I constantly worry about my son having autisim. I am always looking for the early signs. He sometimes waves his hands when he is exited, but not always. He dosen't stack or line up things. He dosen't spin wheels on his cars. He has good eye contact. He points at things. He brings me toys to play. He has no clear words exept mama sometimes. Do I have reason to worry or is it just a fear I have. Please help.
2007-10-06 08:53:40 · 9 answers · asked by sali s 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Join the club of worrying mommies! I think that with the rise in autism it's only natural to worry. I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one paranoid. My son is 15 months as well and I'm constantly looking for signs. But like my husband says if you look hard enough you will find something that might be a sign of something..and it will have you worry for no good reason. The fact that your son flaps he's arms seems to be an age thing. My son does that when he sees birds/geese/ducks. That doesn't make them autistic. My son stacks blocks up pretty well..and lines things up again not a sure cut sign of autism. There are many factors that go into it. As far as speech just keep doing what you are doing with you son and soon he will be rambling off words.All children develop speech at different rates..some focus on physical milestones, esp boys. My son is just now really picking up words: mama, dada, all done, get it, bye bye, hi, up, down, uh oh, apple, bubble. They are like sponges so just do what I'm doing..learning to enjoy every single second of my son and less worrying!!
2007-10-06 10:26:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have his hearing checked
My son is only slightly autistic and he does line things up spin wheels didn't make eye contact and still rarly does HE is a neet freak at 2 and so on. from what you said I would wori more about speech and hearing. I had my sons hearing checked at 28 months and found out he was autistic but he didn't talk at all. SO they should be able to help no matter what it is maby Even just doesn't want to talk cuz you do it for him
2007-10-06 09:08:12 · answer #2 · answered by Dori S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you are letting your fears get control of you. He sounds normal to me. They best thing that you can do is go to your pediatrician, list your concerns and ask for a concrete list of things to look for. I think between the two of you, your fears can be laid to rest.
But I know how you feel. There is so much publicity about autism lately that I had the same fears and paid the same kind of hyper attention to my youngest daughter until it became overwhelmingly obvious that she was perfectly normal. I'm not saying that there shouldn't be publicity because people do need to know about it, but it can be really easy to get all caught up in it and imagine things that aren't there.
2007-10-06 09:00:02 · answer #3 · answered by Sharon M 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think you have anything to worry about! Just know though that if you aren't sure take him in to have him checked out. Give him more time. Think of it this way...if it is Autism, what is finding out now and when he is a bit older going to make a difference? Enjoy this young age, stop worrying for a yearish..chalk it up now to a toddler being a toddler :)
Take care and enjoy!
2007-10-06 08:59:28 · answer #4 · answered by HushYourFuss 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
on your son's eczema, attempt giving him oatmeal baths. Aveno has all varieties of stuff you ought to use with however cream your wellness practitioner presribed. Hydrocortizone 2% did not something for my daughter by skill of itself, i exploit the oatmeal baths, I in basic terms tub her approximately 4 days out of the week and that i save her pores and skin moisterized, Eucerin or Aquaphor are solid for that. so some distance as end result and vegetables, I provide her what she likes first, l don't have a difficulty with end result, yet with the vegetables I blend them in with rice or with somewhat of the end result and from time to time its ok. If all else fails I wait till she's incredibly hungry and she or he'll consume them. communicate with you wellness practitioner with regard to the diet supplement first, my daughter beverages Pediasure so she would be ready to get however she's lacking.
2016-10-21 06:17:42 · answer #5 · answered by Erika 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He sounds fine to me. Speech develops at different rates for every kid. My nearly 15 month old mainly says 'Mama' too, with 'more' and the odd 'buh-pah' (grandpa) thrown in.
My first did line things up all the time, especially his cars...and he's not autistic either.
It's normal to be worried about our kids. Comes with the territory. :)
2007-10-06 09:03:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think with the increase in children diagnosed with Autism these days it is normal to panic about whether your child has it or not. Children wave their hands when they are excited. My son did this too, and still does once in a while and he is 3 now.
2007-10-06 08:58:23 · answer #7 · answered by Ryan's mom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh no don't worry i'm sure he's fine. maybe you yourself start stacking up some blocks and then he'll follow
2007-10-06 13:16:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
he sounds fine to me, but no-one knows him like you trust your instincts. if your really worried contact you gp or health visitor.
good luck
2007-10-06 09:04:19 · answer #9 · answered by mzp21 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋