Re: worried about my baby

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my daughter flapped and later that was a sign I missed. She started at 6 months but I never knew that could be autism. It sounds like autism to meFrom: jm.smoldt <jm.smoldt@...>Subject: ( ) worried about my baby Date: Saturday, April 17, 2010, 8:39 AM

Maybe I am just overkill worried since having one child with autism increases the chances for sibs, but I am getting concerned about my little one who just turned one year old. I know it is really early to be worried. He has met most of his milestones but just barely. He was using maybe four or five gestures, but now he only uses one or two. This worries me as my eldest started out with gestures and lost all of them by 18 months. He is kinda babbling I guess but it is not complex babbling. It is still OOOOOO or AHHHHHHH with an occasional ba. Very few consonants and no words. The most alarming is he very rarely responds to his name. He also is displaying sensory sensitivities, and wildly flaps his arms and crawls in little circles. My eldest was diagnosed so late, that I can't remember if he was remotely like this as a baby or not. What do you guys think? The ped is concerned yet, should I push for an EI referral anyway? He does

seem plenty interested in other people but so is my eldest. I'm not sure, but I think I might have posted before on here when he was younger about his back arching and some other earlier problems. Also, does anyone know if rapid head growth is still an early indicator. I read some articles online but the doctor has never said anything about it. His head size started in the 20th percentile at birth and he is now in the 95th percentile for head size.

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Since mine was also dx late I always figure evals can't hurt, they

won't qualify if they don't need it, right? Are you sure his hearings

ok? My 3 year old was late with talking, responding, gestures etc but

appeared to hear, turned out he heard but muffled so it effected all

kinds of things. He is sensitive too now but developed later than my

dds did so though we are watching him, for now I believe a lot of

these things are from frustration and confusion b/c of his hearing (he

has his 2nd set of tubes now and passed his last hearing test). So we

are hopeful

On 4/17/10, jm.smoldt <jm.smoldt@...> wrote:

> Maybe I am just overkill worried since having one child with autism

> increases the chances for sibs, but I am getting concerned about my little

> one who just turned one year old. I know it is really early to be worried.

> He has met most of his milestones but just barely. He was using maybe four

> or five gestures, but now he only uses one or two. This worries me as my

> eldest started out with gestures and lost all of them by 18 months. He is

> kinda babbling I guess but it is not complex babbling. It is still OOOOOO

> or AHHHHHHH with an occasional ba. Very few consonants and no words. The

> most alarming is he very rarely responds to his name. He also is displaying

> sensory sensitivities, and wildly flaps his arms and crawls in little

> circles. My eldest was diagnosed so late, that I can't remember if he was

> remotely like this as a baby or not. What do you guys think? The ped is

> concerned yet, should I push for an EI referral anyway? He does seem plenty

> interested in other people but so is my eldest. I'm not sure, but I think I

> might have posted before on here when he was younger about his back arching

> and some other earlier problems. Also, does anyone know if rapid head

> growth is still an early indicator. I read some articles online but the

> doctor has never said anything about it. His head size started in the 20th

> percentile at birth and he is now in the 95th percentile for head size.

>

>

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I feel your worry. Look at Dr. Stanley Greenpan's website

he offers training on line at a reasonable cost to help

parents engage high risk infants and children. It is the

only program I know of for such young kids.

This may help you feel you are doing all you can at such a young age.

If you have insurance that will pay for speech/occupational

therapy I would push for an evaluation. I do not think schools

will offer early intervention until about 2 and 1/2 years old.

It depends I guess on the city or town interventions.

Early interventions can't hurt and you will feel more supported.

You can look at the magic foundation if you think there

may be some kind of growth issue. My daughter

had a different kind of growth issue (too small) and the

doctors did not catch it until I raised a flag.

I really think parents have to raise the issues to see specialists

this has been my experience and my daughter's case should

have been obvious she had many physical issues with her

hip, heart etc and the ped's missed them.

Pam

>

> Maybe I am just overkill worried since having one child with autism increases

the chances for sibs, but I am getting concerned about my little one who just

turned one year old. I know it is really early to be worried. He has met most

of his milestones but just barely. He was using maybe four or five gestures,

but now he only uses one or two. This worries me as my eldest started out with

gestures and lost all of them by 18 months. He is kinda babbling I guess but it

is not complex babbling. It is still OOOOOO or AHHHHHHH with an occasional ba.

Very few consonants and no words. The most alarming is he very rarely responds

to his name. He also is displaying sensory sensitivities, and wildly flaps his

arms and crawls in little circles. My eldest was diagnosed so late, that I

can't remember if he was remotely like this as a baby or not. What do you guys

think? The ped is concerned yet, should I push for an EI referral anyway? He

does seem plenty interested in other people but so is my eldest. I'm not sure,

but I think I might have posted before on here when he was younger about his

back arching and some other earlier problems. Also, does anyone know if rapid

head growth is still an early indicator. I read some articles online but the

doctor has never said anything about it. His head size started in the 20th

percentile at birth and he is now in the 95th percentile for head size.

>

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We do have a hearing test scheduled, so I guess we will find out but there was a

wait and we couldn't get him in until June. I hope it is only his hearing as

that is fixable I guess for the most part. He's never had ear infections,

though, at least never shown symptoms of them. Thanks!

> > Maybe I am just overkill worried since having one child with autism

> > increases the chances for sibs, but I am getting concerned about my little

> > one who just turned one year old. I know it is really early to be worried.

> > He has met most of his milestones but just barely. He was using maybe four

> > or five gestures, but now he only uses one or two. This worries me as my

> > eldest started out with gestures and lost all of them by 18 months. He is

> > kinda babbling I guess but it is not complex babbling. It is still OOOOOO

> > or AHHHHHHH with an occasional ba. Very few consonants and no words. The

> > most alarming is he very rarely responds to his name. He also is displaying

> > sensory sensitivities, and wildly flaps his arms and crawls in little

> > circles. My eldest was diagnosed so late, that I can't remember if he was

> > remotely like this as a baby or not. What do you guys think? The ped is

> > concerned yet, should I push for an EI referral anyway? He does seem plenty

> > interested in other people but so is my eldest. I'm not sure, but I think I

> > might have posted before on here when he was younger about his back arching

> > and some other earlier problems. Also, does anyone know if rapid head

> > growth is still an early indicator. I read some articles online but the

> > doctor has never said anything about it. His head size started in the 20th

> > percentile at birth and he is now in the 95th percentile for head size.

> >

> >

>

> --

> Sent from my mobile device

>

> -mommy to Emma, Becca, ,

> and

>

> Girl Scout cookies are coming!

>

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I will definitely check out that site, thanks! Early intervention is state

funded in our area and is from 0-3. My daughter was in early intervention as

well for sensory issues and feeding/growth issues. Having a tiny one is scary,

I feel for ya! My daughter was 14 lbs at twelve months and 20 lbs at age 2.

She's filled out a little bit, now a whopping 32 lbs at age 4. lol she's short,

too so she is at least proportionate. I have found enough concerns with my

little one, I am definitely considering an eval regardless of the dr's opinion.

It's amazing how much parents see that the drs don't.

> >

> > Maybe I am just overkill worried since having one child with autism

increases the chances for sibs, but I am getting concerned about my little one

who just turned one year old. I know it is really early to be worried. He has

met most of his milestones but just barely. He was using maybe four or five

gestures, but now he only uses one or two. This worries me as my eldest started

out with gestures and lost all of them by 18 months. He is kinda babbling I

guess but it is not complex babbling. It is still OOOOOO or AHHHHHHH with an

occasional ba. Very few consonants and no words. The most alarming is he very

rarely responds to his name. He also is displaying sensory sensitivities, and

wildly flaps his arms and crawls in little circles. My eldest was diagnosed so

late, that I can't remember if he was remotely like this as a baby or not. What

do you guys think? The ped is concerned yet, should I push for an EI referral

anyway? He does seem plenty interested in other people but so is my eldest.

I'm not sure, but I think I might have posted before on here when he was younger

about his back arching and some other earlier problems. Also, does anyone know

if rapid head growth is still an early indicator. I read some articles online

but the doctor has never said anything about it. His head size started in the

20th percentile at birth and he is now in the 95th percentile for head size.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Best wishes for your family. I included here Dr. Greenspan's

website. There are so few professionals that have advice

for parents with infants and autism. My daughter had horrible

meltdowns as an infant (and continued as she got older).

It is good to have some support somewhere.

http://stanleygreenspan.com/

Pam

> > >

> > > Maybe I am just overkill worried since having one child with autism

increases the chances for sibs, but I am getting concerned about my little one

who just turned one year old. I know it is really early to be worried. He has

met most of his milestones but just barely. He was using maybe four or five

gestures, but now he only uses one or two. This worries me as my eldest started

out with gestures and lost all of them by 18 months. He is kinda babbling I

guess but it is not complex babbling. It is still OOOOOO or AHHHHHHH with an

occasional ba. Very few consonants and no words. The most alarming is he very

rarely responds to his name. He also is displaying sensory sensitivities, and

wildly flaps his arms and crawls in little circles. My eldest was diagnosed so

late, that I can't remember if he was remotely like this as a baby or not. What

do you guys think? The ped is concerned yet, should I push for an EI referral

anyway? He does seem plenty interested in other people but so is my eldest.

I'm not sure, but I think I might have posted before on here when he was younger

about his back arching and some other earlier problems. Also, does anyone know

if rapid head growth is still an early indicator. I read some articles online

but the doctor has never said anything about it. His head size started in the

20th percentile at birth and he is now in the 95th percentile for head size.

> > >

> >

>

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I have read about the head circumference being an interesting symptom

but not sure that is was connected directly to autism. Anyone heard

more about that?

I would err on the side of caution. I have 2 kids with autism and I

started asking questions about the second one before the doc's were

interested in paying attention to me. But I noticed a lot of " odd "

things going on. They are not alike really and have different

problems, but I saw some basic problems like speech not developing, not

interested in other people, not playing with toys, stacking things,

etc. You definitely should call your local health department and find

out how to contact early intervention in your area. get an assessment!

If speech is delayed, get a speech evaluation. You can start now

working on language. With my 3rd ds, he isn't autistic but he had

speech delays as well as some other issues and I got started with

everything without waiting for anyone's opinion. It probably helped

him a lot over all. With what I had learned from the 2nd ds, I put in

a lot of time making him some word books and working on increasing his

vocabulary and play skills. Plus he got into EI and Speech. So it

really is important to get help sooner rather than wait. Go to this

website and read more about early signs -->

http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/index.html

Roxanna

Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.

( ) worried about my baby

Maybe I am just overkill worried since having one child with autism

increases the chances for sibs, but I am getting concerned about my

little one who just turned one year old. I know it is really early to

be worried. He has met most of his milestones but just barely. He was

using maybe four or five gestures, but now he only uses one or two.

This worries me as my eldest started out with gestures and lost all of

them by 18 months. He is kinda babbling I guess but it is not complex

babbling. It is still OOOOOO or AHHHHHHH with an occasional ba. Very

few consonants and no words. The most alarming is he very rarely

responds to his name. He also is displaying sensory sensitivities, and

wildly flaps his arms and crawls in little circles. My eldest was

diagnosed so late, that I can't remember if he was remotely like this

as a baby or not. What do you guys think? The ped is concerned yet,

should I push for an EI referral anyway? He does seem plenty

interested in other people but so is my eldest. I'm not sure, but I

think I might have posted before on here when he was younger about his

back arching and some other earlier problems. Also, does anyone know

if rapid head growth is still an early indicator. I read some articles

online but the doctor has never said anything about it. His head size

started in the 20th percentile at birth and he is now in the 95th

percentile for head size.

[Guest guest]

Update! My son had another doctor's appointment, and the doctor is now

concerned. He is referring him to EI. He said it is really hard to say at this

age, but due to the family history and that he is showing some delays, he should

be at least closely monitored. The article I read was a study linking head

circumference to autism, but I am not sure when the study was done or whether it

was backed by subsequent studies or not. Considering my eldest also had a huge

head, I kinda wondered about it.

>

> I have read about the head circumference being an interesting symptom

> but not sure that is was connected directly to autism. Anyone heard

> more about that?

>

> I would err on the side of caution. I have 2 kids with autism and I

> started asking questions about the second one before the doc's were

> interested in paying attention to me. But I noticed a lot of " odd "

> things going on. They are not alike really and have different

> problems, but I saw some basic problems like speech not developing, not

> interested in other people, not playing with toys, stacking things,

> etc. You definitely should call your local health department and find

> out how to contact early intervention in your area. get an assessment!

> If speech is delayed, get a speech evaluation. You can start now

> working on language. With my 3rd ds, he isn't autistic but he had

> speech delays as well as some other issues and I got started with

> everything without waiting for anyone's opinion. It probably helped

> him a lot over all. With what I had learned from the 2nd ds, I put in

> a lot of time making him some word books and working on increasing his

> vocabulary and play skills. Plus he got into EI and Speech. So it

> really is important to get help sooner rather than wait. Go to this

> website and read more about early signs -->

> http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/index.html

>

>

> Roxanna

> Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.

>

>

> ( ) worried about my baby

>

>

>

>

>

> Maybe I am just overkill worried since having one child with autism

> increases the chances for sibs, but I am getting concerned about my

> little one who just turned one year old. I know it is really early to

> be worried. He has met most of his milestones but just barely. He was

> using maybe four or five gestures, but now he only uses one or two.

> This worries me as my eldest started out with gestures and lost all of

> them by 18 months. He is kinda babbling I guess but it is not complex

> babbling. It is still OOOOOO or AHHHHHHH with an occasional ba. Very

> few consonants and no words. The most alarming is he very rarely

> responds to his name. He also is displaying sensory sensitivities, and

> wildly flaps his arms and crawls in little circles. My eldest was

> diagnosed so late, that I can't remember if he was remotely like this

> as a baby or not. What do you guys think? The ped is concerned yet,

> should I push for an EI referral anyway? He does seem plenty

> interested in other people but so is my eldest. I'm not sure, but I

> think I might have posted before on here when he was younger about his

> back arching and some other earlier problems. Also, does anyone know

> if rapid head growth is still an early indicator. I read some articles

> online but the doctor has never said anything about it. His head size

> started in the 20th percentile at birth and he is now in the 95th

> percentile for head size.

>