Autism-World

Diagnosis is rarely made before the age of 2. The research is showing that identification is getting earlier and earlier.

The first noted sign is usually the absence or significant delay of the true ’social smile’. Other noted signs generally occur later with the absence of speech or the onset of speech followed by its disappearance.There are also signs that might indicate autism including lack of interaction with family or caregivers, ‘difficult’ babies, babies that do not like physical hugging. However, these are also personality traits, so please do not be overly concerned if your baby demonstrates any of these.

The other scream day and night and cannot be conforted of soothed. And then you have the ones who are later diagnosed who showed no unusual features at a very early stage.

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This entry was posted on Saturday, October 6th, 2007 at 10:26 pm and is filed under Autism Treatment.