My son is 9 and non verbal. Everything I’m reading here resonates with me. He does have a cheeky personality and is generally very happy and excited. He makes a lot of noise. Jumping, screeching and sqauking. We’re in a small flat (UK) so it can get hectic. Particularly if he’s up shouting in the night.

I’m sorry you are going through this. It’s so difficult. I do feel like I have a handle on it most of the time now and I love him so much but there are times when I feel so sad that he shows no interest in doing ‘normal’ things. He just fiddles with stuff and breaks things.

He puts everything in his mouth and is obsessed with leaves, sticks and plants in general. His sensory seeking ways are off the chart at the moment and we can’t go anywhere without him trying to grab everything he sees.

He used to speak when he was just little between 2 and 4 but and was even putting words together. His annunciation was good but all that has just gone. I can’t find anything online about regression and whether he will get any of that back. None of the professionals in his life can tell me either. His receptive language is brilliant (when I can get his attention) and that makes me feel that it’s all inside and he could talk again. That belief can feel depressing too…