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Generally Unhappy 11 Month Old
Asked by K.P. from Norfolk
on March 6, 2008
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I babysit a healthy 11 month old boy twice a week, and his disposition has me concerned. I've been watching him since he was 3 months old, and he has always been very...
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- Hi K., All I can say is get something that you can hold him in to do your work when you are not sitting down. What needs to be done if the child has separation anx...
- Maybe holding him more would help-=-- I know that is hard, but it may be he really needs the extra cuddling. a sling may work great- you can use them even at this age...
- I have some experience with autism-I've worked in ABA therapy and tutoring children with autism for 10 years. I studied and read a lot about it. Unhappiness is not a...
Testing for Autism (Slight)
Asked by M.D. from Dallas
on November 20, 2008
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I have an almost 4 year old little girl that I think is on the spectrum. I've heard it from family & friends as well. She is very intelligent, keeps up with her peer...
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- M., While you are getting your daughter evaluated, you may want to go ahead and try making adjustments to her diet, your cleaning products, and her body care. The ...
- Talk to her pediatrician. Early Childhood Intervention (I think that's the name) can also do evaluations and referrals. If you need to, write down everything that co...
- I would love to talk to you more about this. i have a 2 1/2 year old who we also feel is on the spectrum...we feel she has PDD/NOS. Here is a site that has a ques...
Is My Son Showing Signs of Autism?
Asked by M.A. from Cincinnati
on June 24, 2009
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My son just turned 16 months and recently has started having a facial tick of some sort. He'll be playing or eating, and then all of a sudden go blank and blink so har...
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- Hi ~ what you are describing sounds like possible seizures. I would talk to your pediatrician right away about what your son is doing. toe walking can be normal...
- Sometimes my son nods his head a couple of times, repetitively and randomly. He also walks on his tip toes, and is three and does not speak. He IS autistic. I feel...
- Wow M., What a hard thing to be facing right now. I wanted to send you a link to a friend's website. You should read her story, it's quite amazing. She's a research g...
I Am Concerned About My Youngest
Asked by M.B. from Tampa
on March 18, 2008
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I am a mother of 3. My oldest is 7, second is 4 and my baby will be 2 in April. The youngest was late in sitting up, crawling and walking. She did not walk unt...
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- I had 3 children also with 2 girls being the oldest with 2 years and 1 year older than their brother. He did not really talk until 3. The girls would speak for him, ...
- Hi, I agree with what one of the mom's said. It sounds like a sensory issue. There is a free program in all counties and states called Early Intervention. They will...
- Dear M.~ My eldest said two words before she was two. Then, one day, when I put her down for her nap, she said an entire sentence, "Mommy, may I have a cookie, pl...
Autism
Asked by K.M. from Providence
on October 12, 2006
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My son is only 4 months old and i dont assume he is going to have autism or anything like that, but with all the things i read, i get nervous. I was just wondering wh...
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- I work with children with autism. Autism isn’t diagnosed until the ages of 2 to 6. Some have claimed to be able to diagnose as early as 18 months, but it’s not concret...
- C. sacco wrote: > Hi, > > I have autistic children, and I wanted to let you know that at four > months old there really would be no way to see it. Enjoy y...
- I have a four year old mildly autistic daughter. She was fine at 8 months and after her 9 month visit and four vaccinations in one visit, suddenly began regressing, no...
Infant Autism Signs
Asked by L.S. from Kalamazoo
on August 17, 2007
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I have a beautiful 5 week old daughter. The only problem I am having with her is that she does not respond we talk to her or call her name. She looks at us all of th...
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- my sister has a 6 year old girl who has autism. We didn't notice it until things like milestones weren't coming. Like everyone was mumma until the age of 3. Even her...
- 5 weeks is still really early for them to respond to their name. theyre so distracted by the amazing world around them it takes a while for them to realize (or care) ...
- When my son was five weeks he did not respond to us either. I always worry about stuff like that, but he is eleven months now and he is normal. Five weeks is too ear...
20 Mo Old Tip-toeing... Just a Phase???
Asked by K.T. from Portland
on June 20, 2008
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My son just recently started tip toeing with in the last week. He only does it occasionally, when he's dawdling (sp?) and not in a hurry to get anywhere. My husband ...
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- My niece walked on her tiptoes for almost a year when she first started walking. She is a healthy active 6 1/2 year old now and the docs were never concerned about it....
- One of my nephews is what we call a "toe walker". He's walked on and off on his toes since he was about 15 months old. He is just fine, no problems, just likes to walk...
- Hi K., My oldest, who is now 17, started walking on her tip toes when she was little--I don't even remember what age. She didn't do it all the time when she was lit...
Baby Stares into Space
Asked by S.W. from Jackson
on January 28, 2007
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My son is 8 wks old and since he was about 3 wks old, he stares off into space a lot. He smiles, laughs and is starting to coo and interact with me a good bit, but the...
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- Talk to your doctor. It could be something else or nothing at all. When I was about 4 years old, I had what they used to call petite mal seizures where I would just ...
- I agree that you may want to mention this behavior to your pediatrician. That being said..... Very often, infants are "overstimulated", and in an effort to self sooth...
- Hello S., Good for you to be asking the question! I don't want to scare you or alarm you unnecessarily, but my son did this also. He still does at times. He is 8 no...
Need Help with a Super Sensitive Child I Babysit
Asked by A.B. from Phoenix
on July 16, 2008
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I had started watching this little boy back in the beginning of February when I met his Dad at the park in our neighborhood. He would cry for a long time after his par...
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- Oh boy, have I been here! I am a home daycare provider and I have had two children in my care that did this-the key word being HAD! It was very difficult for myself ...
- have you talked to the parents? it sounds like he has a lot of symptoms of autism. they really need to get him checked out. check out autism and see if any of those sy...
- Hi A., I first want to say, I agree with what Barbara said, it *could* very well be a sensory integration disorder. It also sounds like a few other things that are r...
17 Month Old Hitting Himself When He Gets Upset-is This Normal?
Asked by F.S. from Sacramento
on March 10, 2008
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My 17 month old son has recently been slapping himself on the head when he gets upset and doesn't get his way. He also sometimes will throw himself down on the ground ...
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- When my son was about that age he would also hit himself on head/face. He had a real bad temperment when things did not go his way and was VERY ACTIVE. He did receive ...
- Hi F.! My son used to hit himself in the head when he got mad or frustrated as well. He used to hit his head against the wall too sometimes. I think it's pretty no...
- He is probably fine. I used to work with children with Autism, and I have a 17 month old boy as well. He hits other people and things when he gets upset, and I think...
