I have a DCB who turned 2 in July. He started talking in July as well. Before he would just point and say "whats that" over and over and over. Now he brings me objects over and over and over and tells me what they are. Red car, blue car, yellow bus, elephant etc. It is a bit annoying but he is a cute little kid and I think he may be on the spectrum for autism. He plays but with the same objects over and over. So for example he will pick up a car and then just push it while looking at the wheels. He babbles when he plays and it sounds like imaginative play but it's really not. He will just be saying things like "blue car, baby car" things like that. He will suddenly start laughing at nothing and say things like "an airplane" just because we are outside. There is very little context to things he says. He never wants to tell me anything, like a typical child would. He would never say "come look at this" type of thing. I had my neighbor over this weekend and she has a boy the same age as him and although I cannot understand a word he says he is communicating with me and pulling me here and there to see stuff. I am sure you know what I mean.

He makes great eye contact but cannot ask for help, has issues following direction and seems scared of other kids. He is definitely in his own little world all the time. Today while we were walking my daughter fell down and started bawling and he just said "ooops" over and over and then just kept on walking. The best way to describe him is like Dustin Hoffmans character in Rain Man. He knows all of his numbers and letters and colors and is very advanced in this area. He is just a very "strange" little boy. I have worked with children with ASD and have worked with tons of kids his age so I think I know the signs but it's one of those things where I am second guessing myself. His mom is an ECE and she is majorly in denial that there is anything different about him. He barely talks to me when he is here yet the mom tells me he is always talking about me at home and how much he loves me and my daughter. It's just so different from how he is here. He has never ever given me a hug.

Any thoughts? I don't think it's something I would bring up with mom but at the same time I hate wondering if this is what is going on. Since I don't have colleagues to discuss it with I am turning to you guys and gals!

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