3 year old son delayed speech development possibly autism?

[mom123175]

My son just turned 3 in August and he is very smart, he know shapes, colors, alphabet, he can draw faces and enjoys doing so , His speech is okay he is a little behind and always has been since 18 months. If I ask him to say something he will
repeat after I say it but a lot of the time he as problems trying to get his words out like for instance I will ask him about the book we just read and he either forgets completely or will think and say  "wee awah skating in book " a lot of the times he talks he has a gibberish word/words in front of something he says most of the time it starts with W. To get to the point, he also shakes when excited, can't sit still, plays with his food,  lines up cars once in awhile, acts pretty hyper at times, doesn't listen or ignores me, sometimes put hands on ears, covers his eyes when he doesn't want to do something, he barely looks me in the eyes when I try to teach him stuff, shouts alot and will repeat something to me until I say something back. I am taking him to get checked out at the end of this month but I really want to know if this behavior is normal for a 3 year old and what I can do to help him. Do you think this is Autism??

[jna30]

I'm curious if you took your son in for an evaluation and what was said.  I find myself in the exact situation with my 3 year old boy.  

[KarenDiane]

I think that taking him for an evaluation is the best thing you can do for him. If nothing else, it sounds like he would benefit from speech therapy.