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Retired teacher here. I had a lot of students over the years who were either on the spectrum or had ADHD. A lot of them were pencil drummers in my math class. I bought Nerf darts and let them use them during class. They could drum to their little hearts content and not make very much noise. Thanks for your informative videos
@7Aheadfamily My son (4) would just drum on anything or beat on anything. No matter what it is he will drum or beat on it over and over again, and you can't get him to stop at all. Is this a form of stimming. Also he has a weird obsession with sticks, straws , staffs, pencils, chopsticks anything he straight that he can hold. He doesn't forget about them unless he needs a new one. When they go missing or gets broken he throws a fit as though it was somehow dear to him. He runs up and down the house too back and forth. Could this be a sign of mild autism?
So interesting the variations in kids. Mine primarily has speech and stimming. He is super social and does lots of direct eye contact. He is mild, level 1
One autism sign in both kids and adults that many people don’t know about is only becoming aware of hunger, thirst, and bladder fullness (for example) when they become critical. This sign is seen not only in autistic children, but also in autistic adults. I heard about this symptom on a RU-vid video within the past week (I don’t remember which one, or which channel I saw it on). Until I watched that video I assumed that that was how most people experience hunger, thirst,etc. Apparently it is not. When I was younger I was probably level two. Today it looks like I am level one. In any case I am into middle age and I still go from not recognizing hunger,thirst,etc. at all to it being very strong (basically from zero to ten almost immediately).
I have a 15 month old. I don’t think he’s on the spectrum after seeing videos like this but it’s still nice to learn. Also, I love how you share this info. It’s kind and understanding and teaching parents to empathize with their toddlers. Mine engages with me, understands me and likes using sign language but he doesn’t seem to want to talk yet. I think he’s focusing on gross motor skills. However it’s still possible I find out he’s on the spectrum. I love how you share that early detection is important so that you can find the support and community to parent a child with atypical needs. It’s not the end of the world but knowing is so much more helpful than not knowing when we have so many resources available these days. Sorry for the long comment. I’m a SAHM mom with a lot of thoughts and using RU-vid to share them lol.
I was diagnosed with asperger's as a kid, I don't remember if I tried to move my parents' hands and I don't know if I have delayed processing but I can relate to everything else. The eye contact being learned and not natural is so real. When I'm with new people, I have to reminds myself that "in this situation I'm supposed to take eye contact" but even then I can't hold it long. Especially when I'm talking, I automatically start looking down. With friends or family I don't even try to take eye contact because it's so uncomfortable. I barely recognize hunger or thirst, even as a teenager I would feel very sad and angry without realizing it was because I was hungry. Now I recognize hunger better but I still drink water in the morning only because I know I'm supposed to, not because I feel thirst. Good and informative video!
Delayed processing has been my biggest issue and the first sign I had as a child. My fingers we smashed in the car door at toy's r Us. My mom was expecting an excited kid to be at the toy store it was downpouring rain and I wasn't. Looking back probably overwhelmed it was a reward for going to different stores trying to avoid getting rained on. Another example I was at the lunch table well after everyone else left seeing if I could leave the table. As I wrote this my roommate said you need to take really quick out of your vocabulary my really quick is regular speed for everyone else.
Thank you for those great examples! That resonates with what I believe we will be seeing with our kids in the future, and I imagine for many others. Thank you so much Nathan ❤️
your videos are SO helpful, thank you so much! I am an autistic adult level 1 to 2 since due to trauma in life my autism is worst now than it used to be younger I feel and it is very interesting to watch your videos! thanks
On the subject of crankiness: I just remembered that on some elimination communication blogs that it is mentioned that crankiness (in infants and young toddlers) can sometimes be an indicator of bladder fullness (for example). Therefore sometimes offering an opportunity to take a bathroom break (without any unnecessary pressure) can help with this. If that doesn’t work then it might be hunger, thirst, or fatigue. Even though Ezra is no longer a toddler and his awareness is improving all the time some of these considerations might still apply sometimes (depending on mood, stress levels, level of fatigue, etc.).
I have at least 3 of the signs and I diagnosed as high functioning autism when I was 16 in 2020, I always do repeatitive things all the time, have some stims too like blink my eyes heavily and walk back and forth
Thank you for sharing! So good to hear different experiences and stories. I can definitely see that Simon will probably continue doing the walking back-and-forth, he runs back-and-forth now though. Did you do that when you were a kid do you remember?
Delayed processing could also be PDA. An example I always remember as a child was being told to come and get my dinner. It made me so irritated, i’ll come in my own damn time 😅
Thank you for letting us know. Do asking questions get a better reaction than, commands? No one wants to be constantly commanded all the time. So some times I’ll ask my kids questions like, who turn is it for doing the dishes? Even if I already know. They seem to respond better than me saying… “hey, do the dishes” ❤️ but I am still learning. I appreciate you bringing this up.
@@7AheadfamilyDemand avoidance is a huge thing. I’m autistic on the more high functioning end and I’m 34 now. It is very hard to deal with the demands of others. Every child or person is different but definitely use words like ‘do you mind?’ and ‘please/thank you’. Also inflect your voice to be slightly higher, more pleasant and keep emotions to a minimum.. just sound super friendly. If you could accomplish all of that, and be direct too then you’d have it down perfect. It sounds contradictory but it’s not. Every autistic child is different so my advice might not be the best for your kids, and maybe especially the level 3 child. My guess is that processing delay and confusion/over thinking are the biggest reasons. There’s quite a difference between the variety on the spectrum, it’s possible that demands are harder for higher functioning autistic people to deal with. I’ll give an example of my childhood teen years and being overly irritated over a demand: I remember my mom telling me ‘the table needs to be set.’ I understand that she is asking me to set the table and I do not mind actually setting the table. But the way she used to say that would trigger anger. I would take it insulting in a way and be thinking to myself ‘no shit Sherlock, I can see the table needs to be set. Don’t take an idiot to see that.’ By her not being direct, making a demand and pointing out the obvious.. it would infuriate me a crazy amount. This all sounds extra and hyperbolic but PDA is something real.
Ivan's doctor talked to me today he looked at the X-ray and said he needs a cast on his foot and I'm so mad I wish he could be on his foot because it's gonna be hot for him. I know it is because it was half of me when I broke my leg when I was a little kid. I was always on, and that's why I'm so much pain with my left and everything. Ankles, I've twisted my ankles so many times when I was a little kid. It hurts me now more than I did when I was a kid. I mean, it's so much pain.
If you hurt your joints a lot or ‘throw out’ bones often, you should look at Ehler Danlos. It’s a syndrome that makes your muscles too flexible (you may not feel flexible due to muscle tension, as the body tenses up to avoid injury). It’s very heritable with or around autism.
I have a question regarding eye contact, can "too much" eye contact be a sign of autism? My daughter is 5 and a lot of times she will stare at people for an uncomfortable period of time without speaking to/answering them I've only very recently started looking into autism as a possible explanation for some of her behaviours. I have 3 other daughters, none of them do or have done the same things my 5 year old does so I'm just trying to gain understanding
Great question! Staring, or atypical eye contact, is not exclusive to people with autism, but it can be one of the behaviors associated with autism. People with autism may experience sensory hyperresponsiveness to eye contact, which can cause them to avoid or limit eye contact to regulate sensory input and reduce anxiety.
Thanks for explaining the differences. Not sure how reliable these diagnosis especially when they are very little. Definitely Simon is more connected with people than Ezra so he learns things that naturally comes. Is he speaking now? What are the therapies he is receiving at this time?
Simon is still not speaking, and he has been receiving daily speech therapy for six months now. He is progressing, but very slowly. If he had not been receiving this much help, I can only imagine how much further behind he would be getting.
We actually have them both doing a play based Behavior Therapy that includes speech and occupational therapy. What I like about what we’re having them do, is that it is in our home, so I am very involved and aware of everything they do. ABA can be very different depending on who your provider and BCBA are. We have found that both of our boys enjoy their time with their therapists. -Holly
@@7Aheadfamily thank you. I heard play therapy is good as well. No one around us comes home to work with our child. We need to take her to the center where we don’t involve in it so it’s hard to see what they are working on
Oh! I hadn’t really understood the difference between learned skills vs things that come naturally, like making eye contact. So a child may seem like they’re meeting developmental milestones if they’re a quick learner!!
When I was a little girl, I told my mother I didn't like being asked by my teacher to look her in the eye. My mother explained to me that if I didn't make eye contact with people, they would think I didn't respect them or like them. That's when it clicked. Once I understood that eye contact had an important purpose, I made an effort to do it. It was definitely a learned behavior for me.
My son has trouble processing sometimes he’s two I feel like he has an hard time learning. And he throws tantrums and etc he even throws one randomly. If you try to play with him like take a toy off him he’ll scream. He also loves to spin and loves stuff the spins like a washer and dryer. My son is also super active and walk on his tippy toes sometimes and it’s hard putting him to sleep,and it’s hard for him to listen to simply things without screaming and/or crying like come here,sit down,lay down he’ll cry and when you tell him to stop. He hits me with his toys when he doesn’t listen like if you tell him to stop or he’ll kick. And he hides when we have company over depending on who it is. I wrote down some other stuff but please tell me does these seem like signs of autism to you? Edit: it take him awhile to listen he’ll continuously do something and you’ll have to keep telling him to stop and he was also delayed on walking he’s able to walk now but he was delayed for a little bit on walking when he turned one
I think you shouldn't do the baby talk with them, they aren't babies & you wanna give them the best chance at speaking, especially with Simon... I can see him thrive with good therapy. Does Ezra attend school?? I
I would say for some mild autistic they can follow directions a bit easier and respond to their name easier some might have learning delays in school. I did took me forever to speak someone said 4 tho I think 3 who knows
The only thing my son will sit and do is tablet or videos on RU-vid Hes 5 Bad mommy and daddy How can i break the habit and get him to play with his toys
That’s difficult. But you could set a timer so he can visualize the time he has left, you can go somewhere fun like a park or friends’ house and leave the device home. You can have him earn more time on his tablet, so he knows that playing with his books or doing something else can earn him more time. I am just throwing out ideas, and since I don’t know your son, it’s hard to know what would be good for him. Hope these ideas help
I would like to get more information about kids that are older and how much they do on their own. My daughter is on the spectrum along with ADHD and is struggling in school. How do these kids learn? The teacher tells me she also does something with her fingers on her desk ... But can't figure out what she is really doing. Stemming?? Or medication related. Very unfocused with medication too. Very discouraging for mom.
My daughter in law is staying with us and she has a 3 year old girl who I think has a mental issue . Her daughter always screams long high pitched screams and short outburst screams . She laughs at Mom when mom disciplines her and her eating oh my she doesn't eat good food she eats junk food . One day her mom made her breakfast and she used the toaster well her daughter put her finger inside the toaster while it was hot . Her mom told her before the toaster was hot don't touch but she did and burned her finger so mom told her again don't touch it's hot well she did it again and instead of crying she kept laughing. She doesn't know how to know her colors and she can't complete a full sentence . I ask mom if she has had an aptitude test or get her checked for mental illness
You’ve mentioned quite a few signs for possible autism, or other issues. A diagnosis in this case could be very helpful. Not only for the child, but for the parent to be educated on how to help and support their child. I know that after we got the diagnosis for Ezra, our eight year-old, I learned a lot about how to parent an autistic child. It was different than I thought. I hope she can get her daughter evaluated and get more answers. One thing that you said that was very important to mention to the doctor is the fact that the physical pain of being burnt didn’t affect her in a typical way. She could be very hypo-sensitive. hypo-sensitive is the opposite of hypersensitive. Ezra, our son is hypo-sensitive as well and doesn’t feel pain or at least react to pain in a typical way. He can be in a lot of pain and ignore it and we won’t even know about it. This is an important thing to be aware of if this is the case. If you have access to a clinical psychologist, they can do an ADOS-2 test. It is one that I recommend for possible Autism. Ezra also laughs when we try to discipline him. Good luck! ❤️
My sister is on the spectrum and her husband is as well and now their daughter (my niece) is as well.. thing is my sister wasn’t diagnosed as a child. Anyway, this video is very insightful 👍🏼
@@7Aheadfamilyi watched another video maybe it was that one. Anyway its a metal board on the wall with abc numbers that magnet on. Does that sound familar at all.
If id been formally diagnosed it would be level one itsvonly since i came outbof hospital and moved here and are with mentsl health team and both psychatrists commented on no eyecontact even after ud met psychatrist a few times i thoughtvit 2as maybe the psychatrists as i didnt like the hospital psychatrist but when ive looked at photos of me as a child im not looking at the camera apoear to bebbut actually im looking past it ive got video diarys i made and when gaving meltdown or very upset i ysually sit on floor its always when at home not outside a thing about rubbing one lower leg aagainst other in a up and down motion begore in hospital id be jumping up from ditting down again when worked up i dont drink enough fluid i joke to doctors and care team ive got rabies as i dont like watervi have to add juice to it i dont get jokes either snd leugh at insppropiate thingscbutvive got intermittent psychosis as well
Great question! Here are a few ways... 1. Identify Triggers. Identifying the triggers that lead to vocal stimming can help individuals with ASD avoid or manage them. ... 2. Provide Sensory Input. ... 3. Teach Alternative Behaviors. ... 4. Use Positive Reinforcement.
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What and when did Simon say his first word. My little one just turned 2 and has said words like blue, kiss, happy, go, hi, yay, up, down but doesnt contine using them. They dont think he regressed but that he is is just chosing not to use them. We are working on pointing. He points at things of intrest like an air plan, bird, or tree but not as much for communicating his needs and wants. Any encouraging thoughts or feedback?
It’s tricky question, because Simon has said complete sentences to himself when he was two years old. But he didn’t use words to communicate. That is why this situation where he is saying no to his brother, is remarkable and new for him. He would say things as he played to himself like our “I like green car”. And that would surprise us. But we are excited that he is now using small simple words to communicate. That’s a big step for him.
We keep Ezra at home for now, he was in school last year and he regressed, so we decided to focus at home with teaching him some functional skills along with his education. Simon will start preschool this fall at an Autism preschool he'll go there for the next two years. Have you found home schooling to be effective?
@@7Aheadfamily i havent yet tried since my twins are 3 and autistic.im still learning about autism and worried about their school and acedemia life.its all new to me
I’ve felt very alone when first finding out Ezra was Autistic, and not quite knowing what that would mean. I’ve feared he would never live on his own, or be able to make choices for his life, now I just take it one day at a time. Ezra has surprised us with all that he is learning and Simon, being Autistic but more mild, has helped him and I hope will always be his buddy that can connect with him. The journey of motherhood can be lonely, I hope we stay in touch. And please let us know of any video ideas you have, that could serve you and your son. ❤️ -Holly
Mild can be more independent. Some might look more severe ie stimming and not care but less or non existent in other areas. Mine is very subtle but consistent. I have large but relatively rare meltdowns.
Our son is not diagnosed, but has some characteristics of autism. He has hyperlexia (taught himself to read at 4), he walks only on his tip toes, he has echolalia and has many stims. He is very rigid in his routine and hyper fixates on subjects/topics. He is incredibly independent. Incredibly smart, especially in math. Obsessed with numbers. He does struggle with friends. Kids always tell him he’s weird and to get away 😢
About the matter of only asking one thing at a time, I had the impression that it was not too much to process, but rather a problem of having to make a choice, on the spot, with perhaps not enough information. It was more of a problem of being expected to make a decision right there and then, with an element of there perhaps being a right answer and not being sure which one it is. Perhaps it is a matter of processing in some situations and a matter of having to make an 'uninformed' decision in others, but asking 'do you want this or that' or 'do you want to go here or there', etc always seemed to cause a certain level of distress or concern.
Glad you can understand the delayed processing. It is actually more thorough processing and maybe more rapid because much more extensive and intensive information needs to be processed, filtered, and directed than what appears to be happening in a typical person. A ton is going on and is being held in awareness. Most people auto filter and aren’t aware but it seems to me that in autism it is all coming in and being thought about. Ironically this gets interpreted as the autistic person not picking up information when it actually is the opposite that an overwhelming amount is coming in and being considered. In many ways I was fortunate with an extraordinary mom and good dad too although my mom raised me. I also was fortunate as I had a highly gifted IQ and a personality that wanted to be responsible and adapt. Actually, most autistic people I know are extra sincerel and serious, trying to do their best . It is a pity that they get seen as being stubborn rather than their efforts being valued.
I have autism and dyslexia and i didn’t talk in till i was about 1 so they put me to a speech therapy and I’m still in it now and i have special help at school.
Thank you for sharing! It is awesome that your speech therapy helped you so much. 😊 are there any of the things that they did in speech therapy that really feel helped you?
Child is child can’t behave like a grandpa so decline their behaviors talking walking come on my son play game when he is excited wining the game he dose screaming too so didn’t mean he is autism if yes then in the work 89 parent kids and adults are autism because I know one adult too 😊
Used to try to move the hand too when little, however that wasn’t because of not knowing the hand and person were connected. It just made more sense to show directly to communicate directly by trying to move the offensive hand in the wrong place. The only reason to look in the eye was if the person with the hand didn’t get it even though the communication was direct by touching the hand. Felt it was more polite and considerate to the person to gently let them know the hand was in the wrong place by directing it to move, rather than doing a stare down or vocalizing (screaming and temper tantrum) only needed if upset and the person with the offending hand insisted on being rude and didn’t get the gentle direct hint of having the hand be removed. Personally, I think it can be mostly a different communication style. It was a more direct communication, more gentle to start and more polite, Screaming only followed if the hint wasn’t followed. In retrospect, I réalisé I was an odd kid. Normally quiet and calm , it surprised others when the screaming came. I had forgotten. My mother has Alzheimer’s now but I want to let her know how amazing she was, how patient and extraordinary, and I’m sorry not to be able to be there as had always intended to support her. Looking at these videos, I recognize so much and how much she did as a mom by herself so that I could be okay. Your family is beautifully caring and your kids seem to be doing very well.
This is such an interesting insight. I can understand how you felt about eye contact. For the vast majority of living things, direct eye contact is a sign of aggression and looking away is basic politeness, isn't it? To me, making eye contact feels so private and personal, like seeing someone naked or something. It was a learned skill for me, but I'm usually actually looking at the person's nose or mouth. I'm really sorry to hear about your mother's illness. Does she still recognize you? You can still let her know how much you love her, can't you?
Omg I think I'm losing my mind, and I don't know how to help her. I have completely failed at being her mother. I have stopped going places and having friends because my daughter is so unruly. I'm a single mother with a 10 year old son and a 5 year old daughter. She's very violent, and it's getting worse. I have a very painful disease, lupus and arthritis so I can't physically take her violence. At almost 6 years old, the teachers and doctors are finally getting her tested. After being made to feel like I wasn't a good mother and it was just my poor parenting. Everyone says stop giving her what she wants and start disciplining her. She doesn't have the same reactions to situations. Thank you for this video because I feel like such a failure as a mother.
Well, there are definitely a lot of challenges that come with autism, there are also a lot of blessings. Ezra is by far our happiest child, and isn’t that what everybody really wants?
We talk about this a little at the near of this video 3 Sensory Autism Mistakes at Great Sand Dunes National Park ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mcokJ5fMotE.html
Here’s another video where we address this topic a little bit My Child has Autism. Now What? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ka7dVqGs-cI.html
It's the same with some dementia patients. You can only ask one question at a time and then you have to give them time to process before they can answer. It sounds like the same area of the brain is affected like that in some autistic people too.
Our almost 4 year old grandson has several different stemming (sp?) rituals. He also gets extremely upset and has frequent meltdowns (and is very loud, screams etc.) when transitioning from one task to another, and from going Pre-K to Pre-School. His speech, behavior, mental health, and trauma are the areas being addressed with regards to his Pre-K Special Needs IEPs class, and at through our local children's hospital. They are addressing those areas first before they delve into the realm of our grandson being autistic. It's overwhelming sometimes because the doctors and special needs teachers don't want to label or stereotype him into treatment without eliminating the aforementioned issues. He could be getting other much needed resources and services right now if he was diagnosed with autism. Catch 22 I guess. But THANK YOU for being here in this space, I'm glad I found you to help with our journey.
The "moving the hand instead of looking at the person" thing is likely more eye contact avoidance than it is not understanding that the person is in control of the hand. Regarding eye contact, I remember reading an article on autism in one of my dad's Scientific American magazines as a kid. I remember seeing lack of eye contact listed as a sign and thinking "how strange". Fast forward 30-ish years, and I'm starting to realize how little eye contact I actually make. (Granted, the article as a whole was written at a time when understanding of autism was limited to what would now be called level 3, non-verbal, so it's not likely that I was going to recognize myself there). I definitely do the "tracing all the lines in the room with my eyes" thing. It's amazing how many of my own absent-minded stims I started noticing when I started really looking into the possibility that I might be autistic. I know you gave this particular stim in the context of "stims normal people do", but you probably should consider the possibility that you're autistic: you have two kids with diagnosed autism, two with a diagnosis for a common comorbidity (ADHD), and one without any diagnosis that's very stimmy. Autism is highly heritable, and it had to come from somewhere. Given that autistics tend to get along better with each other than with neurotypicals, the chances of two somewheres are probably a fair bit higher than might otherwise be expected. I definitely have a high capacity to ignore hunger and thirst. At least with hunger, it's not so much a matter of not noticing as laser-focus on what I'm doing. "I'll eat later". When responsible for my own meals, I've been known to delay cooking/buying food for hours. Thirst I have more trouble defining. I know when I need a drink, more or less, but it's harder to define the sensation. For delayed processing, I have a tendency to think "in paragraphs" instead of sentences. It makes conversational pacing hard. Emotional processing can take months.
I am late diagnosed ASD level 1 at 44 and I wish someone diagnosed me when I was younger. So happy for the younglings who are getting diagnosed and tools they need to lead an unmasked life.
My mom told me that i have/ always had a huge staring problem like i'd still have trouble looking others in the eye but i'd mainly stare at EVERYTHING and be way too observant which as i got older i try to control it cause i'd get negative reactions even though i can't help it, i'm also a toe walker but i get negative reactions from my dad so i try to stop that too or pulling my hair causing my braids to stretch out. Those are just a few my parents noticed i did (i also can't recognize when i need to go to the bathroom, so i'd end up holding it in or the thing with hunger)
I haven’t been fully diagnosed but have been told i am on the Asperger’s end of the spectrum. I wonder if that is y i only drink in the mornin and than late at night when my mouth is dry. Same with eating i seem to only eat when i see food like when watching TV shows or movies. Otherwise i only seem to eat once a day on my own unless i am starving if I haven’t eatin normal in days.
I would say, yes and no, yes, it is sometimes difficult. I think the hardest thing for my older children is when we don’t know how to help the younger ones and they see that they are sad or mad and they don’t know how to help them either. Simon and Ezra’s are usually kept separate during the day. they don’t play together well honestly but we will have special moments where they will share toys and even laugh together. One thing that happens that is really funny… Is it night when Ezra’s makes his stinging noises it wakes up Simon and he gets mad at him, so Simon choose them out, and they end up yelling at each other back-and-forth for a while until they both fell back to sleep, lol that’s just part of our unique normal. I hope that as they grow up, they can find more in common with each other, since they are both autistic. I hope Simon can help understand Ezra, even more than we can. And perhaps give him more of a voice and help him learn.
I’m in the beginning stages of evaluation for my 3 year old. When the first evaluation came back with “he has a lot of the traits” I bursted into tears. As a mom/parent all you want to hear is that you are exaggerating and being paranoid about nothing that has to do with your children. Weeks after I’m changing my mind set to what do I need to do, how do I help my child. What scared me was the unknown, the what’s going to be of my son. Stumbled over your videos and I’m filled with so much hope that I can too help my baby thru this and make a difference in his life. Thank you so much for sharing with all of us your bundles of joy!
@@7Aheadfamily sensory overload hungry and trying to concentrate don't go together. My night goes rest after burnout from work then starving because when I am needing rest I don't realize that I am hungry
You know, I think both me my son has Asperger syndrome and I understand it's not called that, but that's what it's autism. He has autism, but then you look at another kid that has autism and can tell right away. Sometimes that he may be autistic.
This video is no lie. I have 3 kids and 2 with autism. My oldest and youngest. This is a strong gene in my family. I've grown up around autism all my life. I had twin brothers with autism-ADHD. Now, to have 2 kids with it is kind of overwhelming, but I treat them like any other kid. They just learn differently. They are both smart in their own way. One just graduated high school, and my youngest is just finished pre-k. It's not new, but each autistic child is different and reminds me of growing up and my kids now.
Hello thanks for your video My son understands everything and he’s know all colors shapes alphabet numbers but not talking Please what do you think is mild autism or what Thanks
Can you get a doctor to assess him for Autism? He may have a speech delay, especially if he is understanding so much. You’ll need to have a licensed clinical psychologist to assess him for possible Autism. I suggest having an ADOS test. Good luck with everything. Let us know how it goes.
My grandson started talking was totally engaged then at about 18 months stopped and wouldn't say much wouldn't come when you called hos name loved to brush teeth it's like everything stopped.
@@7Aheadfamily I feel my now 37 Month old is so much like Simon. I have noticed that she makes a lot more eye contact now but it does seem like a learned behavior because little sister usually doesn’t try to do anything g before asking for help. She started using some worlds to get help at 2y 10 Months. After 6 months of speech therapy. She seems to have or have had mild hearing sensitivity and she sometimes toe walks but immediately reacts when we say “ that’s not how we walk” she does have that few second delay sometimes usually in new situations
You know, that's what you should talk about, you know. This so many different forms of autism, and it's just called autism. All the other you know, like cancer is. It's cancer, but it's also called leukemia. You know, it's like it's so confusing. To confuse me so much now I can't even say. Asperger is syndrome because if I say Asperger is syndrome you get in trouble, it's like come on.
Hello,my 3 months old daughter avoids eye contact when we hold her in our hands (too close to us) but makes eye contact when she is laying on the bed or floor and when we try to talk to her,could this be autism? I am too worried for her , please reply
She is still very young. I would say give it some time. A three month old is still just learning how to focus her eyes. If she makes eye contact with you when she is laying on the bed, that is a good sign.
I stim by waking around in circles and going back and forward but I do it at school but I don’t like to do it at school because I found that people will make fun of me or something. But i have really good friends what help me. Question: Does your children go to school? How old are you children? When’s your kids birthday? What are you and your children favourite colour?
So awesome that you have found good people to help you at school! Our kids right now are doing in-home therapy, Simon will start school this year at a special preschool. I will send you this video that gives you a introduction to all of our kids. 😊
Mark is 13 and his favorite color is blue. His birthday is April. Benson’s is 12 and his favorite color is green. His birthday is December. Marie is 10 and her favorite color will change quite often but right now it’s periwinkle blue. It was brick red for awhile, but she doesn’t like pink. Her birthday is September. Ezra is seven and his favorite color is blue. His birthday is Dec. Simon is three and his favorite color is also blue, even though he loves red cars. His birthday is Feb. Holly’s favorite color is red. And Adam likes Blue.
No I do a lot? Oh I didn't really do it today because of all that i did to sit home. I sold my ticket. I told everyone get out of the house leaving my kids with me. We should we will have fun watching video play video game. Listen to do something they just wanted to listen old music that I used to listen to I put on instrumentals to old. Rap music that I really like that helped then it's like they enjoyed that I. I love music when I was growing up and like autism do I even have it? It's like I don't even deserve to have it. I don't know if I got any help in school. I went to school to school. You don't know how hot it was growing up here. I mean I tell you a lot of stuff I tell my brother all the time. These people are very kind to the kids to very smart kids. Are all 5 women that's time to talk to you neither one you or both of you? I want do facetime that's one thing I wouldn't do. I will give my phone number. Why not
