I am a 47 year old mother of 2. My youngest son,I  believe, has some degree of Autism. It has never been diaganosed, however. My boys' pediatrician has been assuring me my son is fine since he was two. I was even told my son had a behavior problem and needed to be shown who's boss! This was to be acheived by physically pinning him down(which I thought was excessive and only tried once.)

My son has never pointed at anything, doesn't communicate well, has a lack of sensory perception and displays anti-social behavior as the norm. Our older son, 9.5 yrs. old, is the total opposite. He communicates well, makes friends easily, and has been an athlete since age 4. In other words, totally different.

I was 33 with my first, 42(1 month short of 43) with youngest. We(Dad,Mom and Bubba) have tried to deal with the extreme behavior our 4 yr old can produce, but it is getting harder by the day. The Medicaid medical insurance my boys have hardly treats them when they are physically sick, forget about an illness that takes effort to diagnosis! My husband is completely disabled and has been for 4 yrs. With only Disability SSI for income,my son's problems have been totally neglected. I pray I will be able to get him help soon. I fear he may never feel like he belongs. Thank you for listening. Any advice or comment would be a God-send.