20-month-old boy at the beginning of a long road with severe Autism

Logan at less than a year! Cutie. I can't believe he has gotten so old now! And he's just dragging me along with him!
This video is a cluster of clips from Sept. 2004- December 2004. He was not even two years old yet! My little bug... but I can't tell if his Autism was worse or better then. I think in some ways he has gotten very much better- and in other ways he has regressed. I always will wonder if we had known as much about Autism as we did when Tatum got diagnosed if Logan would be as "normal" as she is- since with her I knew what to do and not to do. With him it was learn as we go.

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[FatherPatOphelia]

"Severely 20 month old"? Sounds like hereditary retardation to me.

[AutismAuntie]

@FatherPatOphelia Can't you read the last words? I guess the word Autistic is kinda hard for some people but "boy"? Maybe you should go back to elementary school where you are supposed to learn to read...oh and possibly learn some manners. :-/

[elaine31347]

I am not looking at an autistic boy at all. He had eye to eye contact, crawls normally and has normal play. Where is this "severely autistic" header come from??

[AutismAuntie]

@elaine31347 Don't be so ignorant. At such a young age he demonstrates more appropriate behavior for this age group. Autistic behaviors at this age can be mistaken for typical toddler behavior. That is why so many kids get misdisagnosed or not at all until they are 3 or 4. So tell me- since he kept these same "baby" behaviors does that mean he is a typical 8-year-old? Watch some of my other videos and keep off the home video ones of happy times in the past. Thanks.

[figgy709]

@elaine31347

I agree with you. The title is really worded funny. It says the boy is severely 20- months old. What they mean is 20-month old severely autistic boy. I don't see any autism here. Parents are too quick to label their children.

[AutismAuntie]

@figgy709 A lot of people do not see Autism at this age because the behavior is typical for this age group. But tell me- am I being too quick to label him NOW when he is nearly 9 years old and still acting like he is in this video? Good thing I DID "label" him at 20 months since early intervention is key to help kids with Autism reach their full potentional in the easiest ways possible.

[Higueyana1130]

Sorry I messed up the name LOGAN I HOPE HE IS DOING GREAT. GOD BLESS

[Higueyana1130]

@AutismAuntie. My 20 moths old stopped talking about 6 months ago. He does show some autism symptoms, but he does follow command answer when his name is called, sits when told to, plays hide and seek with his older brothers. Understands and stops touching stuff when told to, am worried because he stopped talking. I hope Ethan is doing good. God bless.

[TotallyGeekage]

Autistic, yes. Severely autistic, hard to tell for now. Definitely low on the spectrum though. Like people have said, it's hard to tell with toddlers :)

[emilyhcurtis]

My son also has many of the same behaviors. I can clearly point 5 behaviors and tendencies in this video. 1.) Separation anxiety 2.) Obsession with wheels/ cars, anything that spins 3.) Not playing with blocks the way they are meant to be, i.e. -- throwing or pushing them around violently. 4.) No eye contact 5.) Aimlessly wandering 6.)  Mine is also obsessed with socks, taking them off, putting them back on. i.e. -- repeatative behaviors. Definitely ASD!

[MsSai786]

He reminds me so much of my son (who has not yet been diagonised with autism) but I feel he has it (despite doctors disagreeing with me). Even the way he hugs. What a cutie pie

[Jen3910]

It's amazing how many people state that he doesn't have autism. As though seeing a 3 minute video can give them an immediate picture of autism! Autism varies from person to person, so not all autistics look the same! Some can't talk or communicate at ALL, and others communicate quite well but still have autism. Not all autistics avoid eye contact.

He's a gorgeous little boy xxxx

[Thosewerethe]

When your son was small genetic testing was probably not very informative. A lot has changed. Have him assessed!