ASD Diagnosis Question

My son was recently diagnosed with autism at age 2, and I’m trying to understand whether the diagnosis fits his profile.

He has a significant speech delay but has also been exposed to three languages since birth. He responds to his name most of the time, makes eye contact, uses several signs to communicate, and will pull me to places or objects he wants. He is affectionate and engages with us, but he does not yet do much pretend play and has limited spoken language.

Has anyone had a child with a similar profile? Did you feel the autism diagnosis was accurate, or did things become clearer as your child got older and language developed?

I’d love to hear your experiences. Thank you.

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What to do 😩

My daughter is a side sleeper. I put her down on her back every single time and she rolls onto her side and will fall asleep. She's never rolled over onto her tummy yet but I'm paranoid waiting for the day she can and I won't sleep again until she can fully hold her head up 😩😩😭😭 she's 2 weeks and 5 days old.

I've tried constantly moving her back onto her back, every single time she moves onto her side or fusses until I let her. Once she's on her side she'll drift off into a peaceful sleep. I'm forever constantly checking her to see if she'a breathing or rolled onto her tummy and gotten stuck.

The picture is of the position she will get herself into every time. With her hand under her head. I'm lost for ideas please help 😭😩

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