Sibling Dynamic
Hi everyone,
Wondering what everyone’s experience was with their autistic child in their younger years. My daughter is level 3 almost 3 years old and nonverbal. We have a son who’s almost a year old and like many other almost one-year old’s has started cruising around on furniture and trying to follow his sister wherever she goes. He think she is the sun, the moon and the stars and she wants NOTHING to do with him. My daughter will cry and freak out when he approaches. If he’s cruising furniture near her, she will pry his fingers off the edge to make him let go and fall down. She will push his head away, strong arm him, etc. Did anyone else have this experience? I wouldn’t describe her behaviour as aggressive but more indifferent and just a complete lack of interest with the need to maintain space. It’s interesting because she has taken a liking lately to other children but only older children, never her age or younger. I feel horribly for my son who just wants to be seen by her and play with her he adores her so much and I’m afraid she’ll never return the sentiment. He is currently presenting NT traits and very different from how my daughter was at this age. I’m also concerned about her pushing him away/shoving him away from her toys etc. We do try and maintain her boundaries to keep her comfortable ie not letting him grab her or intrude her space within reason, but she doesn’t want him to play with any of her toys and won’t let him sit with us all together on the couch. Advice welcomed and appreciated!