do you think my child as aspergers as a few people have said he may ave it

hi there my 3 year old as got bad bahavioral preblems and started nursary this month and his teacher that he as special ways of doing things every things ave got to be in lines n i said yes he as always do this he can only play with one child at a times as it all gets way to much for im n he starts to get aggressive and hurt the other child he as got very bad bahavour n as being under bahaviour therpaists but the they think it could be sumthing else so gona investiagte it a lot he also has very random outbreak of screaming n making loud noisies n running round the house  n his speak is not as got as my 2 years old son thanks please help

[William L. Holcomb, Ph.D., BCBA-D]

The only way to determine if your son has any diagnosis is to take him to the properly qualified personnel.  Given the behaviors you describe and the fact that the nursery school teacher has raised some concerns, I believe you should definitely see your son’s pediatrician as soon as possible.  Explain your concerns to him or her and ask for a referral for a developmental assessment.  Hopefully, your son’s doctor will agree that further assessment is necessary.  I recommend that you ask the pediatrician for help in finding an assessment team familiar with young children and autism spectrum disorders (ASD).  In the meantime, below are several websites with information about autism spectrum disorders (some specific to early identification).  You may find it helpful to review these sites and see if the information seems to “fit” your son’s behavior.  

About.com Pediatrics
http://pediatrics.about.com/od/weeklyquestion/a/04_signs_autism.htm
American Academy of Pediatrics
http://www.aap.org/healthtopics/Autism.cfm
First Signs
http://www.firstsigns.org/