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HOT TOPIC: autism detection

sopranoalisopranoali member
edited August 2014 in March 2014 Moms
Hi M14ers,

I know there are several of you here who either have children with ASD or are related to someone with ASD.

While autism is truly a spectrum of a variety of things - I've seen online a few of the "signs" of autism.

I have a friend who was F14, and my baby is more developed than hers by leaps and bounds - we are talking eye contact, smiling, and head control problems in her baby. Her pediatrician wants to do some tests, but wants to wait until she is 7 months old.

My question is, in your case(s), how did you KNOW something was up that needed further investigation? What were the signs you saw?
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  • sopranoalisopranoali member
    I ask this because another friend whose child does have ASD was meeting all the "baby milestones" right on target up until he was 1...then things like language and mobility were a clue.
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  • Hays0770Hays0770 member
    early childhood ed and development major here...

    it is my personal opinion that ASD is SOOOOO over diagnosed when kids arent our picture perfect idea of what a kid should be
    each child is unique and grows and plays in their own way
    that being said... first signs in kids under 2 are lack of head control, low response to startling, no noise tracking, and then attachment to hard objects

    medically... your friend's child that is missing milestones has other concerns that need to be checked, and yes one is an ASD, but there are other possibilities that NEED treatment
    i agree with the ped in wanting to wait longer
    social development is a very tricky thing
    and all of these things related to infants are most often a waiting game


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  • babylimasbabylimas member
    Has your friend been evaluated by EI? Will is still working on neck control and that has been a big deal for us. At this point I would think treatment of the problems would be the priority over a diagnosis. Also direct your friend to the Special Needs board on here. They are a very knowledgeable bunch, particularly about ASD/SPD.
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