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how developmentally appropriate is this?
My 13 year old is on the autism spectrum...I know that obsessions are "normal" for him. My question is, are they also normal for my almost 4 year old son? Lately he wants to play with Lego blocks most of the time ( like his big brother), and has this odd habit of pointing out every trailer hitch he sees as we are driving around...and pointing out 2 models of car: a mustang and an HHR. I think it is just normal preschooler stuff and he will grow out of it, hubby thinks it is developmentally significant. He thinks that our 4 year old is destined to be diagnosed on the spectrum in the next few years. The 4 year old has been in speech for almost 2 years now, and just started his second year of special needs preschool. To me, if he was going to be on the autism spectrum, would someone (other than hubby) not have noticed some flags by now? His speech therapist has a 15 year old with autism also...
I would love to have Thomas's mom and Beetlemilk weigh in on this one :)
3 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
I have a 4 year old and a 3 year old and they both point out the makes of cars obsessively when we are in the car or walking through a parking lot. "Honda H Car", Chevy, GMC, They know them by their symbols. I think it's an age thing. My kids have no special needs and are in regular preschool.
- babybugs1980Lv 61 decade ago
partly age and partly imitating his big brother. My nephew who is 8 now is autistic and his 5 year old brother was diagnosed as autistic as well. However now that they spend more time apart with school, they are revisiting the younger ones diagnosis because in school he does not exhibit the same behaviours anymore.
- AundreaLv 51 decade ago
My Autistic son started his obsessions around 2 years old, it was all about cars. He loves Hot Wheels cars and will collect them, sort them and organize them. He also has a fetish for marble and beads and will collect them and pick them up where ever we are.
Just watch your child, you know them better then anyone else. If your concerned talk with his pediatrician or a specialist.
Best wishes.
Source(s): Mom of 2.
