ASD child getting a new sibling?

[clicksab]

I'm wondering how other ASD toddlers have handled getting a baby brother or sister. My DD will be three this month but she has pretty much no understanding of the fact that she is getting a brother in February. I tell her about him all the time, in the hopes that maybe she understands more than we can tell. Needless to say, I'm VERY nervous about what will happen when he gets here! DD is very affectionate, and extremely attached to me. She wants to be in my lap or on me for hours a day, she uses my body to stim, she cries when I close the door to use the bathroom! So I just don't see this going well and I have no idea how I'm supposed to prepare her for this.

Share some stories...good, bad, or in between. I'm open to recommendations of how to help her adjust!

[clicksab]

Nothing? I know some of you have more than one kid!!

[Goldiemom]

Hi! Congrats on your new little one that is coming! My oldest child has classic autism and when he was 3 I gave birth to my oldest dd. Honestly, he didn't take notice of her until she started to become mobile and started to want the same things he did. I am talking about toys and Mommy attention and the like. He became a big brother for the 4th and last time in March and he reacted the same way to ds2 as he did to dd1. I will say this though, he was completely fascinated by baby heads when he was small like that, so I would highly suggest some role playing with a doll baby how to be gentle with baby heads. If you have any other questions I would be happy to answer them.