sit on the potty and go. Sorry to be blabbing so much but I feel

soooo very alone. I have so much hope for him yet I am so afraid He

loves the outside world but his speech therapist has come some of

her own conclusions even though I have asked his teachers at daycare

how he plays (very well and even calls some kids by their names).

She has all of sudden started pushing all day in the school system.

His favorite words right now are NO and the dreaded mine. I know BCW

is supposed to help me but even though I know he needs help and that

is why we have gotten him help and he has met all his goals his

speech therapist told me " he will never catch up even though he is

gaining ground. I found it shocking that she has so much

inconsistency in saying he is overstimulated by the kids one week

and then they come running in to join the group in which he is

mimicing all the words they say while teaching him. I have made my

self sick losing sleep trying to distingush what is true pretend

play <riding his stuffed simba like a house , pretending to read a

book, pretending eat food off the pages then drawing us in by

feeding it to us> . I am sorry this is so long but my heart is

breaking he does little odd things from time to time but is loving

and fun. I guess I didnt have a question but needed to vent and not

feel so alone.

Thank You