Constant K OS
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Last post: 06/06/2022 at 6:04 pm
So I am a mum two
Two little boys both toddlers basically I want to ask if this is normal behaviour everyday my oldest child who is 3 anytime I leave the room to go to the toilet or to do anything he will take milk out the fridge and pour it all over the carpet and if I hide the milk he will do it with juice or anything he can find he also has gotten butter out of the fridge and smared it all over the walls he will do this with anything he can get he's hands on :( he's speech is not were it should be and he has been referred to speech and language he can say a lot of words and can say some sentences like I love you and mama more juice or its there Moma but can not have a full convo and will sometimes not use words and will just use hand jestures instead even tho he can say lots of words he likes playing with over children and makes great eye contact but I am starting to wonder if he could be autistic does anyone elses kids behave this way? He also hits but is also a sweet heart likes cuddles and kisses he does hand flap when excited I have spoke to my heath visitor about my concerns and she just says we will keep a eye on it
Hello Susie,
We've moved your thread into our drop-in clinic - Baby and child health board, so you can get the advice and support you need.
Hi Susie
Thank you for posting.
I can see you have already spoken to your health visitor about your LOs behaviour and they will monitor at the moment.
Do you find this behaviour only happens with yourself? Is there any other behaviours that you are concerned about? Does your LO attend nursery/childcare and if so have they picked up on any behaviours that are worrying?
I do wonder if this is a behaviour and only appears to happen when you leave the room whether this is a more behavioural rather than anything underlying. When this happens what can happen just before and after the behaviours - how do you react and how does your son react?
I wonder if you have a local children centre to you - they are lots of family practitioners that offer sessions on a wide range of needs for families which may be helpful to you and your LO in this case. Some sessions may be able to explore behaviours that LOs show and ways we can try to unpick this further and support them to stop or redirect their behaviour. Sometimes LOs will carry out tasks/actions which do not always make sense to us but usually their is a underlying reason which they can help us to work out what may be going on.
I wonder if any other parents/carer will come and share their stories/experiences which may be similar to offer some reassurance
All the best
Emma