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I have 3 lovely kids, Kira 5, Dominic 3 and Codey 8 months. My son is moderately autistic and recently we have seen similar signs in our baby girl. Seeing signs of autism in such a young child is something very new to me, not to mention worrying. Dominic developed wonderfully up until the age of 2 before his developement levelled off then regressed to the age of around 18 months to 2 years where it currently remains; this was also when he began to show his autistic behaviours. I find myself wondering if Codey showing similar signs so early, will have an impact on her developement too - she has recently lost the ability to sit up and instead rocks, throwing herself back and forth when we hold her up. She has also become much less responsive to her name, has stopped babbling and is markedly harder to amuse. I'd also like to take the opportunity to apologise to PhilCommander2, I should have given more thought to this matter before trying to explain your accounts of seeing signs of autism in your son when he was a baby. It was foolish of me and I truly am sorry. Now that I see the signs in my own baby, I can clearly see that showing signs of autism at such a young age is completely plausible. (Please note that I have my arm around Codey with my hand on her tummy which I am providing a good amount of resistance with. Also, she looks at me just once or twice, most of the video she is looking at the camera which is at least a foot away from my face)

I noticed that my boyfriend's cousin's son who is approximately 8 months old, bobs his head from right to left a lot and his eyes also cross frequently. The mother said it was 'normal' for an infant's eyes to cross a lot, however I have never seen an infant do it so much at this age. I suspect these could just be phases, however I am concerned about autism and this being the common sign of 'rocking.' Is this normal? I do not want to say anything to the mother and father without being sure.. Help!

I have a 15 month old son who has been developmentally advanced unless it comes to talking. He babbles a lot and knows what a ball is and can almost say bubbles. He says Mama and Dada too. Im really worried that he may have Aspergers or a form of Autism. I dont expect him to be perfect, but even his daycare has concerns because he doesnt talk or babble as much as the other kids and seems to be "in his own little world." Mason has always been an observer and loves to watch people and things and he doesnt show any other signs except for the lack of talking. Any ideas? I read to him daily and he goes to a state or the art daycare where everyone has a degree in child dev. so I know his needs are being met there. Im really worried.

I have been patiently waiting for my son to start talking. He can say around 13 words. He uses all of them correctly, but most of them are not real clear. I know that he supposed to be using around 50 words and since he isin't I am worried. He knows what everything is, if I ask him where is this or where is that, he will point right to it or even take me to it if it is in the other room. I am not all that concerned with autism because he has no other signs or symptoms. He is ahead in him motor skills and has always been. Could this be why he is late talking. I have heard that sometime babies deveop one thing before moving on to something else. He is going to the pedictrician next month and if she suggests speech therapy, I will certainly do that. I was wondering if any other moms out there had this problem with their son and if I should be more worried or just go with the flow?

Hi, my 21month old nephew isn't saying any words..at all. He used to say Dada, but now he may say it once in awhile. He points to things that he wants, and kind of grunts at it. I had a play date with him last week, I brought my 18 month old daughter over (who is extremely vocal, says lots of words and is extremely social with everyone) to play with him, but he didn't really want anything to do with her. She kept trying to kiss him, and bring him toys, but all he did was basically ignore her. I'm worried, and I know his mother is too, her doctor has already told her to have him evaluated.
My question is, are there any moms or dads out there who have children with Autism? And if so, what were the signs and at what age did you notice these signs. Thanks everyone.

I set up an appointment for the pediatrician for my 19 month old son. I have felt for along time now that something just isn't right. I really feel as a Mother he has autism. He shows all signs. Not responding to his name, not responding to anyone around, is in his own world all day, had a vocabulary of 40 words, and about a month ago completely stopped talking, refuses to be touched or held, tantrums, doesn't interact with anyone, is obsessed with spinning wheels, doesn't know how to play with toys, very minimal eye contact, spinning in circles, doesn't point at things or show any interest, stopped playing games (like peekaboo,etc), acts as if he's deaf, extremely hyper, very distant, recently started toe walking, will only play by himself, wont play with other kids, acts as if nobody is there all day, shows absolutely no response to anything. I know that's what it is, as his mother, I know in my gut.
Can you please give me some advice. Please guide me on what to expect at his appointment. Its with his regular pediatrician, and has never been discussed before. What do I need to know before I get there, what should I expect to happen??
Im really scared about all of this and just know know what to expect of anything. Please share your thoughts, opinions, advice or guidance. I really need it right now. Please.
Thank you

i looked on the autism sites and he dosnt show ANY of those signs whatsoever. but he'll be sitting against the wall and start hitting the back of his head against the wall over and over. what is going on with him? like is it normal? he dosnt hit it hard and he dosnt cry or anything. just its kinda weird to me.

She goes to daycare for 4 hours a day and when we go to pick her up, she does not look excited to see us. We have seen other babies in the room who are a little older get excited at the sight of their parents though. She likes to play with us, she gives us really cute smiles especially when we smile at her, she giggles when we tickle her or make funny faces. So I am wondering if maybe she forgets us in 4 hours or something?
Also she does not babble a lot even though I constantly talk to her, both baby talk and proper talk. I mean she will babble and coo etc. especially when left to play on her own, but is not very babbly.
Also, she likes to be held a lot on some days like today. The second you put her down, she will start crying. Yesterday however she was all fine and played by herself. Are these day-to-day fluctuations normal?
I am probably over-reacting but are these early signs of (god-forbid) autism?

My son just turned 13 months a few days ago. He doesn't say any words except his sister's name. He can only stand if holding onto something. But doesn't walk. The doctor said she thinks he may be delayed and referred us to an "Institute for Neurological Disorders". Needless to say, I am sick about this.
I didn't think there was any problem at all - although I know he could be doing more things. But he's also got a really laid back, happy personality.
I've been doing research today, and he does have some "hallmark" signs of early autism. He doesn't have any words and he has never pointed to anything. He'll see something and make noises or try to move toward it, but never points.
He does make eye contact, laughs, babbles etc. I NEVER considered autism until this doc appt and my research today. But is it a possibility????
Has anyone else had a toddler similar to this and what was the outcome? Should I be as worried as I am? I actually am feeling sick over this.
Thank you for your help!

to me she seems on point if not advanced in things.. she is yelling like eveyr 5 month old trying to talk.. giggles plays grabs for toys, she has even started to crawl....
but the thing is... she just bout always has the tongue out..could this be a sign of somthing like autism or somthing... i dont know what to think... Why would a baby have there tongue out this much...
ALso she is teething now too.. almost has 1 tooth fullly threw

She is now 10 weeks old and we are concerned about her constant movement. When she is awake, she is always kicking her legs and moving her arms. She sleeps perfectly still.
This is my first child and the first baby I have every been around. Is this normal for a child to do? Is it a sign of reflux or GERD? Could it be the early signs of something worse, like Autism or Retardation?

I am a student in college and I live with my aunt and uncle and they just had a baby. His first and second week home, he was great. Really quiet, really alert, and slept like a rock. On the third week, he had a urinary tract infection and he was in the hospital for a week getting poked and tested over and over. After that, he was a changed baby. Now, he has trouble sleeping, and naps about one hour and then wakes up really really cranky and always looks angsty. It's really frustrating sometimes because my aunt becomes overwhelmed and cries because she doesn't know what to do; and often is just restless. The baby is also restless and cries for about an hour every night; red in the face, tears all over, and his voice gets hoarse; before he goes to sleep. He sleeps pretty well throughout the night and does well in the day, with an ocassional fussiness episode between the hours of 12pm-2pm. Lately we notice that he looks at the ceiling a lot. He laughs all the time, and coos with us and at us. He was a full term baby and is extremely alert for his age. He likes to watch tv and cartoons, and we think its because the colors catch his attention. Last night he was up for about 2 hours crying and crying and finally caught his sleep but woke up about 10 minutes later and cried some more and then slept about 3 hours straight. His nightly sleep pattern is strange and worries us. Today we were at my grandmas and he was staring at the ceiling fan, and my mom said "Don't let him stare at it!" and I asked her why and she said that fixation on ceiling fans are often a sign of autism. It really worried me. I didn't tell me aunt but it's had me thinking a lot. My mom is a physical therapist so I trust her judgement, but she said all in all we have nothing to worry about because he's too young and interacts with us. Today he was also looking at the ceiling again and bursted out in laughter and cooed a few times. At our house, he lays down for a bit, but then gets frustrated and starts moving around a lot and whining. Today at my grandma's we layed him down and he was fine; smiling, cooing, and staring at everyone. Can anyone tell me what they think it is. He has a very very hard time going to sleep? Anyone with experience about this.

My son, 11 months old, loves to crawl around and play with his toys, quite like any other child of this age.
But, when all his toys have been put away by his father or I, he likes to take them all out again, unless there is a washing basket in the room. If there is a washing basket, he will empty his toybox into it.
Or, if there are toys on the floor, he puts them all in the washing basket. He will fill it. He doesn't do it to any other boxes.
Is this normal? My partner is worried that it is a sign of autism ( it runs strongly within our family ) but I am not too sure. I think it is just him being neat.. Not that I have met many babies quite like him in this way. His godson doesn't do it, nor does a 1 year old close to the family..
Can you please help? Should we be worried? Or just be glad he cleans up. =]

I am a student in college and I live with my aunt and uncle and they just had a baby. His first and second week home, he was great. Really quiet, really alert, and slept like a rock. On the third week, he had a urinary tract infection and he was in the hospital for a week getting poked and tested over and over. After that, he was a changed baby. Now, he has trouble sleeping, and naps about one hour and then wakes up really really cranky and always looks angsty. It's really frustrating sometimes because my aunt becomes overwhelmed and cries because she doesn't know what to do; and often is just restless. The baby is also restless and cries for about an hour every night; red in the face, tears all over, and his voice gets hoarse; before he goes to sleep. He sleeps pretty well throughout the night and does well in the day, with an ocassional fussiness episode between the hours of 12pm-2pm. Lately we notice that he looks at the ceiling a lot. He laughs all the time, and coos with us and at us. He was a full term baby and is extremely alert for his age. He likes to watch tv and cartoons, and we think its because the colors catch his attention. Last night he was up for about 2 hours crying and crying and finally caught his sleep but woke up about 10 minutes later and cried some more and then slept about 3 hours straight. His nightly sleep pattern is strange and worries us. Today we were at my grandmas and he was staring at the ceiling fan. I've heard It really worried me. I didn't tell me aunt but it's had me thinking a lot . I know staring at ceiling fans is a sign of autism but should we be worried. My mom does physical and occupational therapy and said sometimes they recommend buying babys caps to keep them from staring up too much; and that exercises for the babys could include: laying them on their stomach and talking to them while playing with bright colored toys. Today he was also looking at the ceiling again and bursted out in laughter and cooed a few times. At our house, he lays down for a bit, but then gets frustrated and starts moving around a lot and whining. Today at my grandma's we layed him down and he was fine; smiling, cooing, and staring at everyone. Can anyone tell me what they think it is. He has a very very hard time going to sleep? Sometimes he cries for an hour straight, and all we do is rock him, try to change positions and nothing helps. We give him baths or wipe him down with wet clothes. The room is always cool for him. Lately he's also been throwing up a bit of milk and it looks clotted. What do we do?

We think, he has a very good understood vocab. we can say get the diaper and he'll go get it, or lets go downstairs and he immeadiately heads for the steps He points, and grunts, but no words. Whats really concerning is that he used to say dadada, although it was more just babbelling or repeating as opposed to really asking for his dad. He no longer says dada and really doesn't say any words at all. What can we do to help, and how concerned should we be? I've read up on autism, and none of the other warning signs are present. He's VERY affectionate, good with groups, good with other kids, generally very happy...we are really looking forward to your answers. Thanks. I don't know if we're being paranoid or in denial, its so hard to tell when its your kid!

I've heard a lot about arm flapping being a sign of autism and that it can show up in infancy. My daughter flaps/flails her arms and kicks her legs all the time. Anytime she is happy or upset she'll flap her harms around like younger infants do. I've not seen anyone elses baby doing this in our playgroups. Is it normal?
She's otherwise fine as far as I can tell. I've taken her to the dr. before because I was concerned she wasn't meeting milestones. She always meets them in time, just not as quickly as some of the other kids. She's a snugly delightful baby I just want to intervene if this isn't normal behavior and try to help her if she may have autism. I've heard the earlier you intervene the better the chances for your child. Any thoughts on what we've got going on here?

my sister has a baby girl that will be 3 months old in a few days, and most of the time she will not look at you when you talk to her..sometimes she will and she will just stare at you but she has had her hearing tested and that's fine and she will look at her mobile so we know its not her sight,she will smile sometime but she likes to watch t.v..im really worried these might be signs of autism but i have been doing some research and some say it could be completely normal she does babble but not a lot..should we be worried or is this normal??please anyone with similar experiences

My daughter just turned 24 months and people are asking why shes not talking enough. She says about 25 words. These are the words she says throughout the day
Mommy
Daddy
Baby
Apple
Banana
Mum-Mum
Shoe
No
No more
Hi, hello
Bye
Whats that?
Where
Pee-Pee, Poo-Poo
"Boppy" (meaning she wants to watch barney)
A B C
Two
She knows 4 of her cousins/aunts name
Doggy
Cheese
Cookie
Move
See
Some
Eat
Mine
Thank you
Ewww
Yucky
Nose
Feet
Teeth
Mmm.. Yummy
theres a few more.. but she doesnt say sentences yet. Only 1-2 words at a time.
She laughs and smiles a lot wen she plays with her cousin. She always wants to go outside. She likes to lay down n watch Barney. She likes to color with crayons & write with pens (supervised) She messes up the whole house. Looks through books. Ask me to read to her sometimes. tells me wen she poops.
The only thing is that shes scared of strangers & hardly ever lets anyone watch her.
Does she show any signs of autism?

She doesn't walk yet and I know she is probably just a late walker but it really concerns me anyway. She spent most of her life in a walker and I am worried that this has put a burden on her learning to walk. When you can finally get her to agree to try to walk with help she leans forward a little and walks on her tip toes. She has recently gotten better at it since we have been practicing with her a lot but she really has no interest at all with walking. Are there any suggestions on anything to do to help her get more enthused about this? Also, she can't talk at all yet. This really worries me. I feel like she is showing some signs of autism. I think I can get the mother to get her evaluated for it though.

My daughter is almost 5 months old and she dislikes eye contact. I mentioned it to the Dr. at 2 and 4 months and he didn't think it was a big deal. She has a blocked tear duct so we have been to the eye Dr. also. He checked her optic nerve and was pleased with the way it looked. No sign on eye problems. I'm concerned about autism. She watches people accross the room but does not like eye contact or anyone to be in her face. She smiles but rarley laughes. She makes sounds but not really cooing. This is my third child and the first two were doing these things by now and loved to laugh at and look at people. Are there other signs of autism to watch for at this age?

My daughter is 12.5 months old.
She can only say dada, mama, up, doll, bye bye, that, and boobie (she's still nursing).
She walks 8-12 steps at a time.
She would rather feed herself with a fork and stab the food, than to scoop the food up with a spoon. She will not touch her food without a utensil in her hand. On her 1st birthday 2 weeks ago, we put a big slice of cake in front of her, and she wouldn't "dive in" with her hands, she just sat there until we put a fork in front of her, then she started eating it. Is this a sign of OCD????
She takes her clothes off all the time, even the diaper.
I'm worried she may be showing signs of Autism. Our 7yo son has Aspergers, a high-functioning autism. He was talking lots by his first birthday, and walking months before he was 12 months old. So we are really concerned about this!!
She did not have her 12 month checkup because her doctor has been out of town, and I want her seen by our regular doctor, not just "whoever in the practice can see her"!

I am a mom of 4 month old baby boy who was born with a cleft lip and palate. His lip was repaired at 3 months of age.
He is doing ok otherwise but seems to avoid eye contact when held in arms or lap. He will make good eye contact when he is lying down or when he is on his bouncer. He tracks objects if he wants to. smiles if he wants to. If he is in a good mood, he responds to our talks by cooing and smiling. But, if i hold him in my arms at the same time , he will avoid eye contact and will look either to his left or right but not at me. I am very worried.
I expressed this concern to my pediatrician and he said , we will watch this sign but will not worry about it now.
Has anyone had similar experiences? If so, what came out of it? Was any diagnosis made? Where should I take him for evaluation?

Several people have noticed my 19 month old has many compulsive habits. He organizes his toys sometimes by color, but he doesn't like to really play with toys. He prefers anything else but them, also he has to always have the doors or cabinets shut. He notices if things are not how they are suppose to be. He throws a fit if he cannot organize things or if it doesn't work the way he wants it too. For example, if he is putting together legos and they are not going together or if they fall over, he yells, takes them apart, and throws them because he is so frustrated. Also he is a constant talker, but does not have many actually words. Is this a sign of any autism or anything to be concerned about?

My son is 16 months old. He just started walking at 14 months and now he seems like he wants something in his hands all the time. He picks up stuff from the floor or a sock from his foot and carries it around all day--shaking it.
He doesn't talk yet, but he grunts, makes noises and babbles to the dogs. He can say "Bye Bye" and "Hey" and "Uh Gee" (don't know what that means), but he says them maybe twice a day. He can whisper Bye Bye if you whisper it. But, mostly he just kinda makes noises and babbles on occasion. He follows me from room-to-room, but sometimes he just plays where he is. He is very affectionate and loves to play peek-a-boo and chase. If he wants something to eat, he will go to the counter and look over it--he doesn't point or talk, yet. He HAS pointed, but only a few times. He dances to music, turns to noises and sounds, but not to his name. He acts like he doesn't know his name. His name is Noah. He hears NO! a lot, so I am wondering if he thinks I"m saying "NO" instead of "Noah."
He doesn't fit the description for autism, except: He carries things around shaking them, he shakes his hands when excited or bored, and he doesn't turn to his name. Other than those things, he's typical. I'm worrying myself to death about his "autistic tendencies".
Anyone else in my shoes?

My son has been worrying us for a while. We called him a few pet names when he was young - but have been consistently using his given name for the last 2 weeks. His response is inconsistent. Sometimes he looks, at other times he does not. He has a fav toy - a seahorse that lights and plays music. He likes to hold it and walk around and gets upset if I take it away. If I hide it under a blanket or under a pile of clothes, he is able to look for it and grab it immediately. Though after a while of carrying it - he does throw it away and tries tofish something else out of his toy basket. He plays pee ka boo and gives a hi 5. He waves bye - inconsistently. He also holds his own bottle and is able to recognize when I am going out - if I have work clothes on and put on my shoes he runs to me and grabs me, pulls my pants, cries wanting to go out. He loves being cuddled and will cuddle back. He loves books and will sit and be read to for as long as 15 mins. Of late he has started reading them on his own - he opens the book and will flip the pages looking intently at the pics. Those are the positives. There are however a few things that worry me about him
1) His eye contact is inconsistent. He will look at me when I sing ring around the rosies or how big is the baby etc. He will chase me from room to room and find where I am hiding if I am calling his name. But if he is in the same room he will not look at you if your calling his name. Its like he is deaf some times. He can hear the doorbell and the phone and will run to them when it rings - but he mostly ignores us.
2) He started some worrying tics. He shakes his head like he is saying no and runs around. Its pronounced when I come back from work and he is very excited to see me. He will run into my arms , cuddle and when I set him on the floor he does this running thing for a bit before settling down. He also seems to use it to say no...when he is done eating or wont do something that we want him to
2) He does not show us anything. If he wants something he will make the utmost effort to get it himself and if he cant he cries. My iphone and b'berry are of great interest and he gets upset if we have it in our hands and dont give it to him
3) There are no words from him. The only consistent sound he makes is "ath" and its non specific. There is also very little babbling with no consonants
4) He is very affectionate and loves the rough and tumble games with his dad. He likes being bounced around on my knee and likes playing hide and seek under the quilt. But he is not able to vocalise any request
5) He loves going out and esp into the elevator. He knows directions and knows which way to turn to get to our apartment. He goes into the lobby and runs around. If the lobby TV is on we cannot peel him away from it and he will not look at you no matter how many times you call his name
6) He loves opening and shutting the cabinet doors and flapping the dresser handles. He however can be distracted from it.
7) He likes all the push button musical toys and knows how to press them to hear music.
We took him to a b'day party. There were alot of people - but he did not cry. He went in and initially wanted to run out...then he spotted a play table and ran towards it. He played on it alongside a little girl but did not play with her. He did reach out to her once though to touch her face - he did this with another kid at the mall. He played with balloons etc. but mostly played on his own. He did not make eye contact with many of the adults - most people said he is so self driven!
10) At the playground he was more interested in touching all the surfaces that observing anyone. He did not cry when we put him on the swing and did not mind climbing up and down the bridge. But other than that he was fully engrossed in exploring the floor, the bench with holes in it, the slide etc.
11) He is a calm little guy with no tantrums. I have never seen him react violently to anything. He does cry when hurt but we are able to calm him easily.
My parents watched him for a year and now my in laws watch him. He does not go on very many playdates and I dont think my inlaws engaged him as much between 12 -15months. I think they just allowed him to run around. He starts daycare next week and I am hoping that helps.
His dr thinks he is fine and that boys are slower than girls. He said my sons eyes are alert and that he does not think that he is autistic at all. What should I do...are these alarming signs?
Thanks

My 6 month has me very concerned. I already have a 9 yr. old son with Asperger's Syndrome and he displayed signs around a year old. My concerns with my 6 month old are as follows : He throws severe tantrums(throws himself back,holds his breath,screams uncontrollably & pulls his hair);He screams at the slights noises & it takes along time to console him. He also hates most baby foods,screaming &gagging when I try to feed him. His arms & feet go in a constant circular motion and when he gets excited he already flaps his hands/arms. I hope I am not reading too much into his behaviors because of my older son but I am extremely concerned. Can anyone help in this matter or give any suggestions? Thank You So Much!!! ....a VERY concerned Mommy

My son is 2 months old today. He seems to be very selective when he turns to voices. He seems to go into a trance once in a while and doesn't look at you when you talk to him. Other times (most of the time), he is laughing, watching you, smiling and cooing and talking like crazy! Should I be concerned about this as an early sign of autism?

I have 20 month old baby boy who as far back as October had a 12 word vocabulary. He does not say any more words, just babbling. He does not repeat anything. No mama or dada anymore. He always smiles, laughs, loves to play with other kids. I took him to our ped and she sent me for hearing test which he passed. The ped says he shows no signs of autism but could benefit with speech therapy. I called a program run through State of NJ called "Early Intervention" to see if I could arrange speech therapy. Now a team is coming here next week and another team the following day. I am being sent tons of paperwork and I have to give them all financial information as they do not take insurance and they will tell me what to pay. He will be evaluated by all differant therapists. I'm worried they will find things wrong that are not wrong. I just wanted to take him somewhere for speech therapy. Maybe I am being paranoid and should just give it a chance.

is it true that this is a sign of autism? I have seen and read so much on autism latlely and its scary and the only thing that she does that is a symptoms is not being effectionate.

He did it also when touching a new toy made out of metal. He gags and almost vomit. Is that an autism sign ? Is that normal? I have never seen that before.

speech therapist says go to early intervention for testing, I asked do you think my son has signs of autism and she said no, but why she insists for getting my son tested, is she hiding something, my son is 20 months

Is this autism behavior? She is loving, does make eye contact and can count to 20, recognizes all colors and shapes, letters of the alphabet and can recognize about 10-20 words in print. She does however have problems answering questions (yes or no) She seems really obsessed with lines from 2 particular videos. She is my first child so I don't know if this can be normal or sign of something else.

My son is 16 months old and only says Mama and Dada...when he wants to. He has absolutely no signs of autism. He makes wonderful and completely normal eye contact and gestures like a pro. He has no problem getting his point across without words; for example, today, I gave him a Gerber fruit strip and 5 minutes later, he had dug the wrapper out of the trash can and brought it to me and then gestured at the pantry for another one. Like I said, he gets his point across, but I am starting to worry a little. He brings me books and listens to the stories and I go over words with him all the time everyday. Is there anything else I could be doing? I would appreciate any advice. Thanks so much!

I have a 3 month old son born a month early. He makes lots of eye contact with his father, but barely any with me, his mother. Is this normal? I thought it may be a sign of Autism but since he looks for long periods at his Dad, I don't know what is going on. Should I just see if he comes around? I constantly sing to him and hold him and caress him. I was thinking maybe I am around him too much and he is tired of me. I go back to work full time on Monday and his Dad has been going to work since he was born. Any Ideas? Thanks!

My 16 month old son likes spinning around in circles. He's very normal, very social & friendly. He's always smiling and likes to be around people. He has no other weird behaviors but sometimes he likes spinning around in circles. He isn't talking but it seems he's really trying to say something, he babbles all the time. Should I be concerned that this is an early sign of Autism, his Dr don't seem too concerned.

She rocks very vigorously and we are afraid she might hurt herself. If we shook her like that it would fall under child abuse. We have 2 other children and they never did this, so I'm curious. Any ideas out there? I've read that it can be a sign of autism or other developmental disabilities, how would I tell the difference? She seems to love doing it, she laughs and squeals in delight while she's rocking. Meanwhile her father and I are hovering over her to make sure she doesn't crack her head off of the toys on the tray. She also rocks while sitting in our laps or while sitting in her highchair.

I was wondering if other babies have done this. My 9 month old son likes to flip over his toy trucks or trains and play with the wheels and spin them. Its' not obsessive spinning and he only does it for a few minutes at a time and plays with those toys in a normal manor as well. Should I be concerned that these are signs of Autism?

She will get mad over anything and everything. At times she will throw herself on the floor and bang her head on the floor and stand next to the wall and beat her head on the wall. She will also cry and scream for no apperant reason. She throw's temper tamptrums when no one has even said anything to her. She won't repeat a word you say to her or try and say anything. Once and a while she will say mama but that's about all i can get out of her. She was born with a heart defect and has a permant pacemaker. So I would really like anyones input if you think I should have her tested for autism? Thanks

I am so worried about my daughter having autism and I have heard that that is an early sign of autism. Is it normal for a 9 month old to be doing it or should I be concerned?

i got twins who just turned one a boy and a girl. they are due for their 12 months vaccine, but some say that this vaccine is somehow related to the reason why some gits are autistic. i'm worried should i give them the vaccine? is it ook to skip it? my older twins also a boy and girl had their 12 months vaccine three yeaars ago and they turned out fine, no signs of autism in either of them. please i need expert answers and advice.

My 16 month old has oral aversion along with several other signs of Autism. He has an appointment with the Genetics doctor on the 25th however I have read alot about the GFCF diet and spoke to my Peds DR and he suggested to give it a try. My son has been Casein free for three days now we are in the process of removing Gluten. However I have been giving him Vanilla Silk Soy milk and today he has started very loose bowels. I am not sure if this a reaction to the Silk or if it's just all of the yuck coming out of his system. If anyone has experiance with the GFCF diet please let me know.

i have a 20 month old son who has recently been diagnosed with mild autistc characteristics. there is definitly some delayed growth in my son but i am still not convinced that it could be autism. his symptoms are conflicting. here i am penning down all the sypmtoms that do and dont suggest autism and would like appreciate peoples opinion.
things that suggest autism
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1)does not talk. not even one meaning ful word. babbles a lot. mama-dada are part of babbling. doesnt understand mom to be mama yet.
2)touches eyes like an obsession. when ever either parent comes within touching distance immedeatly starts touching our eye and simultaneouly rolls his tougue in his mouth and sucks on it. kind of like thumbsucking in other children. would not go to sleep unless has access to our eyes.
3)responds to name arn 40% of the time only.
4)likes round objects though not obsessed with them. but loves to examine wheels on the toys.
5)eye contact 50% of the time
6)does not point to things he wants but looks at it tries to reach for it himself and if he cant will let it go.
7)many times doesnt respond when being spoken to, even if i sit at his eye level he pretends he cant hear me.
occasionally shows aggression if he is being kept off something he likes by banging his head on the wall.
9) refuses to take the sipper or glass, still drinks milk from bottle. though water he can drink by straw also.
things that dont suggest autism:
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1)enjoys playing with everyone.
2)takes intiative in games like pee-ka-boo. hides and waits for me to seek
smiles and giggles when ticked.
3)undestands few instructions like shut the door, u want water, clap ur hands, stamp feet, roll hands, jump, turn arnd, give me, kick the ball,
4)shows affection by streaching arms to be picked and hugs.
5)feeds me when i open my mouth.
6) stands on the edge of bed and jumps when his sister counts to three. and laughs.
7)when i say 'horsie' immedeatly comes to me and turns me around to climb on my back.
points to a few body parts like cheek, chin, hair, eyes, nose, teeth, tongue. but will not point to them every time he is asked.some times will just stare at me blankly as though cant understand a word. but has shown them a few times so i know that he knows.
9) loves to watch nursery rhymes cd. gets very excited when sees me going towards the player..and even before i switch it on he takes is place on his fav chair in the room. most of the knowledge that i mentioned in (3) and (8) are due to these rhymes only. he immitates the actions of many of the rhymes.
10)tries to help while dressing him by putting arms and legs in the rigtht places.
11) when ever wakes from a nap comes out of the room and comes straight to me and streches arms to be picked up and clings to me for quite some time.
12) shows signs of begining of potty training. htough never indicates on his own if he has to go but can pee when taken to the bathroom.
other than these conflicting signs he is a fairly intelligent child. knows his way arnd the house. up to mischeif all the time. he can deduce things quite fast. like he loves going into the bathroom to play with water. we have childproofed the doors so if he sees the locks in place then wont bother with that door but goes to find another one that is unlocked.loves to scribble and when ever finds a pencil does not scribble on the wall but on the table-top where he sees his sister sits and writes.he can climb up almost anything in the house table, chairs, beds.
the main reason we took him for check up in th first place was his lack of communication. he is not using any words. i know that he knows certain words like he makes the sound bup for bye bye as he has said that a few times and waved also but even that not always.there is not interest to communicate. it seems as though he is satisfied with the way things are and shows no inclination ot go further. if i persist with his and keep asking his to say somehting he gets irritted and wants to run off. the signs of autism usually mentioned like hand flapping, or rocking or arranging things in line are absent. though he does jump on the balls of his feet quite a lot but only when he is super excited abt something like his fav rhyme has come on or we are playing his fav game.
so now from this detailed description i would like help from anyone who can abt weather this could be a case of autism or just delayed in speech. i hvae read many moms complainig that their kids didnt speak till 20 22 months and then spoke properly after that. could i be one of these lucky moms.

My 22 month old son Danny just diagnosed with autism. Lost his speech, lines things up, rocks, bangs head, walks on tippy toes and does not respond to his name and stares at wheels on cars and spins them. All this came on suddenly. We are starting ABA two times a day and occupational therapy 2 times a week through Early Intervention. I may also get him in additional ABA at local hospital. They told me he is not ready for speech therapy. I am afraid to know if he will ever get his speech back. Would we learn to sign? I see developmental ped again on 8/2. When do you think they will tell me if he is high functioning or low functioning autism. Is it too early to learn these things and to learn where he is on the spectrum. I am still in grieving stage and just trying to learn as much as I can. Any advice would be helpful. Also, he just starting not being able to eat. He keeps sticking tongue out instead of chewing. Thank you.

He does not seem interested in other toys. He also is not sitting up (assisted or unassisted) yet. We are working with the Pediatrican and have hearing and eye exams scheduled in several weeks. We also plan to start OT and PT soon. I was just wondering if other parents/guardians have had similar experiences with their babies and how their son/daughter developed with passage of time. We are trying to prepare ourselves that these may be signs of autism or cerebral palsy.

This is what is going on.... When we are at home, I can get my son to smile, coo and look at me. He doesn't really look at me if I'm holding him but any other time, he does. He smiles at other people when he is one on one with them. He isn't a BIG smiler or cooer, but if he feels good (not tired or hungry) he does it all. Well, when we go in public, he doesn't make eye contact with people, just looks around. He also won't smile at anyone. I was with another baby my son's age today who smiled at us, and looked at my face. I'm so worried about my son. He wants to always be held too so I feel like it isn't very early autism signs but I just don't know. I asked the doctor about it and he just thinks my son is very observent and doesn't care to look at other people much when he is up and looking around. Anyone with autistic children recognize signs like this when their baby was only a few months old? Everyone keeps saying he might just be reserve and shy?

My son only says about 4 or 5 words and not very clearly or consistantly. He doesn't seem to have any other signs of autism though, and he understands and non-verbally communicates very well. However, verbally he usually just grunts, screams or babbles. His doctor thinks he should get tested. I'm really worried. Also, I'd like suggestions on how to help him learn to talk, I don't know if I'm doing things right.

sure, why not?

At my son's 9 month check up the Dr. recommended him for a hearing test and to see a speech therapist. He was starting to babble a few months ago and now nothing. He laughs and squeals but no consonants at all. He also won't point or wave. His hearing seems perfect to me because he moves to music and turns to whomever is talking to him. I am concerned after doing some research that these are early warning signs of autism. He hasn't had his hearing and speech appts. yet. Any advice or thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

My son (16 months) doesn't do a lot of things he should do... he says dada all the time but it doesn't always mean "dada", he has said momma a few times, but very rare. He can walk or stand on his own. He hits himself in head when angry and throws himself back. He won't eat from fork or spoon even if we try to feed him, it all has to be hand to mouth (yes it gets messy). He can't say any other words. He doesn't wave "bye-bye". He loves softness (blankets, toys etc.) BUT he does smile back, laugh, play, crawl, put things in and out of buckets (toys/blocks). I am lost and don't know what to do or think, doctors can't get him in for another 2 weeks, and I am going crazy!! I have talked to a few people I know (both with child with form of autism, they say that is what it sounds like) Someone please help!!! Be honest, please I need to know what I'm looking at... My other children have all been "on-time" or sooner on doing all these millstones!

I have a 9 month old baby boy and sometimes he would bump his forehead on his crib and even when he's in the walker. Could this be a sign of autism or any other child disorder? Or is he just playing around? Is that a normal kind of play or is he just getting attention? I'm worried.

My 8 month old son is very energetic, never stops flapping his arms or kicking his legs, even in the highchair at dinner time. I am worried because although he makes great eye contact and smiles socially, he only responds to his name sporadically, gets bored easily and seems to be afraid of loud noises. He is meeting all of his other milestones like sitting up and trying to crawl. Although he babbles , he has not tried to say mama or dada etc nor does he seem to try to imitate your words or gestures. Should I have him further tested or am I being paranoid?

My 15 month old daughter has delayed development. She still isn't crawling although can get from sitting to all fours and can roll slightly. She does a lot of arm flapping especially when excited.. She doesn't make much eye contact and hardly ever responds when you call her name. i have to turn the tv off as she would watch it for hours on end given the chance. She says mama and dada and has for the last 6months. She doesn't hold her arms out to be lifted and when lifted just remains pretty straight. She also does a repetitive arm movement to get to sleep and wakes constantly during the night (although we do not go through). If you sit right infront of her to get her attention most of the time she just looks round us.
has anyone else experienced any of the above
thanks

my 15 month old is grounding her teeth so loudly I dont know what to do. & I dont think its from teething either because shes been doing it on & off for abou the last 2 months a no new teeth.......I'm starting to get worried-does anybody else have a toddler that grinds there teeth for no apperent reason & what can I do-its driving me NUTS!

I am really concern, my little guy would not make eye contact when feeding or being held. When my husband holds him, he would sometimes make eye contact, especially if he hasnt seen me for a little while. He used to smile all the time. Now he smiles selectively only when he wants sometimes he does not return my smiles. He is fussy all the time. I have never seen such as high needs baby, wants to be picked up, then he doesnt want to be held, and so on. He currently teething, and I am not sure if that might be the problem.
My concern is that he will actively avoid eye contact from me or anyone else. He seems to be social with strangers that he likes. My husband has trouble with eye contact, and he claims that the baby might just be like him. Other eccentricities that I have observed are his arm flapping when he is tired or frustrated.
I would like to know if you have experience my situation, I have the gut feeling that there is something not right with my baby. My husband says that I am just overeacting.
If you have or know a child who suffers from autism, can you please tell me how he/she was as an infant?

http://pediatrics.about.com/od/autism/l/…

Does anyone know the signs of autism? Ive read about it but my child smiles points to things she has no other signs. could this be one of them? She hits herself in the head when she gets angry, What can I do?

My sister (who is a nurse) was recently talking to a pediatrician at work about my daughters problems with walking. She won't put her left foot flat which apparently is common in autistic children. She told the pediatrician about other behaviours she's noticed in my daughter and the pediatrician suggested we get her in to see an autism specialist.
I was wondering was signs parents of autistic children may have noticed with their child around 18 months or sooner. A few signs that we have noticed are she gags easily and spits up constantly (she always has), she has an intense concentration when playing with her toys and can be really hard to distract, she has never seemed to need as much sleep as most babies (she was down to one 2 hour nap by 2 months old) and as a newborn she was always very alert.
thanks for any help

I have concern of my son having autism, but my husband thinks he just has a delay. This is my story.
My son was born normally with no complications and grew up as a happy baby and he even started walking early at 9 months. At about 14 or 15 months i started having a concern that he didn't want to be held anymore and he wouldn't respond to his name when we would call him. Now at 22 months he doesn't talk at all , not one word. He grunts all the time, walks on his toes, covers his ears, lines up everything from shoes to toys. He is just in his own world. I have another son who's 4 and he tries to play with him but my 22 month old just looks at him and then goes and do his own thing. My husband doesn't think anything is wrong with him. I took him to the doctor but they keep giving me the run around and i think it's very fustrating that I can't get proper help for my child. If some one has any answers that can help me out please feel free. Thank you. I live in California

Would someone please list for me or point me to a thorough list of characteristics that a 34 month old autistic person would exhibit, such as, lack of eye contact, desire to wear the same clothes, etc. I am going to suggest to the parents of this child that they take him to a doctor for evaluation. But I would like to have an exhaustive list of symptoms in hand before I bring up the issue with them.

& playin, talkin about something. He can say hi, bye, momma, daddy, dog, mock ppl, eye, nose, nite nite,... typical words, but he wont make eye contact w/me

No it is not possible. A four month old does not show enough of a personality to diagnose autism and what little personality the baby does show you have only been exposed to it for four months so you and the baby still do not know each other very well. Also babies develop in very different ways and at different speeds. I would say the earliest that autism can be diagnosed successfully is the age of 2