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Originally Posted by ShellyCrash
Ditto to that.
If I can ask, how severe is the autism? Does your sister's child emotionally connect and respond to her?
Just seems like so many kids they label autistic really are much more functional and maybe suffer from aspergers or perhaps mislabeled add / adhd. No one I know personally who has an autistic child really has what one would consider a classically autistic child which just makes me suspicious of over diagnosis. Either way sorry to hear that and wish your fam the best.
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Well she thinks he has asbergers, although he was diagnosed with autism. Luckily it isn't severe, but she started him in therapy almost a year ago now. He is just starting to talk finally, is almost 4 now. He doesn't throw tantrums as much, she's had him in classes, one on one, all sorts of things. He is pretty affectionate and started making eye contact a few months ago. Prior to around one year old he used to eat all sorts of things and even smile in pictures. You can see in photographs! But he's always responded to her, just been wild and unable to understand things. He does not like noisy places, or too many people. Lucky for him my sister is a social butterfly, so I think her lifestyle has helped his condition.
Unfortunately he won't eat anything but french fries. I'd even go as far as to say maybe this kid just has mental issues, and isn't autistic, or has aspergers. But I have seen it first hand. Take an active little 3 year old boy, offer him cookies, ice cream, ALL sorts of food and watch him not eat any of it. Something is wrong with him! He won't even eat cupcakes, and only recently started to eat ketchup with his fries. LOL. So he pretty much lives on milk and french fries. You wouldn't know it, he's big for his age and cute as a healthy button. But yeah, something is off with a kid who won't eat the yummiest food and only french fries.
