Early sign of autism- preoccupation with part of a toy

At 22 months, Jade often would look at her beads like this for 15 minutes straight!

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[muffsan94]

What are the sighs of autism? The child is focused on a toy. Perfectly normal. We shouldn't interpret everything as autism. My grandson was 5 when he was diagnosed. At the age of 22 months this behaviour is normal. Before all this talk about autism this child would have been seen as being able to focus and concentrate which is a good thing.

[aware4autism]

@muffsan94 This is just one of the MANY signs of autism my daughter displayed back then. Thankfully we DID NOT take the "wait and see" approach, and were able to implement early intervention. I would hate to think that my daughter would have missed out on that critical window of opportunity and only received a diagnoses at age 5! She WAS profoundly autistic, now at 6, thankfully, she is only moderate, hopefully by middle school, she will just be an aspie!

[fimbles101]

No offence.

But how can you possibly say this child has autism at such a young age?

It took nearly 3 years to diagnose my son.

[aware4autism]

@fimbles101 None taken. Jade was luckily dx'd at just 22 months, she had alot of early intervention- the brain is so malleable before the 3rd birthday.

I found the MCHAT (modified checklist for autism in toddlers) online when Jade was 20 mos old, became ill, and had a severe regression. We called our local Early Steps, and when I told them her mchat score, they rushed us into therapy, and a dx. Jade is doing much better now, she is 6, but she is still moderate to severe.

[moosiesmummy]

isn't this a normal way for a young child to discover? I'm sure all children who concentrate on a toy are not autistic! This will worry mums and dads!

[aware4autism]

@moosiesmummy All children will display a sign or two of autism. This is just one of the things my daughter would do. There is no need to worry unless your child displays multiple signs of autism.

The odd thing about my daughter and these beads though, is she would do this for 15-20 minutes at a shot. Most toddlers have the attention span of a flea. She also would stare at her hands in much the same way as an infant.

[AutisticWhoLives4God]

I think it's called visual scrutinization. I do it too. I like to look at things very closely. When I do this, I feel like I know the object more completely and accurately. I can tell apart ten of the same type of pencil by seeing slight differences in them. It's fun. I wouldn't be surprised if she is learning and memorizing a lot of information by doing this "weird" action. Autism is just a different way of seeing the world. Personally, I think it's a better way.

[Haevenn]

Those two transparent beads with the smaller beads inside them are pretty cool, id probably do the same thing xD

[BlueberryBubblegum18]

@muffsan94 As an early childhood educator, I can tell you it is abnormal for a child to be staring like this for 15 minutes. Children explore, one would expect it to go in the mouth, be banged on things, rattled, shaken and generally explored over 15 minutes. This kind of "tunnel vision" is actually a sign something could be wrong.

[BrendanIsCool]

@AutisticWhoLives4God cancer is just a different type of cell. heart attacks are just another type of cardiac function. god isn't real, shut your retarded face aspie

[Sueezee1]

22 seconds of looking at toy should make one suspect autism? Lets scare all mothers to death!

[dreamdoll1988]

i think there is such thing as a little bit of autism in some people as i have trouble remembering and i was told when i was little i wouldnt listen properly and my daughters picking up the same signs shes 19 months and cant even do something simple like put a play fish on a hook and it gets to the point where shes crys even after 2 trys

[Carolynnnn1]

Autism is not diagnosed by just ONE sign...this mother did an awesome job with early intervention because that is key! so some of the comments are here baffle me. No, not just this sign led to the diagnosis, there was probably more!

[lightworker2011]

@aware4autism Great. Good to have the lid on that one, now you don't have to worry about it, she has the certificate of zero credibility.

[AutisticWhoLives4God]

@depatricio Yes, I meant to say that. What evidence do you have to the contrary? I'm diagnosed with autism, so I know it pretty well. I can see how autism could be sad for family members, but it's not always all bad for the autistic person. If someone with autism has a way to communicate, then I think autism is a gift.

[depatricio]

@AutisticWhoLives4God "...Autism is just a different way of seeing the world. Personally, I think it's a better way..." seriously? you dont know what you say...

[BowedOak1]

@TheAutisticGuitarist You must know that autism is a spectrum and for every ten that have your degree of autism there is one who cannot spell a single word. My son gets very frustrated because he cannot make his desires known. He has never been able to speak, he doesn't get sign language, he uses two pecs and not even those consistently. He is overall sweet and happy, but there is nothing fun about watching him punch himself in the face because he can't tell us what he wants.