When a baby is born, parents feel like they are in a place that is magical. We wrap our arms around them and hold them close to. We look down onto their adorable faces and dream into their beautiful eyes.
But sometimes, things go wrong, sometimes those beautiful eyes, are slow to make eye contact. That is an alarm that should get your guard up.
Sometimes, you just don't have hours to read through pages and pages for a check list. Here's a quick list to look at if you are in a hurry. Flags that go up to check for signs of the presence of autism.
- child has little or no eye-contact
- child does not respond to his name by 12 months
- child does not babble or coo by 12 months
- child does not gesture or point by 12 months
- child does not say a single word by 16 months
- child had a loss of language or loss of social skills at any age
- also should the child have a sibling who is on the spectrum, do watch them closely
Book:1001 Tips For The Parenting Of Autistic Boys by Ken Siri
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