One of the most important things you can do as a parent is to learn the early signs of autism and become familiar with the typical developmental milestones that your child should be reaching.
What are the signs of autism?
The autism diagnosis age and intensity of autism’s early signs vary widely. Some infants show hints in their first months. In others, behaviors become obvious as late as age 2 or 3.
Not all children with autism show all the signs. Many children who don’t have autism show a few.
The following may indicate your child is at risk for an autism spectrum disorder. If your child exhibits any of the following, ask your pediatrician or family doctor for an evaluation right away:
By 6 months
- Few or no big smiles or other warm, joyful and engaging expressions
- Limited or no eye contact
By 9 months
- Little or no back-and-forth sharing of sounds, smiles or other facial expressions
By 12 months
- Little or no babbling
- Little or no back-and-forth gestures such as pointing, showing, reaching or waving
- Little or no response to name
By 16 months
By 24 months
- Very few or no meaningful, two-word phrases (not including imitating or repeating)
At any age
- Loss of previously acquired speech, babbling or social skills
- Avoidance of eye contact
- Persistent preference for solitude
- Difficulty understanding other people’s feelings
- Delayed language development
- Persistent repetition of words or phrases (echolalia)
- Resistance to minor changes in routine or surroundings
- Restricted interests
- Repetitive behaviors (flapping, rocking, spinning, etc.)
- Unusual and intense reactions to sounds, smells, tastes, textures, lights and/or colors
If you have concerns, get your child screened and contact your healthcare provider
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What really cause Autism
The information below is not meant to diagnose or treat.
A common question after an autism diagnosis is what is the cause of autism.
We know that there’s no one cause of autism. autism develops from a combination of genetic and nongenetic,
A child will develop autism. However, it’s important to keep in mind that increased risk is not the same as cause. For example, some gene changes associated with autism can also be found in people who don’t have the disorder. Similarly, not everyone exposed to an environmental risk factor for autism will develop the disorder.
Autism’s genetic risk factors
Autism tends to run in families. Changes in certain genes increase the risk that a child will develop autism. If a parent carries one or more of these gene changes, they may get passed to a child (even if the parent does not have autism). Other times, these genetic changes arise spontaneously in an early embryo or the sperm and/or egg that combine to create the embryo. Again, the majority of these gene changes do not cause autism by themselves. increase risk for the disorder
Autism’s risk factors
increase – or reduce – autism risk in people who are genetically predisposed to the disorder. Importantly, the increase or decrease in risk appears to be small for any one of these risk factors.
Increased risk
- (either parent) advanced maternal age over 35 year of age
- Pregnancy and birth complications (e.g. extreme prematurity [before 26 weeks], low birth weight, multiple pregnancies [twin, triplet, etc.])
- Pregnancies spaced apart (less than a year apart)
Decreased risk
- Prenatal vitamin containing folic acid, before and at conception and through pregnancy
How do these genetic and nongenetic to autism? Most appear to affect crucial aspects of early brain development. Some appear to affect how brain nerve cells, or neurons, communicate with each other. Others appear to affect how entire regions of the brain communicate with each other. differences with an eye to developing treatments and supports that can improve quality of life.
The return to school will look a little different this year after a year filled with uncertainty and new routines. While you may be returning to a more typical school year, the transition away from established pandemic guidelines may present challenges, and we may have to remain flexible about changes in guidelines throughout the school year.
COVID-19 relief package passed in March of this year, includes $3 billion in dedicated funding for Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) programs. The $3 billion allocated to IDEA will go a long way in easing the financial burdens felt by schools and helping them meet their service to students with autism and other disabilities.
Talk to your school leadership about the funding your district received as part of this plan and how they will be using it to help your child make up for disrupted learning or lost skills over the last school year.
Don’t forget as a parents you have the right to call a meeting with your child’s IEP team to discuss how your child’s goals will change in order to make up for lost time, or a regression in skills, knowledge or behavior. Prepare for the meeting by writing out how you feel the pandemic impacted your child’s education, as well as things the team may be able to do to help get back on track. As your child’s go back to school meet with IEP team, you can be your child’s advocate to help focus on recovering any lost skills or learning that your child experienced with the pandemic.
It is important to be realistic and remember that despite all your best efforts, change may not happen immediately. It will take time for your child to readjust to school and regain some of their lost. But patience and collaboration with the IEP team, in time your child can continue making progress toward reaching their full potential. I am working on this for Brad because the school get funding
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