Peadtrian assessment in the morning and the biggest headache :-(
I first noticed that something was,nt right with Brody as a baby when he would pull strange faces, and look agitated and me and my husband just thought it was normal development,
Brody would strain his entire body so the blood vessels would appear in his face,
As first time parents we thought he was being silly n funny and making us laugh. We even recorded it,
Brody never made any attempt to be independent, and would never protest or try and do things himself and as he got older he did,nt know how to tell us that he had enough so would scream or cry for example, he was very late at feeding him self.
Brody was breast Fed for 6 months and then ate a normal diet, something's he was abit funny about like things with strong taste or new things and then he got to around 15 months had a nasty stomach bug and was taking into hospital to be checked over and overnight he refused most foods and would be sick if u made him eat something or get him to try something,
Alot of things upset him, from an early age he hated being laid down on his back to change his nappie, hated change, people talking to him or coming into the house, and would get upset over little things and be sick on a number of occations and still does.
Time went on he still didn't talk very much and hated new places, he would scream taking him to sotplay, or to
new environments, being weighed at health center, doctors, swimming ect
Brody would often get upset scream hysterically, run away and be sick violently,
my niece who was 6 at the time instilled the fear of ballons into Brody by popping a balloon in Brodys face at 18 month's old and the fear he has never forgot, obviously my niece was Just little and had no idea that this would instil in his memory
It's got to the point that if he spots one he,ll walk the opposit directions or stop in his tracks, he,ll cry and hide, or want picked up.
Bi rthday parties with friends have stoped, he don't eat the food, terrified of the ballons or the people who dress up or have a conversation.
His love of gates began and so did his obsessions with wheels. now it's
;water, ladders, fire engines, trucks,fences of a certain kind and, he has to touch these gates n things, he knows he should,nt but it's like he has no control and has to go and do it, he will repeatedly talk like a parrot all day the same sentences "don't go in the gardens" which is what I say, not that's it's wrong but incase someone gets angry or he,s attacked by a dog.
His fears now are
;bee,s dogs,food
new places, deep voices ,ballons, most tv channels, taste, textures, hot things
Brody still didn't talk Much but I was,nt worried and suppose nieve when the school asked me if they could refer him to a speech therapist . I said "yes" straight away but was taken back,
I and my husband were so used to reading Brodys body language, we know what he thinks and feels by his actions, without having to ask him out right at the back of my head I knew this was,nt right from the start I knew Brody was,nt right, but we went with what he wanted and the doctors and health visitors assured me it was normal for his behaviour and or was fine. Or to wait for school,
I stoped taking Brody to be weighed, or any social gathering as he was distressed, so was I and people were looking and judging and so I avoided public areas.
I did take Brody to surestart and he loved and it was just a small group, but being down a hill and on my own it, I was also pregnant and so stopedas u got bigger,
Brodys little brother came along and he is a different child ' nornal' he copies Brody and Brody will watch Brannon and sometimes copy, he interacts with Brannon and they play totogether which melts my heart.
Brodys got worse along with his anxiety
His lack of dangers around him is worrying as if he see something he fears he will run across a road to get away from it.
Going to nursery he is making slow progess but them small changes are amazing, he said I lobe you the other night and I cried.
Brody is trying to communicate more, alot more social and speaking better since he started pre -nursery learning about facial expressions and his speech has Defaintly helped, singing nursery rhymes has Def helped too.
Obsession, s have got worse and he seems to invent new ones all the time.
my only support is the school teachers who are my rock, I,ve failed to find any support groups and Iam stressed and worried about my son on a daily basis,
Brody is so sweet and sensitive and you can see he is nervous and on edge, he does not understand something's and so cries and sobs which breaks my heart, he needs help and so do I :-( xxx</p>
