autistic child???????

Question

does anyone have an autistic child who can help me??
Ihave a 2year old and he shows signs of autism i think im going by the cdc web site symptoms can antone help? Should I go ahead and make an appointment with his doctor or wait and see if he is just in his terriable 2s? Im really confused on what to do I dont want to look like a worry wart or like an idiot or like im looking for attention through my child. I really feel like he is,my motherly body tells me this my heart, everything. that little voice that always tells you there is something wrong with your child. I would like to hear from and autistic parents only please!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 1

I have a 14 year old on the autistic spectrum. My advice is to get him evaluated NOW. Early intervention can make a big difference in his development. My son started off in speech therapy around age 2.

When you do take him into the doctor be sure to be specific about why you suspect autism. You can find checklists on-line you can print and bring in. Try

autismtreeproject.org
autism-society.org

If it does turn out to be autism know that you are not alone. 1 in ever 166 child born today has some form of autism. Find a local support group through autism-society.org or some other national autism group.

Good luck.

Answer 2

Ok I dont have an autistic child but a family member of mine is autistic and also my flatmate works with young adults that have autism. I have had a chat with him with regards to your situation he suggests the following measures:

1) Create a log/diary on a daily basis monitoring the following things: behaviour and how it changes throughout the day, emotions and how he expresses them if at all, his ability to interact with adults and other children, his ability to recognise things that are routine and non-routine, his awareness to what is going on around him and how he deals with it, can he understand what is right and what is wrong (hard for a 2 year old I know), hoe he communicates, does he string sentances together or is it more sounds, and finally what his food/drink intake is for the day. The purpose of this is to evaluate his response to emotion, lots of people with Autism do not display the emotion as we do, often none at all and many have problems with speech.

2) Go to your doctor and seek his opinion, if he refers you to a specialist, it make take a while to get the appointment so the log/diary will come in handy for the specialist as he will be able to make a better informed decision and thus give a faster diagnosis.

3) If it turns out that he does suffer from autism, your doctor will be able (or the specialist) to direct you to the nearest support group.

4) Try not to worry to much (easier said than done) until you know what the score is.

I hope that it turns out just to be the terrible two's nothing more and good luck at the doctors.

Answer 3

Ok, ok, I don't have an autistic child. I have friends who do. He was diagnosed by a doctor with a set of tests. Something to consider here is does your son only eat or drink certain things? There are conditions that at first seem to be autism, but that can be treated with diet control. For the most part they deal with the body's inability to properly digest food and can end almost being a drug in the child's system. When this occurs, the child usually only wants to eat a few specific things or drink only specific things other than water. I am not saying this is the case but is worth considering. I would prefer to find that with diet control my child's condition could improve greatly. What ever the case is with your child, I wish the best. Good luck!

Answer 4

My 11-year-old is autistic. The sooner you know what you're dealing with the better off you'll be. Our son was misdiagnosed (we didn't learn until later that only a qualified psychologist can accurately diagnose autism) until age 6 and by then it was difficult to "undo" some of the damage we inadvertently caused by handling things incorrectly. Start with your pediatrician and explain why you think your child may be autistic. He/she should be able to recommend you to a qualified specialist in regards to evaluation.

Also, I love this site for the Autism Society of America... www.autism-society.org

Good luck!

Answer 5

If you feel for any reason that something is not right with your son, pursue the issue. There maybe absolutely nothing wrong with him but making an appointment with his physician won't hurt. I hope everything turns out okay and try not to worry too much. I have a daughter with Retts which the symptoms are very similar to autism

Answer 6

Autistic children usually feel that everything that is happening around them is magnified. Its like you or I going somewhere and having 10 people screaming at us. We'd be kind of perplexed. With autistic children, its like that for them all the time. If they are having a hard time paying attention, it could be ADD, but if it seems severe, or if they are showing signs of distress from it, you might want to check it out with a doc.


I'd check it out no matter what though, just to be fair to your child.

Answer 7

Well it is a little hard to tell at age two, but my best friends had a baby that was autistic but they had one very prominent sign that made them take him to the doctor. he wouldnt talk. or he wouldnt. he just wouldnt. and they finally took him to the doctor at age 2 and they thought he might be autistic but it was hard to tell at that age. he also wouldnt look them in the eye and would stare into space for a long time. those were some signs they started noticing. good luck and I think you should go ahead and make the appointment just to be on the safe side.

Answer 8

Get your child in NOW!! Getting help asap can change yours and his world completely!!! Don't let people tell you that its to early. I have a son who was dxed with Aspergers Syndrome a few years ago. At first he was dxed with ODD, ADAH, OCD It might take awhile to really find out where on the spectrum he is, but in the mean time he can get services to help with whatever needs he has. When my son was about a year I new something was wrong. Something was telling me, that little voice you speak of....listen to it PLEASE!!!!! Feel free to contact me if you would like to talk. I will certainly listen, your not alone :)

Answer 9

have faith it or no longer my daughter has exhibited many autistic features yet they say that is basically a sensory disease. on the age of 8 months she began spitting her nutrition back out contained in the feeders face and then it went from ingesting to gagging on meals she as quickly as enjoyed to at age 2 she stopped ingesting altogether for 2 months. i could no longer get her to consume one element even widespread meals or goodies. I took her to the universal practitioner and that they advised me to no longer hardship as long as she grew to become into getting a lot to drink. i grew to become into scared and did no longer sense supported by using the universal practitioner. She did in spite of the undeniable fact that commence ingesting lower back yet does no longer consume multitextured meals on a similar time which contain yogurt with fruit in it without total fledged tantrum. She had subject concerns with severe constipation to the place I had to dig it out of her and administer suppositories. that is been a windy highway yet now she's 11 and alot of the indicators have diminished in intensity. solid success and study the e book "the autism spectrum."

Answer 10

I know exactly how you feel, in fact your question even made me cry because it was exactly how I felt, I knew in my heart of hearts that something wasn't "right" with my Gabriel who is now 3 yrs old and as of December 05 diagnosed with autism. My advice is please get him evaluated, early intervention is the best thing. If you wanna contact me about this please feel free to do so.