How early can you spot the signs of autism?
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Well I first noticed with my son when he was 9 months old because I watched a programme about it and the child was displaying exactly the same behaviour. I did nothing about it until he went to school because at his 18 month and 3 year checks I was told all new mums were getting hysterical because of the MMR. I am sorry I didn't push it now because we had a horrendous time for those first few school years, he is nine now andjust settled into school.
With my daughter I was on the lookout from birth and we knew at 12 weeks there was a problem, because she was a very poor feeder - 1oz milk per hour, she would flail about everytime she had to be changed, and she had no sleep pattern whatsoever. By the time of her 18 month check she was pretty clumsy, totally unable to sit and concentrate, showing very rigid behaviour and having awful temper tanturms.
I think the children are born with it, and you just instinctively "know" as a parent they are different, because they don't play with toys properly, they tend to spin the wheels rather than push the car, they grunt rather than speak to you, they don't engage you in "look at the train mummy", they tend to cover their ears at some noises, like buses, they seem to flip into another personality at the slightest thing, they don't sleep, they are fussy about food as to be unbelievable.
This answer is given about two children who have high functioning autism (less severe than those who cannot speak at all) so that means they can appear relatively normal, you can teach them things to make them more able to function in social situations like the supermarket. The Health Visitor can do a CHAT (Childhood Autism Test) at the 18 month check which will indicate any concerms and refer onto a paediatrician for a multi-disciplinary assessment - paed, psychologist, speech and language therapist or psychiatrist. I have to say at this point that it is often not actually diagnosed until they are five to seven to avoid them being given a label as there are professionals who believe the symptoms can right themselves. Personally I think the earlier the label is given the better, because the earlier the support and strategies are put in place, the better the outcomes.
1 year
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it used to be five years old but i think its much younger now.
about 1 year old or earlier. go do tests with your baby and the doctor will tell you.
My cousin is autistic and his mother did not notice it until he was about 1 year old he was not developing at the "normal" level..but now he is 17 and a health happy young man.he still has limitations but very few we never treated him like he was different he is independent..but he will never be able to live on his own because he doesn't grasp the concept of bills and all that goes with living on your own
Well, there are several types of autism.but some early signs might be: 1) Developing language skills normally as a toddler, then losing ground. 2) Difficulty adapting to social situations 3) Lining up toys or other objects compulsively, instead of normal play. 4) Extreme reaction if routines aren't followed exactly 5) Intolerance to human touch.
The advice varies, but I would be surprised if a diagnosis was given much before 2. Certainly you'll be noticing things before the child is one and will some clear idea that the child has some development issue by the time the get to 18 months.
Autism is now diagnosed much earlier, because the skill of the people who make the diagnosis has improved and the support packages available to families where Autism is diagnosed is very good and getting better all the time.
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