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[quote=Anonymous]We were concerned about a variety of things - we couldn't put our finger on what the issue was.  He seems to lack emotional reciprocity - his grandparents are wonderful, very affectionate, but DS was surprisingly distant with them while his sibs easily showed affection. He is also a little distant with DH, but DS has improved and has increasingly shown affection with hugs and things of that nature. He loves me and shows his affection readily with hugs and verbal affirmations.

He's very shy, but can handle himself in preschool and church Sunday school. He'll now greet others when I encourage him to do so, but he still can't seem to do it happily or easily. He plays with other kids, but sometimes slinks back and plays by himself. He lacks imaginative play and hardly ever engages in pretend play. When he does engage in pretend play by himself (i.e. with a lego car), he'll try to talk and use imagination, but it's not as coherent as his siblings ("Aaah!! Eeh Eeh Ehh! You're under arrest!" - so a mix of nonverbal sounds with words).

Kids like his siblings, and like him too, but I think kids find it harder to connect with him and play with him. For DH and I, we had a hard time distinguishing shyness from autism. [/quote]

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