Sometimes first born kids are slower to reach milestones because they don’t have siblings to model behaviour from and they have a parent attending to all their needs. I didn’t learn to crawl for ages cos mum had me on a nice blanket with all my toys within reach
not sure about my speech but having a stay at home mum in the 1980s she was attuned to all my needs- once siblings arrived things changed of course!
Unfortunately for A he has an uneducated, borderline illiterate mother and a stupid father. He has learnt not to cry at night and knows not to disobey or try and deviate from the schedule. He’s probably very docile at daycare, and it’s clear he has very little language. If he is in a daycare with qualified teachers he might pick up words but what is the point in using them at home?
it’s clear no one is interested in his thoughts or feelings. He is an accessory and a tableau for Simone to paint her idea of a perfect child on.
would Simone ever take him to Kmart and let him choose a tshirt of his own? I doubt it. Will he ever get to watch Peppa pig? It’s an educational show and very easy for children his age to understand.
A gets ‘talked at’ by his parents, or given instructions.
Hopefully his teachers and peers will be able to help him reach his milestones, his parents won’t but will take credit. He will need therapy to deal with having her as his mother.
so I don’t think he is on the spectrum, or at least it’s impossible to tell when his home environment is not conducive to learning