We kept telling ourselves that everything was fine. He was going to catch up. He didn't do things other kids his age did, but we always had an excuse for it. Tonight, after reading through some of the signs of autism on the Autism Speaks website, I feel like we just read a description of our child. I'm hoping we are wrong. My wife is upstairs crying, and I've been trying to do research online.
Our son is 14 1/2 months old. He doesn't yet walk. He doesn't talk. He's very independent and likes to play alone. He doesn't wave or point at things. He doesn't make a lot of eye contact.
He does smile and laugh when we do something funny for him. He also loves music. He literally freezes when he hears music. The music thing is really strange because it seems many autistic children respond to music more than anything else.
I don't know what to do or think. I just know something isn't right and I'm scared. I'm really scared. I just don't think I can mentally handle any more in life right now. This has been a tough year.