Does your child exhibit these classic symptoms they use for diagnosis?

[ROGUEM]

 Does your child exhibit these classic symptoms they use for diagnosis?

Since I have more that one I answered below :)

I thought this might help new members who are trying to decide if their children have autism or not.  Many times if a child doesn't exhibit a couple of these, they want to conclude that their child can't have autism.  I know I thought this in the early days too.  You want to cling to anything. I wish I could have seen that there are many autistic people that  do only a handful of the things on this list.  It would have made me accept it sooner.  By showing that your child doesn't have to have all of them to have autism, maybe a mom might realize the list is not all inclusive. 

I also think it is interesting to see the similiarites and differences between our children.  I know my 3 are so different.

Some autistic traits could include:

• Scatter/splinter skills of abilities –
  • such as poor gross motor or fine motor skills and the ability to read at a very young age
• Oversensitive or under sensitive to pain
• Desire for the same daily schedule, toys, type of clothes or an insistent on “sameness”
• Repeating words, phrases in place of typical language or conversation (This is known as echolalia)
• Much difficulty expressing needs – they may use pointing, gestures versus words, or tantrums
• Finding situations funny or laughing at times when it is inappropriate (i.e., laughing at a baby crying.)
• Activity is noticeably under active or over active
• Excessive or frequent tantrums
• Can be aggressive or self injurious
• Prefers to be alone – may have social skills deficits
• Autistics can act deaf or be non responsive to verbal cues
• Odd play such as; spinning objects, or using toys for something besides there their intended purpose or using an odd attraction to an item that is inappropriate for age
• Non existent or poor eye contact
• Non responsive to typical teaching methods
• May respond negatively to crowds or not able to mix well with others
• Difficulty with holding a conversation
• May not like hugs, or to be cuddled.
• Sensitivity to loud noises, tags in clothes, coarse clothing, lights, and smells
• Frequently uses peripheral vision to track items (e.g., rolling car along countertop at eye-level)
• Highly self-limited diet (narrow down foods they’ll eat to a very limited few items when previously a broader range was accepted (e.g., bread, chicken nuggets, cheese, milk, and crackers – period.)
• A high amount of severe food allergies
• History of chronic ear infections as an infant
• Severe gastro-intestinal issues; chronic loose and/or foul-smelling stools.
• Lack of imaginative play or imitation.

[onlyone78]

Ok I'm still learning about this. But a lot of stuff you have said is some I do or other people do. So I confussed with that part. My HFA son first word was at 3 months. And yes I was on the phone with his grandma and she thought it was my sister. He said Dad at 4 months, momma at 4 1/2, bath and bannana at 5 month's. He was trying to stand at 3 1/2 month so I had him in a walker and a pillow in front of him. He figured out lights about 6 months. He was early for a lot of thing's.

 We moved in with his Dad at 6 months and his Dad was violint to me. John saw it all. He stop talking and walking because of that. We left at John's 1st b-day(he went for my son). So all the Dr's said it was because of what he saw. He has been tested since he was 1 1/2. They just said he was ODD and speech delay. Since I had several people who with kids said something and his teacher so the school tested him. Just yeasterday I was told he was. You might have to wait because of everything in your life or wait till there older. Just remember each kid is diffrent. Oh I did go see a specialist of A. he said John was not at 3.

[Imjustinsmommy]

• Scatter/splinter skills of abilities –  not sure what this means? he has fine motor delays though 
  • such as poor gross motor or fine motor skills and the ability to read at a very young age
• Oversensitive or under sensitive to pain  -no
• Desire for the same daily schedule, toys, type of clothes or an insistent on “sameness”- no 
• Repeating words, phrases in place of typical language or conversation (This is known as echolalia)- not in place of language but yes he will reciet  something he heeard & thought was funny & say it often
• Much difficulty expressing needs – they may use pointing, gestures versus words, or tantrums- no
• Finding situations funny or laughing at times when it is inappropriate (i.e., laughing at a baby crying.) he laughs alot  he thinks he is funny but  he does silly babyish things & lol but no not   when  someones hurt or for no reason so idk
• Activity is noticeably under active or over active - yes over
• Excessive or frequent tantrums - no
• Can be aggressive or self injurious-no
• Prefers to be alone – may have social skills deficits-no
• Autistics can act deaf or be non responsive to verbal cues-no
• Odd play such as; spinning objects, or using toys for something besides there their intended purpose or using an odd attraction to an item that is inappropriate for age-no
• Non existent or poor eye contact-no
• Non responsive to typical teaching methods- he is in a sn school  for now for his services his attention isnt good & he needs hand over hand for his ot so yes
• May respond negatively to crowds or not able to mix well with others- sometimes if its crowded he gets scared yes but warms up so idk
• Difficulty with holding a conversation-  yes & no,  he can   have a convo well but if its too invloved he doesn't understand
• May not like hugs, or to be cuddled.- no
• Sensitivity to loud noises, tags in clothes, coarse clothing, lights, and smells -yes
• Frequently uses peripheral vision to track items (e.g., rolling car along countertop at eye-level)-no
• Highly self-limited diet (narrow down foods they’ll eat to a very limited few items when previously a broader range was accepted (e.g., bread, chicken nuggets, cheese, milk, and crackers – period.)- yes but never had a broad range earlier  though. he is all fruits, veggies, pastas, burgers, fries, cheese, breads,  juice, milk, pizza.. he eats alot but he also  refuses to try anything new this one is hard
• A high amount of severe food allergies- none we know of 
• History of chronic ear infections as an infant no
• Severe gastro-intestinal issues; chronic loose and/or foul-smelling stools. no
• Lack of imaginative play or imitation. no

[sammys4]

I'm new hear and don't know where to begin. So I guess I will start from the beginning. Sammy is my Grandson and for all intent and purposes, I have been raising him and his brother since birth even though the Parents (My son and wife) are also here. We all live in the same household. I have noticed things about Sammy from a very young age. #1 the high pitch screaming from birth to now. Very high tolerance for pain, I had to basically teach him, if you fall it hurts. Hyperactive to a point where he has hurt himself. Will ask the same questions over and over again even when you give him an answer. Impulsive. Likes being held, eye contact-yes, very short attention span. He's potty trained, and didn't start talking till this past September, I mean before that he didn't say anything. He started recently, blanking out, would be talking or whatever he was doing and just stare, this would last only a few seconds, after much prompting from me to the parents an EEG was done and they ruled out silence seizures, he just had an MRI, results pending. He interacts with others but a very short attention span. He's bow-legged and that seems to be a little more prominent to me. When I put him in his room for a time out, he literally is clinging on to you for dear life. His temper tantrums have become worse. I have read topics on Autism, S/S, I just don't know, he doesn't act like a 4 year old.  Mom just doesn't  interact with him or his brother, which is 13 months older, constant screaming at them, gets frustrated easily. Sammy is close to her, the more screaming she does towards him, he gets enjoyment out of it, seems to me that this is how he gets attention from her. I don't know if anyone else here is a Grandma, but I would welcome any help. I'm a Nurse ER/ICU so my mind is always doing the wondering of "what if" Sammy is 4. Thank-you.