Mum's with Autism and mum's with children with autism

Hi all. So my son who is 4 and currently non verbal has really started to hum along to nursery rhymes and the YouTube videos he watches. He’s also started to follow a lot of gestures such as clapping and pointing and following to nursery rhymes eg. Happy and you know it. He’s never done this before and I’m just wondering has any other parent had this with their child and did it to progress in to speech and if so how long was the wait. Holding on to hope 🥹

My 2 year old is still not sleeping through the night and I feel so incredibly burnt out! He will only sleep if I let him nurse non stop and I can't fall asleep if I'm nursing him. Not to mention it just hurts! He will not take anything else other than the breast and I just can't anymore! He is possibly autistic which I believe is making it as intense as it is. If I just let him cry he will do so for hours or until he pukes. He won't sleep at all but is wide awake during the day, like HOW!!?? I give him melatonin and that only helps him fall asleep, not stay asleep. I feel terrible about being so irritated but it just feels like he crys nonstop all day and night and constantly wants to nurse. Because of an insurance problem I now can't get him seen until November!!! I feel like this is turning into an unsafe situation. My nerves are shot, I'm constantly tired, I have another autistic child to worry about and I feel like I'm going to badly snap with nowhere/no one to turn too. I feel like such a bad mom! Is colic even still a thing at 2!? What do I even do here! 😓

Hi lovely’s so I’m just here to seek advice and to see if anyone is in a similar position to me 🥲

I’ve raised my little boy solo for 3 years with no involvement from his parent and I have recently found out I am pregnant. I am trying to weigh up all options as my little one has SEN - he has ADHD and is currently non-verbal so life can be hard. Is bringing another baby into the mix the ‘right’ thing? Has anyone raised 2 children solo and in a similar position?

Any advice is appreciated, good or bad 🫶🏽

Please help

I just came back from a meeting with the nursery where my daughter goes to, (she is 3,5 years old) someone came to observe her today and they wanted to discuss this with me. They asked me about her routine etc. They told me that she didn’t see much of something she would be concerned for, she is around 6 months behind. Her assessment was last year but she isn’t diagnosed yet and we are still waiting for a new assessment where she probably would be diagnosed. She just started nursery 2 months ago.

They told me because the previous assessment was last year and she didn’t see any signs today of what was written in the report what signs of autism she has. I do agree my daughter improved a lot but she different stimming’s now which they didn’t see today.

They told me that it’s better to wait like 2-3months more and see where she will be then but for now they are not going to start any EHCP process. She doesn’t mask at nursery they told me before but today she was regulated and didn’t saw many signs. She is pre verbal and talks in echolalia so she can tell me some things. But I don’t know how I feel about this they said to try to push for the diagnosis so that they could see more of what they think and see and to get the diagnosis but I’m trying but it’s still a waiting game.

Felt so awkward today and uncomfortable just don’t know what to think or expect.

Has anyone here tried a gluten free / dairy free diet and seen any changes in development ? Never really been the one to believe in diet changes but after some research , maybe it’s worth a try 🫣