Luca "head spinning" Diagnosed with Autism

Luca"tistic" is at it again. Showing off his Autism doing a lengthy head spin, screaming and calling dad "dad", which is rare. I'm glad I caught that on video even though it was getting dark outside and all the locusts were being loud. We're trying to get more of his symptoms on video so we can share with all those questioning parents who wonder if they have a child that's 1 in 150 who are special to this world!!

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• asperger's
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[witchymama2]

My 27 month old son does this. This is the very first video I've seen of someone else doing the head rolling! Early Intervention came out and they're giving him services for communication and sensory issues. They said the head rolling is likely sensory. No autism dx yet but its not off the table either. My 6 yo will likely receive an Asperger's one soon. (and I am dx'd as well.)

[IstanbulRider]

Also note the HAND FLAPPING, which is a very common characteristic of autism. We can also see an example of ECHOLALIA, repeating of what they hear from others. Have you ever noticed that he would keep saying something over and over again until you repeat it exactly how he says it?

Thanks for sharing, I have also put my girl's symptoms on youtube for others to compare.

[russiangirl2056]

zomg i wanted teh head sipns ROFL

[MuzicMum]

omg...my son does and has been doing that since he was little! i am getting him checked for aspergers in jan. 2010 bc he's been spinning in class, home...he shakes his head very violently for no reason...he doesn't even know...and i just watched old video on him when he was 2/3 and he was doing what your son was just doing but it never hit me! i lived w/my mom and she always said nothing was wrong with him...but mother isn't always right...thank you!