12 Signs of Autism in a 5-Year-Old

Ezra has Autism, and Here are twelve signs of Autism at 5 years old.
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[@7Aheadfamily]

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[@susanporter4729]

I’m autistic as well, & I have overcame many obstacles in my life, & this is a very good video for parents to watch.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you so much for sharing. ❤️

[@JonBrase]

As a kid, I complied with requests to smile for the camera, but had no idea how to smile on command. There are a ton of photos of me baring my teeth at the camera, but not a lot with actual smiles. In adulthood I manage not to look crazy, but my camera smile tends to be more muted than others 'cause I've never entirely mastered it.

[@7Aheadfamily]

That can be tricky. Thank you for sharing.

[@queenthelma3710]

Thank you for the videos !!! I learn so much. I hope you see this comment and UNDERSTAND that you are making a difference . Your family is awesome🎉 Watching the older children help out is so sweet ❤ I did tear up and cry @ the regression part as my boy is 2 and I've seen this happen. The first signs I noticed in my boy were at 4 months old, he'd roll around in his crib always managing to bump his head... Even though I had padding all around the crib . @ 6 months I noticed the hand flapping also rocking himself in his rocking chair fast for long periods of time ( now has stoped rocking completely). By his 1st year he was an expert spinner he also jumps and sometimes walks on tippy toes. He is 2 going on 3 in November. We are making progress and going to therapy 4 times a week . 😊 He goes to therapy for social occupational and speech . Also my son had a huge thing with texture as a baby . He did not like water and grass . As a baby he ate everything! But now he's turned into a picky eater. He is obsessed with fuzzy blankets . Last year for Christmas everyone kept asking him what he wanted or liked, it's blankets 🎉🎉🎉 lol

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you so much for sharing! and for your kind words! ❤️

[@tamaraanderson7260]

Great information about different signs of autism! Thanks for sharing!

[@7Aheadfamily]

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[@theupsidedowngame9194]

glad to see another video!

[@7Aheadfamily]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@twn1701b]

I only noticed last week when looking at some old photos of me as a kid that I rarely smiled on request and was often stimming with my hands. It makes sense because I didn’t understand the significance of smiling at a small box, especially one with a really bright, unpredictable light on it (I’m hypersensitive to light). There are also photos where I’m *trying* to do what I see others doing to a confusing flashing box but I look confused and the actions look very awkward.

[@7Aheadfamily]

that make perfect sense. If you don't understand why you need to smile at a flashing box, then why do it?

[@jo-annehickmott2206]

One of my signs that because I have autism is shaking my feet, and having my hands on the desk, or on a table and taking my feet on the floor and shaking them a lot

[@7Aheadfamily]

Ezra will do that as well. Thank you for shairng

[@littlejonathorn6860]

Love ❤️ it Holly and Adam. Very educational and helpful for identifying.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you so much!

[@meisha27801]

I have a autism ❤❤❤ my hand shaking hope you have a good day ❤❤❤ today

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you! You too ❤️ thanks for watching and commenting.

[@kaborimaish]

its like Ezra has so much talk locked inside him just hasn't found a vent to let it out yet..i just have a feeling he will one day talk..and on that note how is Simon's speech coming along?

[@7Aheadfamily]

Yeah. I sure hope so. Simons speech is coming along quite well. He can say lots of words now, just not usually lots all together. 😀❤️

[@MichaelOliver-ry7fj]

Grocery Shopped earlier today and FOUND a Fisher Melon; most probably a hybrid of Canary Golden Yellow, weighing about three pounds and at Kroger; Nine Bucks! They had Melon Assortment; Only Two Fisher Melons however..

[@7Aheadfamily]

Cool! We will have to try one! ❤️

[@ralph4720]

I think Ivan is my best friend ❤he means the world to us

[@7Aheadfamily]

That’s so sweet! ❤️❤️❤️

[@ralph4720]

I got 2 5 year olds with autism and Ivan is my Ezra I hope that's ok to say he has Been doing better ❤

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thanks for sharing. How is Ivan doing, since being in The hospital?

[@ralph4720]

@@7Aheadfamily he's been good we think he was home sick He told my brother he missed the pool in the back yard he's been just taking it easy ❤️ we played dominoes all afternoon with him,

[@7Aheadfamily]

Awesome. 😊

[@GlitterLucky3]

Well, a sign is not even wanting to be enough photo. I had the sign throughout my life. I wasn't really that interested in looking at a Camera on request and I've just had to adapt Another sign is walking late. I also had the sign and I was walking. at almost one I'm pretty sure it took me awhile to walk and when I was about two I still wasn't fully walking but I would scoot and yeah Another sign I had is I wasn't really talking in that sense and even if I was trying to talk, it would get all jumbled up so I was practically considered non-speaking then To sum up this comment I had delayed. It just wasn't severe as Ezra is but of course it took me many years and I'm just :)💓 Also, I was level two, and that basically means that people have delay it's just not as severe but does need supports in some areas!! And also, even now my speech is not perfect. I still stutter a lot and sometimes I can't even get what I'm trying to say, and even sometimes it can still get jumbled up so every child is different and some people may need more support and some might need I just wanted to share about my best friend as well her name Is Annalise she mainly suffers from a migraine disorder and autism as well She is level two, but she is slightly level three a little bit but it's more level two even though she thinks her speech is perfect as I was observing her once I noticed that her speech wasn't perfect, and every child is different. Some might have amazing speech, or some might have really hard time with speaking!!

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you for sharing. ❤️😊❤️

[@GoldenBladedPhoenix]

Do you guys listen to Adventures in Odyssey for Focus on the family?

[@7Aheadfamily]

We haven't. We will have to check it out! Looks good. :)

[@zakadams762]

I did have to learn to smile on camera and it came back when I was 12ish I hated taking pictures

[@7Aheadfamily]

Yeah, so does Ezra, what helped you change? Just getting older?

[@galileasalamanca3129]

Mi hijo toene 5 años y le gusta acomodar la caja de cereal, en particular le gustan 2 cajas, también tiene animales de granja y aconoda en linea recta todos, mueve muchos sus manos y camina de un lado a otro, antes le gustaban los dinosaurios pero perdio el interés por ello.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Cool. Thank you for sharing. Is he diagnosed? ❤️

[@sumandhan1657]

I appreciate the fact that you're going through every single comment

[@7Aheadfamily]

yes! Thanks for noticing! ❤️ comments really matter, because people write them and people matter! -Holly

[@sumandhan1657]

I have a 3.5 yo nephew who has issues , we just got to know about this last year. Before it I never knew anything about neuro divergence etc. I'm from India and autism adhd etc is still not well known in the general public.

[@sumandhan1657]

I was personally devastated when I googled stuff and did my own research, youtube helped a lot and I found many channels including yours to educate myself about what autism spectrum is and how it's different in individuals.

[@sumandhan1657]

My family never accepted the truth, they said oh he'll speak when he's 3 or in a few months etc etc oh it's just speech delay and stuff like that I had to force them to consult a pediatric neuro. and the doc himself couldn't diagnose completely , he said there are some sensory issues and an obvious speech delay but it's too early to call autism and that's it. But I knew it was autism, I had spent almost 6 months doing nothing but only research research on autism and related stuff I went mad depressed and everything at the same time.

[@sumandhan1657]

😆😅 I'm really sorry for sending these obnoxiously lengthy comments but I have a very very few people in life to talk about anything autism related

[@chantalcollin465]

Why does he enjoy holding cords, my son does this with yarn, cords etc. what is the reason

[@7Aheadfamily]

Ezra likes to play with cords because it is the way that he stims. Stimming is a self regulatory stimulating behavior. He likes to wrap the chords around his kinds and hold them and throw them and pick them up again. Hope this helps❤️

[@nofsgiven3855]

My son’s teacher thinks my son might have Autism and she tested him as severe but he acts nothing like your babies. According to the teacher he shakes his hands sometimes, he struggles with his letters, numbers and how to write. He has trouble moving on from task to task, he has days when his upset so he cries and has trouble taking commands. Now at home he doesn’t have any issues. He can talk to us and no issues taking commands or completing a task at home. He reminders things that had been days or weeks even months. When we get home we do see a struggle learning but he eventually gets it and we give it a few mins and he says he forgets. This is stressing my wife out and we can’t get him evaluated anytime soon and the closest time we got is 6 months out. What is your opinion do you think those are signs of autism because I don’t think so.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thanks for watching, and reaching out. The only way to really know is by an evaluation from a professional, but Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by 3 specific challenges in social interaction, communication difficulties, and repetitive behaviors. An individual must have struggles with all three in order for them to be autistic. It is considered a spectrum disorder because it can manifest in a variety of ways and to varying degrees of severity. If you have concerns, I would get on the waiting list. In the meantime, here’s a bunch more videos that might be useful around the evaluation and more of those signs in general….

[@7Aheadfamily]

Demystifying Autism Evaluation: What to Expect kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZqWlGSkiq-qbMk Unlocking the Mystery | How Early Can You Diagnose Autism? kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGXUgKasna-fatU Crucial Reasons to Diagnose Autism at an Early Age kzbin.info/www/bejne/oauno4yipNCDfrM Does my child have Autism Quiz (Explained) kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooWomZutlL6fb9k

[@7Aheadfamily]

Ezra ‘s story… 5 Signs of Autism in Babies kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYaUeGSaZcuKi5o Simon’s story… Diagnosis of Mild Autism in 2-year-old kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3jPZJWCnql7gMk 12 Signs of Autism in a 1-year-old kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKizd4akjqp-hdk 12 Signs of Autism Under 2 years kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4u6eZRjbMiIqpI 12 Signs of Autism in 3-year-olds kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIKplZuNoLhkqbM 12 Signs of Autism in a 4-year-old kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYalgJxoi8ipkLc 12 Signs of Autism in a 5-Year-Old kzbin.info/www/bejne/l52ol6Kthaqlh5Y 12 Signs of Autism in a 6-Year-Old kzbin.info/www/bejne/l52ol6Kthaqlh5Y 3 Signs Your Child has ADHD and Autism kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3qQpHVnodWqrbM Signs of Mild Autism, Severe Autism, No Autism | Compared kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4SQhZt9htF4jpo

[@nofsgiven3855]

Thank you so much for the information. I’ll definitely will make my way towards your videos and for now he is on the waiting list it just seems so far out from now. I’ve seen videos they a metal detox helps kids out with concentration and focusing as well speech. I’m not sure true this is but I’m doing my due diligence.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Yeah, we’ve tried 1 million different detox things. Ultimately, you have to understand what autism is, which actually I would watch this video first. Things like that can help if there is a problem there anyway, but it is not a cure…

[@phantomvampyressshadowkiss4690]

Wow emmalina does that stuff too. She takes empty dish soap and takes spoons . Emmalina opens doors ugh and leaves them open sometimes closes them too

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thanks for sharing!! I've heard that playing with doors is a common past time. How do you help her stay safe when she can open doors, does she not run away?

[@phantomvampyressshadowkiss4690]

@@7Aheadfamily she plays with cupboard doors mainly. I lock doors like basement and there are gates blocking my front door and back door. She doesn't like grass she likes to be inside so that's good there

[@7Aheadfamily]

Ezra always used to go for the cupboards too. We had to get locks for those. That's nice to have gates in place. That's great that she likes being inside, that reminds me of Simon. Does she like going out to different places? like the park, or library?

[@phantomvampyressshadowkiss4690]

@@7Aheadfamily I haven't taken her to the park yet she likes to go shopping and sits in the buggy she wants me to carry her if I don't put her in the shopping buggy. Everything depends on her mood too. Sometimes she just wants to be home in her pj's playing with her toys. She seems more of a home body she gets overwhelmed even shopping at times and she prefers to play alone. She doesn't like when we just go in living room to play or sit there she comes to get me when she wants me to play something with her. So I take her cues. She seems to be more of a loner and enjoys that . Too many kids together for her ends up being too much after awhile she acts out or repeats what they did the day after or a few hours after

[@7Aheadfamily]

huh. Interesting. Simon has a hard time with too many kids too. But he loves the park and even places where there are lots of people, he usually is ok, if he's close to me. Does she have a friend who she can play with, even if they just play next to each other? Just wondering. And maybe she'll show more interest in other kids as she gets older too.

[@catiehays3361]

Now i qanna know how much icecream cost? I know its gonne be some outrageous amount like everything now days. Darn shame families cant even enjoy a simple old past time like getting icecream with your family. Now days nobody can afford it & its sad really.. Everythings about $ now days & whos got it..

[@7Aheadfamily]

So true! We were planning on getting some. so we got in line to get everyone some ice cream, and it was about $12 for each person. That's like $84 for our family! So ended up just going to a local supermarket and purchasing some ice cream for $6 and eating it in the RV. What is your favorite ice cream flavor?

[@phantomvampyressshadowkiss4690]

Emmalina does flapping but waves her hands and does hair chewing eats dish soap suds that's some signs . Spins in circles doesn't sit in chair long stands up climbs everything

[@7Aheadfamily]

Yes. Those are some signs, for sure. Thank you for sharing! What doesn't she like to chew? Ezra chews on his shirts and we get him some chewable necklaces that he likes as well.

[@phantomvampyressshadowkiss4690]

@@7Aheadfamily tooth brushes, hand soap containers, dish soap, her clothes, anything . I don't let her have necklaces because she ends up wrapping things around her neck or bags she puts on her head.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Oh, That is scary, that she wraps things around her neck. We make sure that Ezra doesn't have his cords in his bed, just in case of that happening. Does she chew on things at night? Ezra does that.

[@phantomvampyressshadowkiss4690]

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[@7Aheadfamily]

Sounds like they have a lot of similarities. ❤️

[@jo-annehickmott2206]

How did as I have a near death experience?

[@7Aheadfamily]

We talk about the experience in This video, kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5qsloBvapZ-ecU

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[@jocelynclugh3249]

I got poison ivy and it is so hurt and I can't moe the law

[@7Aheadfamily]

Oh, no! Can someone else mow the lawn for you?

[@jocelynclugh3249]

​@7Aheadfamily yes I can't be the baby my sister said still I feel better

[@7Aheadfamily]

Ok. I hope you feel better soon

[@MichaelOliver-ry7fj]

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[@7Aheadfamily]

Sounds like a good option. 😊 thank you for sharing!

[@Aileen53]

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[@7Aheadfamily]

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[@kalegolas]

I learned how to move that kind of cars by watching Flintstones 😅😁

[@7Aheadfamily]

That is smart!

[@7Aheadfamily]

Did you watch Flinstones a lot when you were a kid?

[@kalegolas]

@@7AheadfamilyYes I did :)

[@7Aheadfamily]

I really liked rugrats when I was younger. What other shows did you like?

[@kalegolas]

@@7Aheadfamily I loved Ducktales and Darkwing Duck :) and Moomins

[@DBK415]

Does Ezra like cars as much as cables?

[@7Aheadfamily]

It depends on the day. He likes to take his cords and cables around wherever he goes, but he likes his cars when he's in. his bed and in the house. Also, Simon loves cars, so he likes them when he sees Simon wanting them too! Simon is not interested in cords at all. Do you like cars?

[@DBK415]

Yes i've always had a soft spot for them. I used to open and close the doors even got me in trouble. Ian got me to appreciate sports cars. I don't know much about them unfortunately. I also had a thing for electrical wires as a kid.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Sports cars are pretty cool. and Ian sure knows his cars. What kind of cars do you like?

[@DBK415]

Lamborghini's. That also happens to be Ian's favorite. I think Ferrari's are cool.

[@7Aheadfamily]

I like Ferraris too. Thanks for sharing! ❤️

[@cherylparkinson6136]

Hi , Our autistic grandson loves opening & closing doors

[@7Aheadfamily]

Yes! Ezra loves closing doors. He wants them all closed. If there’s ever an open door, he will close it. Ezra gets very excited about opening and closing our gate on the side of our house. He can open and close it for hours and just laugh.

[@agbonlahoromogiui153]

My son is away on and of the light

[@7Aheadfamily]

Your son switches on and off the light?

[@agbonlahoromogiui153]

Oh yes all the time. And also through his toys at the back of the chair

[@7Aheadfamily]

That’s awesome, he puts his toys at the back of his chair and stores them? Ezra does that also. 😊

[@AnnGoslinn]

Is Ezra ever aggressive? Are you afraid he will be aggressive in puberty?

[@7Aheadfamily]

Not too often, but it is a concern. ❤️

[@alinanisikombe905]

i think my son is autistic please help

[@7Aheadfamily]

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[@robertmarley8852]

Where the autism coming from? I'm 38 and I don't remember autism being this prevalent What gives?

[@7Aheadfamily]

That is a great question. ❤️

[@darkchipz3016]

I don't really like to see myself in picture, idk why but I just don't like it, maybe it's another sign of autism?

[@7Aheadfamily]

Interesting. Thank you for watching and sharing! ❤️

[@jerrolinstarlin7090]

The not sitting in a chair could be adhd not autism

[@7Aheadfamily]

Very true. And actually, Ezra has ADHD and Autism. So That makes sense. Our son Simon doesn’t sit in a chair either, it’s such a spectrum it looks differently sometimes. But thank you for clarifying that. ❤️

[@jerrolinstarlin7090]

Getting easily distracted could also be a sign of adhd not autism

[@7Aheadfamily]

True, that combination makes things interesting doesn’t it…

[@jerrolinstarlin7090]

Yes my brother has autism and adhd

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[@galileasalamanca3129]

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