Aug. 18, 2008
How were we suppose to know before the age of 3?
I'm not sure what the standard is in other states, but in Indiana; in order for a child to rec. any type of state support, they had to have been diagnosed, on the autism spectrum, before the age of 3.
We've raised 4 beautiful gifts from God. Our oldest 3 are all girls and each and every one of them are different. They each had their own personality as an infant, they each did peculiar things, they each learn differently, they each have different food likes and dislikes as well as clothing likes and dislikes. Isn't this all part of each of us being human and individual? Isn't this part of the beauty of life itself?
When our son came along, we raised him the same way: in the way that he learned!
Anything that did possibly seem out of the ordinary, we brought it to the attention of his pediatrician and not once was there ever a cause for concern.
It wasn't until we moved to a new school district that we had any clue that there might be an issue at hand.
Pre-K went smoothly, and there was never any incidents that involved the principal, or sending him home. He was never written up and teacher conferences were always a pleasure. He even questioned why he couldn't go to school as long and all week as his Sisters!
Then we buy our home on the county line, were told we were still in the same school district, and 3 days after signing the paperwork, we were informed that the house actually sits in another county!
From day one, we began having 'problems'. But, I suppose that is another blog..lol..my point is...
Our son, could spell the words from our daughters spelling lists when they were in high school and before he could even walk! He could remember where he had hidden a toy weeks later! However, hindsight is 20/20, especially once you learn what you SHOULD have been looking for. He was slow to talk, he slept most nights through as an infant, he became angered easily and most of the time for reasons we didn't understand, clothing had to be just so/so, he was beyond picky about his food, and I even found a picture where he is all slumped over while being held. He had all the symptoms!
Our son, had all the symptoms of being on the spectrum, but none of them were obvious enough to even worry the pediatrician!
How were we suppose to know before the age of 3?
We've raised 4 beautiful gifts from God. Our oldest 3 are all girls and each and every one of them are different. They each had their own personality as an infant, they each did peculiar things, they each learn differently, they each have different food likes and dislikes as well as clothing likes and dislikes. Isn't this all part of each of us being human and individual? Isn't this part of the beauty of life itself?
When our son came along, we raised him the same way: in the way that he learned!
Anything that did possibly seem out of the ordinary, we brought it to the attention of his pediatrician and not once was there ever a cause for concern.
It wasn't until we moved to a new school district that we had any clue that there might be an issue at hand.
Pre-K went smoothly, and there was never any incidents that involved the principal, or sending him home. He was never written up and teacher conferences were always a pleasure. He even questioned why he couldn't go to school as long and all week as his Sisters!
Then we buy our home on the county line, were told we were still in the same school district, and 3 days after signing the paperwork, we were informed that the house actually sits in another county!
From day one, we began having 'problems'. But, I suppose that is another blog..lol..my point is...
Our son, could spell the words from our daughters spelling lists when they were in high school and before he could even walk! He could remember where he had hidden a toy weeks later! However, hindsight is 20/20, especially once you learn what you SHOULD have been looking for. He was slow to talk, he slept most nights through as an infant, he became angered easily and most of the time for reasons we didn't understand, clothing had to be just so/so, he was beyond picky about his food, and I even found a picture where he is all slumped over while being held. He had all the symptoms!
Our son, had all the symptoms of being on the spectrum, but none of them were obvious enough to even worry the pediatrician!
How were we suppose to know before the age of 3?
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Posted by Anonymous
1. Does your child enjoy being swung, bounced on your knee, etc.? Yes No
2. Does your child take an interest in other children? Yes No
3. Does your child like climbing on things, such as up stairs? Yes No
4. Does your child enjoy playing peek-a-boo/hide-and-seek? Yes No
5. Does your child ever pretend, for example, to talk on the phone or take care of dolls, or pretend other things? Yes No
6. Does your child ever use his/her index finger to point, to ask for something? Yes No
7. Does your child ever use his/her index finger to point, to indicate interest in something? Yes No
8. Can your child play properly with small toys (e.g. cars or bricks) without just mouthing, fiddling, or dropping them? Yes No
9. Does your child ever bring objects over to you (parent) to show you something? Yes No
10. Does your child look you in the eye for more than a second or two? Yes No
11. Does your child ever seem oversensitive to noise? (e.g., plugging ears) Yes No
12. Does your child smile in response to your face or your smile? Yes No
13. Does your child imitate you? (e.g., you make a face-will your child imitate it?) Yes No
14. Does your child respond to his/her name when you call? Yes No
15. If you point at a toy across the room, does your child look at it? Yes No
16. Does your child walk? Yes No
17. Does your child look at things you are looking at? Yes No
18. Does your child make unusual finger movements near his/her face? Yes No
19. Does your child try to attract your attention to his/her own activity? Yes No
20. Have you ever wondered if your child is deaf? Yes No
21. Does your child understand what people say? Yes No
21. Does your child sometimes stare at nothing or wander with no purpose? Yes No
23. Does your child look at your face to check your reaction when faced with something unfamiliar?
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Oct. 3, 2008 - by 18 months you can do the m-chat:
Posted by Anonymous 1. Does your child enjoy being swung, bounced on your knee, etc.? Yes No
2. Does your child take an interest in other children? Yes No
3. Does your child like climbing on things, such as up stairs? Yes No
4. Does your child enjoy playing peek-a-boo/hide-and-seek? Yes No
5. Does your child ever pretend, for example, to talk on the phone or take care of dolls, or pretend other things? Yes No
6. Does your child ever use his/her index finger to point, to ask for something? Yes No
7. Does your child ever use his/her index finger to point, to indicate interest in something? Yes No
8. Can your child play properly with small toys (e.g. cars or bricks) without just mouthing, fiddling, or dropping them? Yes No
9. Does your child ever bring objects over to you (parent) to show you something? Yes No
10. Does your child look you in the eye for more than a second or two? Yes No
11. Does your child ever seem oversensitive to noise? (e.g., plugging ears) Yes No
12. Does your child smile in response to your face or your smile? Yes No
13. Does your child imitate you? (e.g., you make a face-will your child imitate it?) Yes No
14. Does your child respond to his/her name when you call? Yes No
15. If you point at a toy across the room, does your child look at it? Yes No
16. Does your child walk? Yes No
17. Does your child look at things you are looking at? Yes No
18. Does your child make unusual finger movements near his/her face? Yes No
19. Does your child try to attract your attention to his/her own activity? Yes No
20. Have you ever wondered if your child is deaf? Yes No
21. Does your child understand what people say? Yes No
21. Does your child sometimes stare at nothing or wander with no purpose? Yes No
23. Does your child look at your face to check your reaction when faced with something unfamiliar?