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After years of lobbying by the Kansas Coalition for Autism, the Kansas House recently passed a bill mandating insurance companies recognize autism as a disorder. KMBC's Dion Lim reported the measure could help hundreds of parents in the Kansas City area. Twins Gavin and Josh Cooper do what most 4-year-olds do, but what is going on inside their heads is a different world. "Basically, it's a developmental issue; you learn at a different pace," said Melissa Cooper. Diagnosed with autism, the boys have a lifetime of medical treatments ahead. Doctors visits will cost more than $3 million for each boy, Lim reported. "We had to take money out of our retirement fund. We cashed it out to help them get private therapy," Cooper said. Insurance doesn't cover a penny. But the bill passed in the Kansas House now goes to the Senate. "We need support. Contact your district's senator. We need the people of Kansas to help vote for this, please," Cooper said. Cooper said she is hopeful that other moms like her can get the care they need for their autistic children.

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I have minor autism, they took a brain scan where I shown signs of moderate to severe hypoxia (lack of oxygen and blood-flow) in the temporal lobes. That's part of area that controls language and learning. Which makes sense b/c whenever I have a conversation, it feels like my brain often runs out of oxygen or fuel mid-sentence so I start studdering for the right words to say- and often end up saying stupid stuff b/c of it. Is there any treatment for hypoxia to the brain? My problem is really bad though, I sound like an 8 year old. Please help

What is Autism? And how is it diagnosed? Are there any warning signs to look for?

Extra info. : I am a very logical thinking (non-emotional individual) divorced man and enjoy my profession as a teacher. I can fake empathy better than anyone I know with students and all people. I have a child from a former marriage to a woman I did not love and the child is mildly autistic (ASD). Luckily, she remarried and is raising him because I'm not too good with kids. My father also shows signs of mild asperger's or autism, too. However, I do not have a diagnosed disorder. Alexithymia defines exactly my condition, but it is not a good diagnosis to work with.
I occasionally suffer from lack of concentration and depression for no apparent reason which I cannot identify. I do not have the social ability to attain or maintain a relationship, nor do I ever want one again. I truly emotional hurt everyone I encounter eventually. I guess I write like I think (scattered....sorry).
How would a mental health pro. help me???????????

I have a hypothetical question. Say you had a son or grandson that was 2 and a half years old. His vocabulary consisted of mommy, daddy, mummum, poppop, no, and yeah. He has no hearing problems (checked by a Dr. to confirm) however he show literally ever single sign/symptom of a speach delay. He also had more then 3/4 of the signs for some form of autism. Would you have him checked by specialists (speech pathologists) if it were a free service provided by the local public school system. The therapy and work that he would receive would also be completely free. Or would you be to proud to even be slightly open to the idea that something is obviously wrong. Say this child also showed these signs: when involved with one object dosnt show the ability to acknowledge you when speaking to him and then go back to what he was doing (hell either ignore you, or not remember what he was doing), can recognize almost of his family members by pointing but cannot say their names, same with objects?

My step son has autism. He hates being out in the sun for long periods of time. His bio-mother signed him up for little league knowing this. My husband is allowing him to do this because of the meds he is on and the problems we deal with from this. Are we wrong? Can anyone tell me answer this?

My sister has a 15 month old baby girl,and she does not know how to speak any words besides MAMA.
My sister plays with her and all, but doesnt teach her anything. She doesnt read to her, or practice saying words. It fustrates me because when I try and teach my niece, she becomes impatient and wants to walk away. My sister lets her do what she wants, and sits with her all day and watches something computer.
I am worried that my niece may develope social skills later and life, and be different that other children, and sometimes I think she may have autism. She shows some signs, and when I bring it up, my sister becomes stubborn and refuses to listen.
What I am asking is : Will she become a normal child? What things do I tell my sister without upsetting her? And how do I get her to pay attention to her daughter and play with her more?

Two of my grandkids have severe Autism. We are trying to raise sufficient funds to cover the costs of obtaining 2 Autism Service dogs for them. Need ideas which won't cost a fortune to initiate. Their big sister age 12 is sewing fabric tote bags to sell, and we've had a couple of local fundraisers. Any ideas, must be legal and family-friendly. Thanks.

I set up an appointment for the pediatrician for my 19 month old son. I have felt for along time now that something just isn't right. I really feel as a Mother he has autism. He shows all signs. Not responding to his name, not responding to anyone around, is in his own world all day, had a vocabulary of 40 words, and about a month ago completely stopped talking, refuses to be touched or held, tantrums, doesn't interact with anyone, is obsessed with spinning wheels, doesn't know how to play with toys, very minimal eye contact, spinning in circles, doesn't point at things or show any interest, stopped playing games (like peekaboo,etc), acts as if he's deaf, extremely hyper, very distant, recently started toe walking, will only play by himself, wont play with other kids, acts as if nobody is there all day, shows absolutely no response to anything. I know that's what it is, as his mother, I know in my gut.
Can you please give me some advice. Please guide me on what to expect at his appointment. Its with his regular pediatrician, and has never been discussed before. What do I need to know before I get there, what should I expect to happen??
Im really scared about all of this and just know know what to expect of anything. Please share your thoughts, opinions, advice or guidance. I really need it right now. Please.
Thank you

I dont no want to do about my 10mth baby boy,
He never wants a cuddle and always just wants to be put down so he can go! Even when he first wakes up.
I couldn't breastfeed him and I'm worry now i have no bond with him at all. He never wants me.
He is always a happy boy but just isn't affectionate,
Should i be worried about Autism (he also flaps his arms)
I heard this is a sign of Autism
I feel so sad that my Beautiful boy has some wrong with him.

My three-year-old niece has exhibited possible signs of autism for most of her young life. Some examples would be severe developmental delays, a seeming obsession with patterns in speech and movement, and a strange seizing of her body when asked questions or when unable to express something (which is often).
My question is this: My sister is completely unwilling to even bring the child in for evaluation. When presented with evidence or examples of her delay, my sister will vehemently deny that there is even the possibility of something being wrong. It has gotten to the point where my sister has pretty much secluded herself and her child from the rest of the family.
How else could we possibly approach my sister to convince her that my niece needs help? And if we cannot convince her, what avenues do I and my family have open to help this child?

One of my friends has a severely autistic little girl.
She's been to specialists and had the child evaluated, got a diagnosis of autism, and still completely denies it. She says the tests were wrong, that the child was "having a bad day", the test person was mean... It's always excuse after excuse, after excuse.
She won't take the kid to the treatments.
She won't do what she needs to do because she has it in her mind that her kid is fine. Just misunderstood.
Is there any way to make her see reality and get her kid the treatment she needs?
I don't "pull any punches" with her. I'm a preschool teacher and I'm around "normal" kids all the time. I've also been trained on how to spot warning signs of autism, and this kid is a textbook case. Is pointing out her child's differences and difficulties helping or hurting the situation?
If it was your friend would you smile and nod when she starts up with the denial and excuses, or keep "pushing" until she realizes there's a problem?

I feel like all alone now. I feel like I'm not normal. I feel very depressed. I had a hole-like scar in my forehead and I regularly hide it with my bangs whenever I go out especially in school. Since I was in first year college my hairstyle didn't change until one of my classmates teased me about my bangs. He found out that I had a scar on my forehead. Maybe he told some of our college friends (he is also my friend-- part of the group) that I had a scar that I am hiding long before. From that time, some of my close friends started teasing me (not actually teasing in words but an attempt to touch my hair and disarrange it-- something like that) and I feel very humiliated whenever they do it. Since from that moment, fears and worries triggered my mind and I felt very very down. I started self-pitying though I don't do it cause I'm a somewhat positive person. I'm very active and energetic to achieve competence since from the moment I entered college. But all went crashed in a sudden because of that particular instance. I cannot help myself and I started fantasizing things thinking solutions that are not real (like miracles-- silly, isn't it?) I usually hang out with my friends but it went over since from that moment. I do things on my own not like before. I am afraid to go to school. I always hide myself and felt threatened whenever there is someone (in school) who knows me sees me. I constantly evade them. I'm really out of the group and I felt rejected. I cry constantly and felt helpless. It seems that scar on my forehead brought much psychological and emotional storm on me though I thought it just a small problem. Because of that, it seems that I had already a social phobia and maybe anxiety disorder. I'm constantly depressed almost everyday. I felt really really helpless and it's ruining my life. Perhaps, I thought that there is no problem with my scar (I planned to have a surgery) but on my emotional and psychological aspect. I know I'm weak emotionally and I think there are so many disorders in my mind. My friend teases me that I had signs of autism but I don't my it. They just don't understand me. Please help me cause I'm afraid to go to school now. I'm alone, very lonely. advice or self-help books could help.

couple weeks ago, my 13-month-old daughter had a vocabulary of 15 words. Over the last couple weeks, she is speaking less and less. I've read that regression in language can be a sign of Autism...but I don't know that she's really showing other signs of it, and I'm not sure that she's old enough to be showing signs anyway. She has never been an overly social child, but she is very friendly and affectionate towards people she knows as a general rule. I have always wondered a little about her concentration, which seems to me to be unusually good in a child her age. She will concentrate on something (blocks, pulling books off a shelf and trying to put them back) that catches her interest to the point where she doesn't seem to hear or see anything else. But everyone (including her ped.) tells me that she is fine. This apparent regression in language is extremely new though, and I don't know if it's too early to worry about it or if she's just spoiled or if something is wrong. For example, she used to say 'Baba' when she was thirsty, but now she's just fussing 'til I figure it out, and she used to say 'Boo' when she wanted her security blanket, but now she just points and babbles if it's out of reach. (She will go get it herself, if she can). I'm really worried, and I really need some advice. I'll take her to the doctor again if she keeps doing this, of course, but I need some advice in the mean time.

My son is autistic and he needs more help than the local school district provides. We live in a small city and there are no other schools designed to help children with autism.

I saw on Tv that one sign of this is for a child to put his toys in a neatly straight line? But my son is very affectionate and looks at us when we talk to him and him talking to us... So my question is... Could this be an early sign or him just being a neat freak... He also is the only boy I know who freaks out when his hands or face is dirty.

just happens to be more money than other daycares around. So I'm thinking about having a yard sale so that whatever I make can go towards the tuition. Do you think it's proper to post signs saying that all proceeds are going to his cause? And is it proper to say something like please be considerate with the prices (as I have A LOT of things that are still in the box not even open yet). I'm desperate, I need extra cash for this daycare.

I have 4 months old twins. My daughter is very different from her twin brother. She is very calm, quiet, doesn't coo or smile much (rather serious baby). My twin son is very lively, responsive, smiling all the time.
I'm so worried that my daughter shows some signs of autism?
Anyone with such a different twins? Any opinions?

think I have Autism/Asperger's Syndrome. Although I don't want to go to a doctor to find out but I know I have to. I dont want to talk to my parents or tell them about it though. I tell my friends things that I wont even tell my parents.
How can I find out if I have this condition without going through to see a doctor/telling parents etc..
My friend has already told me, she thinks I have slight autism because of the symptoms I show. Im never at home for my parents to know. Im always staying over at my friends house and thats probably why they know more.
-I can't talk to people that I dont know, I get scared and dont understand.
-Excessive fears.
-Eating Disturbances.
-Have no information while I speak
-Sometimes I dont respond to my name, Iv been told.
-Dont play like other kids my age
-Prefer being alone
-Have no friends. I have like 1 friend (The one thats house im always staying over at) Im close to her mum, shes the one who tells me I could have autism because she knows.
-Obsessed with one particular object or topic
-Have poor judgement
-Run into a busy street without any sign of fear
-Difficult in learning at school. Difficulty concentrating.
Someone please help and tell me. thanks.

he is 4 and a half and everything has to be lined up in neat little rows - shoes,toys, pegs, cds whatever he can get his hands on - i thaught it was just a kid thing as he has always been quite thaughtful and quiet but someone said its a sign of autism now im rather worried! anyone got similar kids?

I think I have Autism/Asperger's Syndrome. Although I don't want to go to a doctor to find out but I know I have to. I dont want to talk to my parents or tell them about it though. I tell my friend things that I wont even tell my parents.
How can I find out if I have this condition without going through to see a doctor/telling parents etc.. Im 16 now. I want to go to a doctor but I dont want to go by myself and I have no friends but 1 who already knows, but Im not sure and dont want parents to know yet.
My friend has already told me, she thinks I have slight autism because of the symptoms I show. Im never at home for my parents to know. Im always staying over at my friends house and thats probably why they know more and when I am at home I dont come out my bedroom and dont talk to my parents,
-I can't talk to people that I dont know, I get scared and dont understand.
-Excessive fears.
-Eating Disturbances.
-Have no information while I speak
-Sometimes I dont respond to my name, Iv been told.
-Dont play like other kids my age
-Prefer being alone
-Have no friends. I have like 1 friend (The one thats house im always staying over at) Im close to her mum, shes the one who tells me I could have autism because she knows.
-Obsessed with one particular object or topic
-Have poor judgement
-Run into a busy street without any sign of fear
-Difficult in learning at school. Difficulty concentrating.
Someone please help and tell me. thanks.

I think I have Autism/Asperger's Syndrome. Although I don't want to go to a doctor to find out but I know I have to. I dont want to talk to my parents or tell them about it though. I tell my friends things that I wont even tell my parents.
How can I find out if I have this condition without going through to see a doctor/telling parents etc..
My friend has already told me, she thinks I have slight autism because of the symptoms I show. Im never at home for my parents to know. Im always staying over at my friends house and thats probably why they know more.
-I can't talk to people that I dont know, I get scared and dont understand.
-Excessive fears.
-Eating Disturbances.
-Have no information while I speak
-Sometimes I dont respond to my name, Iv been told.
-Dont play like other kids my age
-Prefer being alone
-Obsessed with one particular object or topic
-Have poor judgement
-Run into a busy street without any sign of fear
-Difficult in learning at school. Difficulty concentrating.
Someone please help and tell me. thanks.

Looking for info on Natural ways to help Autism and an easy way to do it (financially) I found a good bit of info on a web site www.health-reports.com/autism but it is very expensive and totally out of my reach. Looking for a cost effective Natural way?

so i NEVER really thought about my daughter having autism because she is 7 mths old and she is actually developing very well like she was sitting up all by herself at 3 and a half mths and she walks perfictly in a walker and has been since she was 4 and a half mths she babbles more then allot of other babies her age. but for a couple of days she has been acting a little diff., like she is getting harder to get to sleep, she starts to move her head around like a bobble head (the only way i can explain it is like when a [not trying to offend just the only way i can explain!!!] autistic child gets happy and moves there head around and i hate to watch her do it cuz i just cant help but to think there is something wrong and she chews on her wrist and my friends brother is got a bad case of autism and he moves his head like she is doing(but he is ALLOT worse!!) and he had to have gause on his hand from chewing his wrist so thats why i think she has autism and i am a big worry wort!!! and i dont really know what signs to look for and im really worried please help!!!

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/autism-schools/

please help the thousands of kids who need a LOCAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT (state) autism specific school in their county of the uk by signing my petition to get one autism specific school in every county of the uk.
Even private autism schools are few and far between with no places vacant for years .
its time the uk goverment supplied these autistic kids with properly trained teachers and a safe happy place to learn.

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/autism-schools/

my son is 3 yearsold..he had alot of ears infection when he was younger ,endup having tubes in his ear..the doctor said he had 25-%40 hearing loss before the surgery and his hearing will comeback gradually..we noticed that he is talking little better ..he is in school now but we feel like he is different than the kids his age..he doesn't talk much and doesn't communicate with his frieds ( but not isolated) he plays home with his sister and runs anfter her- tickle her- hugs and kiss her but we feels he has some delays ..the teacher at school told us he may have autism..im so nervous and can't accept the idea ..i read about autism seems like my son have some signs accourding to not being communicating - sharing or the delays..he could say few qords like ( i want juice - where is daddy- where is sister - he give me the remote and ask me to play spongbob for him) ..sometimes i call his name he doesn't respond , i ask him a question he doesnt respond..do u think my son has autism or its just delays cause he was born premature and had hearing problems????/ plz let me know cause im so nervous about it.

What is The Forever Story and what does it do for children with autism?

Makaton is a simplified sign & picture language suitable for young children. Does your son have speech therapy? My sons speech therapist taught me basic signd such as 'in' 'on' 'drink' 'eat' 'cup'. If your son is under a child development unit they should have similar information.
I've put some useful UK websites below
National Autistic Society
PARIS (Public Autism Resource & Information Service)
AFASIC (Association for All Speech Impaired Children)
A makaton site
Good luck to you both

My 3 year old shows some characteristics of autism. It's something I wouldn't even thought about until my sister (who worked with children) mentioned it. He has an obsession with thomas and trains and everything has to be in a order. He also has to win at everything and if he doesn't it will lead to him have a nasty tantrum where he punches and kicks me. I hate it when I am out and this happens as people stare. He has always been hard work and now I am beginning to think is he autistic? I will take him to the doc but just want to know if any other mums or people out there who have children with it/or you have it...do you think this sounds like autism, and what other signs should I look for?

My 16 month old has oral aversion along with several other signs of Autism. He has an appointment with the Genetics doctor on the 25th however I have read alot about the GFCF diet and spoke to my Peds DR and he suggested to give it a try. My son has been Casein free for three days now we are in the process of removing Gluten. However I have been giving him Vanilla Silk Soy milk and today he has started very loose bowels. I am not sure if this a reaction to the Silk or if it's just all of the yuck coming out of his system. If anyone has experiance with the GFCF diet please let me know.

hi everybody. something was really bugging me and i need desperate help. please listen to what i have to say.
over the summer my best friend had left to a different state permenantlly and all my friends where away to camp. my father had sent me to this horrible camp where all these kids treated me like garbage and when i had home i had found out that my grandfather died and my baby brother (lives in florida, my parents where divorced and she was remarried and had two children) was diagnosed with autism. for the remaining of my summer i layed in bed all day watching tv waiting for someone to im me. i had turned into a deppresed person. i looked like garbage. then when school started it had only gotten worse. i am in my second month of 8th grade. when i found out my uncle passed away a month ago i started getting aggressive. i was screaming at my friends, i even lost my best friend through email. i dont know what is going on. i dont know why i am acting this way all i ever wanted to do was be a nice person. i was even screaming at my father and treating him like he was trash. i barely ate anything, but crackers. i grew bags under my eyes. last night i had the worst dream. i was driving with my father at night and we had gotten into a car accident and he was dying and his last words where: "thank you god for giving me a chance to live my life." and then he passed away. right after that happend i woke at 3 in the morning and ran to his bedroom to check if he was alive. and he was. sound asleep. today i had that same image in my head. all day. and i am afraid that that will happen. soon. i regret saying anything horrible to any of my friends or my dad. i dont know what to do. i am sitting here crying my eyes out. i look like crap. im not even 13 yet. my father is 64 and over weight. he has diabetes. my friends parents are 40 something and i think they are lucky. i dont live with anyone else. my father had already falen alseep while driving before and we almost gotten into a car crash. PLEASE HELP ME. tell me what i can do to forget this terrible dream. and tell me what this means! is this a sign? i dont know what to do! has this ever happened to you? tell me what you did. i need your help. dont leave me behind. please. thank you.

So this kinda just started, he JUST turned 1 year old, and I've noticed some things he does that Are red flags in my book..I'm so hoping these are also normal baby things..but I just don't know..so, he WILL not clap his hands or give kisses - just seems sometimes he refuses to do things..but he does wave bye bye SOMETMIES and give high fives. he knows his belly button too, and where his drawere is etc..he's smart - BUT ... he has started this hand flapping thing for no good reason, also he does this awful sound A LOT, sounds like forest gump in that one part where he's grunting like the principal, u know.... and he just the other day put his hands over his ears !?!? he did it several times but i've never seem him do it before or since. the other thing is, he plays good w/ toys but sometimes its hard to get his attention -athough often he will sit and look at you and laugh and play etc...what do you think, r these signs of autism, is it too early, do other kids do this stuff? o please help, i'm getting very nervous.

Im not sure if you will be able to help me or not. I don't know any other people with children that have autism or PDD. I guess I can start with my first concerns with my son.(who is turning 8 soon)When he was about 11 months old I asked his Dr. if him not talking and having odd behaviors was normal,(playing in the corner with strings on the carpet, and rocks etc..) he told me that he may need speech and sent me to a neurologist for speech. They told me he needed speech therapy and said he was delayed only in speech. He was at a 6 month delay. I still felt like something was being missed so I told the Dr. every time i went in that i felt like something was wrong and i kept being told that because he was a preemie it was ok.And not to mention that he was sick all the time with something!! He did speech until he was 3 and now talks better then me sometimes. He was still having the odd behaviors and was not potty trained at 4 years old. Still being told this was "normal" and kids are all different and he will go when he fells the need, don't push it. When he was in 1st grade the teacher was concerned about him paying attention so i took him back to the Dr. and they put him on focalin this cause ticks and i took him off and they put him on the daytrana patch..it was like a drug overdose..he was a zombie but the teacher was so happy that she didn't have to deal with my son acting up in class..i took him off this and he is now on adarol witch only seems to calm him for the first hour...I told his Dr. he was still having some "weirdness" in his behaviors and acted like he had no since of time or common sense. I guess he was tired of hearing me so he sent us back to the same neurologist he had seen when he was a year old. As soon as they seen it in his chart he was diagnosed as ADHD they stop at that and said that was the problem and said to keep him on meds. Well he has ben on meds and they don't seem to be working..My point to them is if a child has a problem and you are only looking at one thing and not the others how is that going to help? I called and demanded a full psychological evaluation and when I arrived I was told they were doing an IQ test..I was blown away. So his IQ was 115 and Im glad to know that but I still don't know why they didn't do the psychological evaluation. Every time I say something to them they tell me he does not show any signs of autism because he can follow direction and make eye contact and stay in his seat with out the flapping and noise making. I know in my gut that something is and has been going on with my son..And please know that it was noted in his medical chart 3 times that there was the possibility of autism or PDD, that I had no idea about until a few months ago..why would the Dr. not tell me this but have it noted in his chart? Needless to say I am taking him back to the neurologist next week and if they don't listen to me and do a full test on him for any kind of delays or disability i will be going somewhere else. I know this is as long as a book and i hope you can kinda give me your opinion and some guidance with this.

Okay, I've been with my boyfriend for almost a year and a half. He has a little brother that's almost 2 in August. I've been noticing some things that seem out of the ordinary and I did my research and he is showing some signs of autism. His dad owns a barn with horses and rarely shows affection to little Sabian <-- The little brother. He has neglected to take him to the doctor since before he turned 1. Me and Brandon (my boyfriend) watch him and notice these signs more than his parents do. Here is a list of things he does,
- He flocks his arms up and down when he is excited.
- He always walks on his tiptoes.
- He is 2, Hasn't said one word.
- Uses abnormal fingers to point
- Puts objects in lap and just makes them move and hit eachother.
- Prefers to play byself.
There are also some things he does that makes me think he isn't.
When you give him a cd case the wrong way, he turns it the right way. He grabs your hand and takes you where he wants you to go. He runs and sings in a high pitch baby voice
please help?

My sister and law recently told my wife that she was concerned about our son being autistic. I don't know if that's the case. He does show signs of autism but also shows signs of not being autistic.
He does like fans quite a bit and wheels but does not spending hours look at them. But if you turn the fan on he'll watch it although not exclusively. Same with wheels but he'll also play with the car normally too.
The biggest issue is his speech. Other then Dada and Uh Oh he doesn't use any words on his own. In fact he use to say words like Eye, Hot, and a few others but no longer does. It took about 45 minutes for us to get the word Eye out of him and he says Uh more than Eye now whereas he was able too say Eye before. The truth is though other then Hot, and Uh Oh and maybe Dada he's never used the words on his own, only when he had him repeat it to us after we said it. I'm wondering if he's not regressing just deciding he doesn't want to repeat what we say instead(a phase so to speak) and maybe he just is very slow at picking up speech.
I know he had wax in his one ear everytime he had an ear ache and the doctor didn't want to do anything about it at his age. Maybe he's not hearing well? He plays with his ears a lot but he must understand because I've turned my head and just about whispered Dada and he'll repeat that no problem.
On the other hand, he's very good for eye contact when he feels like it. He won't respond to his name all the time though. If he's busy forget it but sometimes he will respond to his name so it's tuff to figure him out. It's just about like he's too busy to pay attention at times.
But he will look at me no problem and make eye contact no problem. he also just about always acknowledges when I get home from work and yesterday came right over to give me a hug.
loves to give hugs and kisses but doesn't like being held too much although he loves being bounced on my knee. Sometimes he'll just come over and cuddle for a few seconds but not for any lengthy period of time. If he falls over or falls off something he'll come running to one of us for comfort.
I'm wondering if it's not Autism but something with his ears because although there are some signs of Autism there are also signs pointing the opposite.
I know you can't diagnose him over the net but do you have any thoughts?
What do you think?

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