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Q: Could My Son Be Autistic?
asked by: suebdo on April 19th, 2006
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Hi! I am new to this forum. I have concerns about my son who will be 21 months saturday. His vocabulary consists of moma or maw ( not used for the right person), zom mo (some more), keke ( cat or small dog), hi, nene ( for cup and was also for his bottle) and no ( for yes and no). The rest of his communication is as if he is talking a foreign language. It can not be understood and 98% of the time, nothing can be deciphered from it. At 8 months he could say unhuh but after 1-2 months that completly disappeared from his talking. He also used to be able to say bye, yight (for light), daddy which also after a month or so no longer existed. It is like he never said the words at all. He seems to be in his own world sometimes but he does show affection. And only about 5% of the time will he point or gesture toward something he wants. If you let him outside, he just wonders around aimlessly.He makes very little eye contact and the only toys he plays with are his cars about 20% of the time.He has 2 older sisters that he so called plays with sometimes. Other kids, he just looks at them and goes on about his way. Should I be concerned?
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Spirit
replied on April 29th, 2006
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Yes you should be concerned.....Get him to a pediatric specialist as soon as possible. He has many signs of autism and in this particular condition the earlier the intervention the better chance for a full or partial recovery. :)
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suebdo
replied on April 29th, 2006
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Thanks Spirit
Thank you for replying back to my post. I took him to our family doctor this past week and she wants him to be evaluated at an excellent hospital here. We are waiting on the hospital to let us know when to bring him in. Has been a long 5 days. Hopefully it will be real soon. Again, thanks. :)
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Spirit
replied on May 5th, 2006
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I have 2, one typical and one autistic........Sometimes it's easier to raise the autistic darling. If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask. An excellent site for beginners of autism is the autistic society org(put it together). The moms there are very supportive and have many suggestions. I'm very into supporting autism and am in the prelimmary stages of setting up support for the "older" forgotten young adults of autism(mines 14). I want to make sure they're taken care of once i'm no longer around.God bless. :)
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fairyprincessliz
replied on May 18th, 2006
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Wel labout how he ignores other kids he might just be shy o somthing. Althou this boy in my class is autistic and he has problems assosiating with his class mates so isk thats usually the signs. Autistic people are usually very smart in sum sort of ways but they have problems with interacting with other people and they have extreme anxiety. They are also very shy im sure its nothing to be too concerened about however watch him closely and go see a doctor abotu it
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