If you are like a lot of parents you are watching your child develop and grow very closely and sometimes you may see things in them not developing like other children. In a lot of these cases the question of autism is in the air. The crazy thing about this concern is, every child shows some sort of symptoms of autism, but most grow out of it. I tell you one thing don't stress yourself out about it. My first bit of advice is to get a hold of a milestone chart -either from a doctor or I am sure you can find one online.
As a parent we keep an eye on our kids but watch for very specific things if you are worried. If those worries are there, go ahead and write them down so you are able to talk about it with their doctor. A lot of the times the caregivers are the ones that see these signs. Above all, if you honestly are losing sleep about something - go see the pediatrician and talk about it. That could help no matter what the end result. There are a lot of doctors out there doing research on how to detect the autism signs sooner and earlier, so the child can be treated as soon as possible.
General symptoms that are seen in children are :
*If they don't crack a smile by the age of 6 months
*If you notice your child is not talking or babling at the least by 12 months
*Not saying any words by the time they are 16 months
*A child should be saying two word phrases by the time they are two years old
*Regression in things they have learned
*Eye contact might be a problem because their interest is some where else, a lot
*Some cannot communicate very well and look as to not give any effort to try to communicate
*Very rough, violent tantrums are a general sign
*The child doesn't really have any friends because they would just rather be alone, interaction is not on the top of their list
*You might have issues with your child hearing you, you might think they have some hearing problems
There are a ton of signs and many can be seen very early in a child's life. You just have to pay very close attention. I actually make it sound easy - but it's not. If you don't detect it, when they are 6 months, it doesn't make you a bad parent. But if you do have questions you should speak to their doctor and talk to their caregiver, the caregiver can give you an idea of how they see things as well.
A Mother of a Child Living With Autism, Carisma Corianno
As a parent we keep an eye on our kids but watch for very specific things if you are worried. If those worries are there, go ahead and write them down so you are able to talk about it with their doctor. A lot of the times the caregivers are the ones that see these signs. Above all, if you honestly are losing sleep about something - go see the pediatrician and talk about it. That could help no matter what the end result. There are a lot of doctors out there doing research on how to detect the autism signs sooner and earlier, so the child can be treated as soon as possible.
General symptoms that are seen in children are :
*If they don't crack a smile by the age of 6 months
*If you notice your child is not talking or babling at the least by 12 months
*Not saying any words by the time they are 16 months
*A child should be saying two word phrases by the time they are two years old
*Regression in things they have learned
*Eye contact might be a problem because their interest is some where else, a lot
*Some cannot communicate very well and look as to not give any effort to try to communicate
*Very rough, violent tantrums are a general sign
*The child doesn't really have any friends because they would just rather be alone, interaction is not on the top of their list
*You might have issues with your child hearing you, you might think they have some hearing problems
There are a ton of signs and many can be seen very early in a child's life. You just have to pay very close attention. I actually make it sound easy - but it's not. If you don't detect it, when they are 6 months, it doesn't make you a bad parent. But if you do have questions you should speak to their doctor and talk to their caregiver, the caregiver can give you an idea of how they see things as well.
A Mother of a Child Living With Autism, Carisma Corianno
About the Author:
The author of this article is very knowledgable in this field, her son was diagnosed early in life, she has been through all the troubles and is still going through them. Visit her at A Mother's Story of Early Diagnosis. She has a lot to offer parents who are going through the similarthing, Click here to hear her and her husbands story A Mother's Story of Early Diagnosis.
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