my son is 3 years old and is only interested in certain things, (i.e. airplanes, spiderman, elephants etc..). he only eats chicken nuggets, hot dogs, corn dogs, and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches; yet he drinks anything except milk. he says words, points to things that he wants, and if he doesnt get them, he will throw himself down, sometimes hurting himself, and start hitting anyone who tries to calm him down. my parents have 6 grandchildren and they came in twos.. two 4 year olds, two 3 year olds, and two 1 yr. olds. me and my sisters have always kept our children close, but none of the other kids want to play with alex, because he doesnt understand how to play their games. they always shoo him away and he doesnt show that it hurts his feelings, but he goes off quietly to his own corner of the yard, and fills puddles of water with dirt and rocks. and then when we come inside, he runs to catch up with them, as if nothing was wrong.
my son calls me "gramma". he calls my boyfriend of two years, my mom, my dad, and my sisters and brother-in-law "mom" or "dad", (it varies day to day which name he uses). i work mornings, and spend every evening with him, so theres no reason for him to prefer them. and ive corrected him, but he says no, and runs away like im being mean. everyone sees that something is definetly not right with him, but my doctor wont acknowledge it. he says its just normal things a toddler does.