What is your Child Afraid of?

My three and a half year old son, Matthew, is afraid of so many things. This is one of the few reasons why we are having him evaluated in a few weeks for autism. He is afraid of ceiling fans, hand blowers in bathrooms, the wind, some toilets that flush certain ways, toys that make noise, talking toys, snow globes, foam soap dispensers, and more. Around Christmas, we couldn't even walk past the automated animals and things in Target without him screaming so loudly you would think I was beating him.

This is driving me nuts, as it's too stuffy and warm outside right now to not have our ceiling fans on in our home. There are other rooms that he can spend his time in, but we mostly like to hang out in our living room in front of the television. No, we can't move the television, and it's a big flat screen.

What kinds of things is your child or children afraid of? Please make me feel as though this is a "normal" thing. :( He also bites and chews on his finger nails and chews on toys. This all just doesn't feel normal to me.