Would this "scare" you? - Page 2

[EdnaMarie]

It is not the presence of certain behaviors that is concerning; it's the extent of those behaviors, whether or not they interfere with the child's ability to function, and the function that the behaviors serve.

Yay, yay, yay, yay!

.It's really cute when he's playing w/a friend and these are for a few minutes here and there BUT it's pretty concerning when he's been doing it at school on the playground and then in the classroom all morning long and the other kids have long since ignored his behavior and he's answering his teachers in squeaks and shrugs.

I think this is such a perfect description of what it means for a behavior to interfere with functioning.  A child that is sad about  not making friends, or unable to learn, is a child that needs help, that has a special need.  Not necessarily a child that loves pretending to be an animal.

[DBZ]

I had a friend with a very nuerotypical kid who can sound so much like a cat you'd be confused. She can do every emotion a car has too. And if it is "spectrumy" in your kids case, it might be one of the things that makes his life easier. At 2.5 I wouldn't worry about it too much.

[nigellas]

A PT has no more business diagnosing ASD symptoms than a dentist.