If you think your son may have any kind of developmental delay, whether it is autism or anything else, there are lots of resources that can help. Pediatricians, while improving in this area, are not always the easiest to talk to about this subject. You might want to check out the “Early Intervention” program in your area. I am not sure how old your son is but I can think of a couple of resources that might be able to give you some support and information in your area:

If your son is under 3 years old )or even if he is older, as they can probably give you some good leads), try this (don’t be put off by some of the words no the top of the linked page, keep reading…)

If older, you might want to contact this one for some possible local resources.

As always, I hope this helps. Hang in there.

It took the Mister and I seven years to get someone to take a look at our spawnling and test him. We were told everything from “He’s just being stubborn” to “Kids get that way” to “He’s a bad influence and I want him out of my class!”

Turns out he’s got Aspberger’s…a high functioning level of autism that leaves him just able enough not to need special ed courses, but not enough to act “age-appropriate.”

If you’ve already getting your boy into early intervention, IMHO you’re doing all that you can do at his age without drugging him.

Good luck, hon.