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If you suspect your child of being autistic, you will need to
get them to see a specialist as in a paediatrician, there can be different
signs depending on the age of the child. The earliest this is diagnosed the
better the outcome for the child.
It their first year they may not be interested in other people,
nor will they make eye contact or smile like other babies do.
As toddlers, those with ASD might not respond to their name.
They might focus on one or 2 activities repetitively, like lining up toys. They
may not be interested in playing with other children. They might develop
unusual ways of speaking.
Older children with ASD might have difficulties in social
situations, following instructions or making friends.
There are what is regarded as behavioural red flags such as
The child often has marked repetitive movements, such as
hand-shaking or flapping, prolonged rocking or spinning of objects
Many children develop an obsessive interest in certain toys or
objects while ignoring other things
The child may have extreme resistance to change in routines
and/or their environment
The child may be resistant to solid foods or may not accept a
variety of foods in their diet
There are often difficulties with toilet training
The child may have sleeping problems
The child may be extremely distressed by certain noises and/or
busy public places such as shopping centres
When I worked day care with handicapped kids it was the most difficult to take care of the autistic kids--well, the severely autistic, anyways. They kind of live in their own little world sometimes and don't respond to other people, not even their parents. It broke my heart for those parents.
ReplyDeleteI understand that as those severely autistic have trouble showing love
DeleteOne boy I worked with never acknowledged anyone--not us, not other kids, and not his own parents. It was like he didn't recognize other people. Just rocked or waved his hands or spun a toy. Never was hungry or interested in food--even if he ate a little when you fed him. It was literally like he wasn't really there. I still wonder whatever happened to him? Did his life ever change?
DeleteInteresting to know this Jo-Anne.
ReplyDeleteSo sad for the children and for adults not knowing what's wrong.
ReplyDeleteI agree it would be
DeleteI don't know if it's clinically obsessive, but Grayson is the monster truck king...
ReplyDeleteSometimes its hard to tell
DeleteThis is such helpful information for parents and teachers alike, Jo-Anne. Thanks so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThe more people know about things like this the more they will be able to understand and hopefully not judge
DeleteVery interesting post. I feel so bad for those children and their parents. God help them.
ReplyDeleteSo do I
DeleteI have never really been exposed to an autistic child. Or adult for that matter. Very interesting information, thanks for the insight.
ReplyDeleteSame here, and now I have an autistic grandchild
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ReplyDeleteThat's a lot of symptoms. Interesting post, thanks.
Like many conditions there is more to it then first thought
DeleteHi, I am following you starting today and read your recent posts. I don't know any autistic children, I know there are a lot of them, thanks for the information.
ReplyDeleteThanks for following, I also knew nothing autism or any autistic person but now I have an autistic grandchild and nephew
DeleteAll of that is true. Excellent writing about it. XX
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading about it
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