Early Detection Signs of Autism

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.

Just keep this near and keep an eye on things your child should be doing and if you have concerns, go ahead and jot them down so you are able to talk about it with their pediatrician. 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 doctor and talk about it. That could help no matter what the outcome. There are a lot of doctors out there doing research on how to detect the autism signs earlier and earlier, so the child can be treated sooner and not later.

Some of those general signs are:

*Not smiling by the time they are 6 months

*By 12 months all babies should at the least be babbling

*Not saying any words by the time they are 16 months

*Not saying two word phrases by the time they are 2 years old

*Regression in things they have learned

*Eye contact might be a problem because their interest is some where else, a lot

*If communication is a problem for you and you see absolutely no effort in your child

*Tantrums for absolutely no reason, and some are very rough

*The child doesn't really have any friends because they would just rather be alone, interaction is not on the top of their list

*Sometimes hearing is an issue, you may suspect your child is deaf. There may be a loud noise such as a book case falling and your child doesn't budge while the rest of the room thinks there was a bomb.

There are a ton of signs and many can be seen very near the beginning in a child's life. You just have to be well aware of everything that is happening in his/her life. 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.