3 year old with a overactive imagination or.....???

Question

this is a little hard to explain,but....ok,ive posted q's about my son before about possibly having autism.It has been brought to my attention by a couple of family members.ive aske dmy dr,and he said he never noticed anysuch signs,this was said by his daycare provider also(he only goes 1 a week).He just turned 3,but can not care a conversation,or talk well at all, he cant pronunciate words that well,he tries to talk alot,but most words come out just as jibberish,so needless to say he does have a speech delay.he is very good with interaction with kids,he LOVES playing w/kids,and isnt shy at all,he learned all his abc's very early,and numbers....to me the only sings that worry me also are,he always does this thing where he waves his finger in the air,on a daily,more so when hes bored,alsohe has this fascination (always has) with this corner in our back room,he looks as though he sees someone,and hes tries to mimick faces to me like hes showing me what he sees,he tries to tell me,but since he cant really talk,i cant understand.but for example right now,he pointed and turned toward me and put both hands on his cheeks and made big eyes,and pointed again at the spot.i picked him up and walked toward it and i can feel his little fingers gripping me really tight like he is scared,so i brushed my hand in air,where he pointed and he looked weirded out and want me to take him back to his room.So my question is,is it just a 3 yr olds strange ways,or can their be some underlying issue

?btw,he does hve an appt to a speech therapist.

Answer 1

Two issues that I see here.One is a speech delay which you can ask your doctor for a referral because you have concerns you'd like to have assessed by a specialist in that feild. They can help you out if needed with programs for your child.

The second one is totally unrelated. If your son is frightened of a certain area of your room and grips you tight when going near it as if he's scared to go there it could either be something he's seen or had happen in that area that scares him OR a mental issue, but at this age it's hard to tell.  He's 3 so could he possibly draw you a picture of what he sees there if he can't get the words out?  It may help you get insight into what he sees and by that you can determine what needs to be done.

Answer 2

If you don't feel comfortable with your doctor's evaluation, you could always get a second opinion. The earlier these things are detected, the better it is for all parties involved because you'll be able to get him the help he needs. If you don't know where to start, you should call your local DSS office. They may schedule an appt. for you with the mental health department. If not, they should be able to point you in the right direction. Best of luck to you and your little man!

Answer 3

Your child's development is dependant upon

1. genetically inherited intellegence.

2.  Learned behavior (and what your are not actively teaching him).

3.  Structured behavior (what you are trying to teach him).

4.  Nutrition.

5.  Disease, syndrome, afflictions, disorders.

Because kid have such varied exposure to 2,3 and 4, we start public school at the age of five, when if oral communication is less than normal, then you child can be diagnosed with special needs.  Kids learn at different rates.  My four kids are a perfect example.

My first girl spoke words at 10 months and made compete senctences at 14 months.  At 18 months her speach was rated for that of a normal 3 year old.

My second girl was speaking complete senctences at 24 months and at age 3 was rated for that of a 4 year old.

My third girl was two before she started make broken sentences.  At three, she not only speaks as a four year old but understands comedic inuendos.

My son, just turned two, can barely say anything. But last year he was able to dribble a soccor ball.  He started walking at 9 months and ran at 10 months.  He can climb anything and can also bat a tee ball. His geneus is kenestetic rather than academic.

Keep in mind that if your son is using some gesture or sound to indicate the same specific thing, then his is communicating, you just have to figure out what he wants.  When presenting what he wants, you have to say the correct word so that he associates the correct word with what he gets.

If he has very good "imagination", perhaps he is claravoyant. I was.