My daughter is almost two and shows a lot of signs of autism?

Gabrielle - posted on 06/19/2012

No I haven't :( but thanks and i will look into it :)

Cherish - posted on 06/19/2012

Its good she pretend plays and you said she has some words...My son is 10 and still does not pretend play and he did not start talking(I mean words like "juice" and "more") until he was 5 or 6.
Brian always liked to cuddle and he was always happy,unless he was mad,and the tantrums are hard,he is very aggressive at times.
Have you read "the out of sync child"? that is a really helpful book

Gabrielle - posted on 06/19/2012

Thanks for all the feedback and she will be two in August and her appt with a developmental dr is july 19th. My little brother has aspergers and she shares some things that he does. She throws really bad tantrums even if you just look at her and she dont like it, she has eye contact but when I'm sitting with her trying to talk to her she will not look me in the eyes then, I guess when I'm close with her she will not look at me. She bangs her head into the floor, couch, wall, etc.. she will only sleep with crochet blankets and she keeps them up under her nose a lot. She doesn't say many words and still does a lot of babble.. She is very independent and prefers to be alone. She has her hands up tp her eyes a lot and looks thru the slits in her fingers a lot. She likes to analyze everything she gets in her hands. Though she does pretend play like with a phone and stuff. She cannot, and never has as ever, stand to be cuddled or loved on.There are more things she does but I didn't know it pertained to ASD until I was reading symptoms, but she does smile and play and things.

Sharlene - posted on 06/19/2012

I would have to say my son at a very young age showed all the signs of autism and still does sometimes. Then my 2 yr old has no eye contact and doesn't respond to her name and alot of hand flapping and rocking and no speech. Your best to take you little one to a developmental specialist to get a diagnosis. what are your thoughts. do you mind me asking .

Cherish - posted on 06/18/2012

Hi,
The HF kids seem to be stuck on rituals and it is usually when they are older than 2.5(that has just been what I have seen w/kids I know)
My son is NOT HF and he has always had good eye contact.He never lined things up,he was not echolic(SP?)
He did alot of hand flapping and rocking,he did not point,respond to his name,follow directions,play appropriately w/others..etc
Kids don't HAVE to have ALL the signs to have autism.
Developmental pediatricians are fun.
when is your appointment?

Anaquita - posted on 06/18/2012

When it comes to Autism, keep in mind it's a whole spectrum. My son has Aspergers. If the changes in the DSM-V go through he ought to be rolled into the ASD as High Functioning Autism, but at any rate, no he doesn't have all the "classic" Asperger symptoms. He has many, don't get me wrong, but not all. He does make eye contact much of the time. (Though if uncomfortable he's not able too) And he's very warm, and loving. Not the stereotypical emotionless robot. As for rituals, aside from the order of how he gets up and ready in the morning, and the bedtime routine, he's not too stuck on that either.

Get him on a topic of interest though... ... oh boy.

But yeah she could potentially be autistic, without being a stereotype. It just means she's potentially somewhere else on the spectrum. If high functioning enough you may have a problem getting a diagnosis until she's a bit older, and symptoms are more obvious. Which is both good and bad. Good that she'll function better as she gets older, which is less of a worry for you as she grows to an adult. And bad as she may not then qualify for early intervention services. Though at her age you may still find help. (Some places like helping the younger ones so they can be ready for school when they get to that age)