Autism is a neurological condition that greatly affects social and communication skills. It typically shows symptoms in the first three years of a child’s life. If you see early signs of autism in your child, get your child evaluated by development behavioral pediatric in order to ruled out autis,
The following are the early symptoms of autism:
- Delayed developmental milestones
Developmental milestones is the ability that most children achieve as they grow. These milestone includes physical, social, emotional, cognitive and communication skills such as walking, jumping, talking, sharing with others, expressing emotions, and among others. Six months old child should be able to smile, grasp a finger and respond to voice. A child with autism has a hard time to respond, smile back to his mother and other person. - Not recognizing his name
A child with autism is not able to respond his name and would not look back. - No or little eye contact
He has difficulty having eye contact which indicates delay in communication and comprehension. - Delay babbling and cooling
A baby with autism fail to make babbling and making sounds such as babbling and cooing after three to four months. - Repetitive Behaviors
A child is a repetitive behaviors such as rocking, spinning, flapping, running back and fourth. It also repetitive movements including spinning wheels, shaking stick, repetitive lining of toys, opening and closing drawers, etc. - Love routines
A child with autism want to follows rountine and it does not follow, he will upset