Cousin's 16 month old

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Characteristics

is fearful of new people and things
repetitive behaviour
does not walk yet
does not adjust to change well
does not talk(one word in French sho(chaud))


What do you get out of this?

We are all individuals. I recall at the hospital when my sons were born thinking how amazing and different each baby was.

Let him/her be a baby. Lots of time to worry later.

Yes, I think it's maybe a little too early but some parents can tell, even at this age. What you say sounds a little bit general to me but, you might want to think a little about the following:-

1. Does the child walk on tip-toes most of the time
2. Does the child smile when someone else enters the room or wave hello/goodbye
3. Is the child happy to share favourite toys sometimes
4. Is the child very very fussy about what she eats
5. Does the child play with toys imaginatively/able to amuse herself for short periods
6 Aggression/scratching etc?
7. Does the child raise its arms to be picked up or hold on instinctively when carried
8. Will the child allow its hair to be wet-shampooed/teeth cleaned
9. Does the child wail and cry when you use the vacuum/hair dryer/stereo
10. Is the mother happy and content with the child - when you look at her do you see a happy
relaxed mum?

If you have any real concerns just observe the child for a few months and think about what you are seeing. If there is anything else you can tell us about the child others may be able to tell you more.

she is not in the states? I know that his peditrician should be looking for some tell tale signs. but i fear in some countries is not as big as we are in the states. yes I would be worried if I was the parent. But this is because I have a child with AS. so i tend to look a lot closer. here in the states the dr would move fast and have him looked over by other drs. then when they have a finding the school district steps in and trys to get him services to bring him up to speed. i do feel that ealry intervention is the key and I know with my bosses grandson they started on him when he was 18 months old. some children are a lot easier to spot to the DR's than others. So unlike other people I would say he needs to be evaluated by drs and get services that he needs. being that he does not walk or talk is cause for concern. but also i need to ask if he was born early? or complications at pregnancy? that tells a great deal of the story also.. I know that some ealry babies take longer to catch up.. we took our kids yesterday for their yealy check ups.. with my daughter who is 6 months old the dr goes over all of what she should be doing at her ripe old age of 6 months.. so i think the drs need to wake up and smell the coffee on this poor baby..

[quote="nomoreality"]Yes, I think it's maybe a little too early but some parents can tell, even at this age. What you say sounds a little bit general to me but, you might want to think a little about the following:-

1. Does the child walk on tip-toes most of the time--child does not walk-can do an odd crawl with leg dragging(seen that before though)
2. Does the child smile when someone else enters the room or wave hello/goodbye--very fearful of those she does know but is able to smile at me after 3 days of seeing me
3. Is the child happy to share favourite toys sometimes--her own toys-does not appear aggressive
4. Is the child very very fussy about what she eats--eats sparingly
5. Does the child play with toys imaginatively/able to amuse herself for short periods--plays with same toy for hours at a time
6 Aggression/scratching etc?--none
7. Does the child raise its arms to be picked up or hold on instinctively when carried--yes
8. Will the child allow its hair to be wet-shampooed/teeth cleaned--don't know
9. Does the child wail and cry when you use the vacuum/hair dryer/stereo--don't know
10. Is the mother happy and content with the child - when you look at her do you see a happy
relaxed mum? She is extremely stressed and I have known her a long time.

If you have any real concerns just observe the child for a few months and think about what you are seeing. If there is anything else you can tell us about the child others may be able to tell you more----She says her daughter plays with a snap on booster seat for hours at a time. They had to wait for father to finish work and she was with Mom just staring into space for several hours. She will not sleep elsewhere and has stayed up for 2 days when out of town. She screamed during a lot of the time we were there because we were there. Noise bothers her it seems and my cousin tells me she is fearful all the time.

Seems very concerning. So far the doctor thinks she will walk eventually-nothing wrong there it seems. As for other areas of autism, this is a doctor in a rural area so I assume they do not know of this. They have an appointment at a major centre soon.

I am pleased that the child is seeing someone. I think that if my son was diagnosed at 18 months we would have avoided a lot of frustration and anger that he felt.