Many parents who feel frightened child will be born with autism. Some signs of autism could be detected ranging from newborns to five-year-old child. Early detection can reduce the mental burden and speed up the handling and treatment of children with autism.
Autism occurs in 1 in 700 people and is more common in males. Symptoms of autism usually can already be seen since the age of 18 months to 3 years. Some signs of autism also can be known from infancy.
Children with autism have an unusual brain development and produce introverted attitude (closed), do not want to interact with the environment and may be annoying to some parents because of his attitude that seemed to not comply.
Here are some symptoms of autism that can be detected from infancy until the fifth year of growth of children:
NEWBORN
Since infants, children with autism usually can not feel or respond to the presence of her parents. He would not be interested to make eye contact and tend to be attracted by a moving object. Infants with autism are also more quiet and not cry for hours.
FIRST YEAR
There are a number of key skills that children are generally achieved within one year of age, among others, stood with the help of parents, crawl, pronounce a simple word, move my hands, applause or other simple motion.
If the child cannot do this ability, does not mean that symptoms of autism. He can only achieve that ability later. But it could not hurt to be vigilant and immediately check if the child does not achieve a single common marketing capability.
SECOND YEAR
Symptoms of autism are seen more clearly if the child is not interested in her mother or anyone else, rarely looked at or not of eye contact, do not point or look at the desired object, not to say two words, loss of words before he mastered, repeat- repeated movements such as shaking hands or swing the body forward and back, do not like to play, often walking on tiptoes.
THIRD-FIFTH YEAR
Symptoms of autism after the second year, all of which occurred in previous years on extra obsessed with certain objects such as toys or games, are very interested in a routine, the arrangement or order of things, very angry if the order or arrangement of objects disturbed, sensitive to loud noise which actually does not interfere with other children and sensitive to touch someone else like do not like to cuddle.
If the baby has one or more of the above symptoms, consult a medical specialist to make sure concerns of parents and mental burden as early as possible.
But if a child is diagnosed with autism, do not be quick to feel guilty by blaming himself for not keeping the content well during pregnancy. Keep in mind, the birth of children with autism are not fault his mother. Even up to now the cause of autism is still not clear.
Instead, try to continue to provide love and affection just like in normal children. Children with autism is just a child who has a brain condition is different from other children. Realize also that children with autism are special because their children have different abilities with children generally, and therefore had to be special handling.
Perform regular consultations with experts and if necessary, enter the children into special schools. But if the conditions are still moderate and not too heavy, just tell the teacher that he needed special attention. To note also, people with autism can be cured from diligent and painstaking supervise the child.
So one day when parents realize that until the age of 3 year old child still does not respond or not to be interactive like the other children, parents should be suspicious’ Can my child autistic? “