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Originally Posted by katie_25
Wow, that had to have been hard knowing something was going on but not knowing what. My son's pediatrician seemed to blow off my concerns because he doesn't have the classic signs of autism and even though he had a speech delay when he was younger, it was just a slight one and he caught up by the time he was 2 1/2.
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Yeah it wasn't easy, but at least now I know so hopefully my new PDoc can help me get some sense of self and help me deal with things better.
That sounds very similar to what happened with me, I had brought up the thought of DID to one of my old PDocs and he actually laughed at me and said "No no no, not DID, you just have a very active imagination which is nothing to worry about"... That was the last time I bothered to go see him. The new PDoc saw me for an hour and had already decided without me saying anything that I had AS, DID and OCD. It's slightly disconcerting that two different Docs can have such varying abilities to diagnose.
I had a very short period of speech therapy around the same age as your son, I had problems with some words and sounds, most notably was 'f' sounds I always pronounced like 'th', and I had problems rolling my 'r's, which with being Scottish was fairly noticeable. But it wasn't enough to set off any warnings as a kid.
Your son is lucky to have a parent who cares so much about him. I can never repay my mum for all she's done for me, but it doesn't make me any less grateful.