What Does Autism Look Like at 18 Months? | Amy Wetherby | TEDxFSU

[@mamamcfreeman105]

@5 minutes Red flags: - Little to no eye contact -Rarely shares enjoyment (smiles) -Doesnt share interests/Play with you -If baby rarely responds to name -Limited use ot gestures (showing and pointing) -little to no imitating or pretending -Using your hand as a tool without looking at you. More interested in objects over people. -Repeats repetitive actions -Finger flaring -Gets upset at unexpected change -Gets upset at sounds or textures 4 or more of these signs should definitely be tested.

[@megomi_48]

The only thing that my son has is that he's not looking when being called by his name. Should I be worried?

[@mar97216]

@@megomi_48have you tested his hearing? Does he respond to loud noises by turning to check whats making the noise?

[@whitneyparis24]

Wow. My son is 21 months old and LB reminds me so much of him. My son was recently diagnosed with ASD and we are just starting therapy. It’s so stressful not knowing what his future will look like with Autism, but this gave me so much hope.

[@kellylockwood1840]

Your son is soooo lucky to have you and his daddy in is corner. My eldest has traits of autism, adhd. He also as tourettes and dcd. It was so hard when he was little, he wouldn't listen, didn't understand danger. I was in tears most of the time. He was hard work. Now he's 17 years old and he's the most kindest, politeful and respectful child. He passed his exams and his at college. When he first got diagnosed with everything, I felt like my world turned upside down. It was awful. I felt sick to the bottom of my stomach. I felt he had no future. I wrong was we. He's amazing. I'm sure your son will be too. I have a 19 month old who is showing signs of autism, spinning, tip toe walking, not responding to his name. He's not talking yet, points and makes noises to let us know what he wants. So even though I've been through it once, I'm a bit uneasy about my youngest.

[@skiptotheend]

My 12 month old has just been referred to a child development specialist after I started noticing things were a little different. I took plenty of videos which I was able to show the child nurse and she agreed that it needs investigating. I'm just glad that she listened to me and that I may be able to make some kind of a difference by noticing so early.

[@Ray_ray768]

What the difference you noticed ?

[@liviadeswert5774]

The last bit of the video had me in tears .

[@awkwardautistic]

My son wasn't diagnosed until he was 17. I had no idea... didn't think these behaviors were that odd.. found out later that I have Asperger's as well and that's probably part of the reason why. My neurotypical children were harder to understand for me.

[@yeowellnesscollective6433]

[@martinemikita9281]

Hmmm Never heard of Gut Dysbiosis... it can't be EVERY child with Autisim.

[@buceybee]

Wow these are all new signs that even the current people been working with my son he doesn’t do most of these things. Thank you for showing me the new early signs. My son is super late with alll these.

[@CourtneyCha0s]

Watching this video to learn more about autism... When she showed the video of LD, I felt like I was watching my child at that age (and even older). Now we've started the referral process. I guess it's finally sinking in what exactly we're dealing with. Thank you for the information and research you do.

[@kathuson383]

Thank you so much for sharing this.❤

[@aprildeangelis8699]

Reflex Integration and neurodevelopmental programming should be included with parent-child interaction training. Both of these (top-down and bottom-up) are highly effective on their own, regardless of age. Imagine if babies were provided with an integrative approach early on.

[@buceybee]

My paediatrician has a dr in the office who can evaluate and diagnose as early as 18 months I’m going to have him evaluate my 19 month old he’s already getting other early developmental help. I have autism but I know it’s different in girls. But my brothers show symptoms and one was actually diagnosed young unlike me. I think I’d see the signs in my son but this video has been tremendously helpful thanks

[@ploptart4649]

This was an excellent presentation- informative, and to-the-point. Thank you.

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[@johnathancairo2397]

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[@johnathancairo2397]

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[@annaled4929]

Sound idea, make sure childrens needs are met and they will flourish (as any living being does). But PLEASE stop trying to make all children fit the same mold! It won't work and it'll break the child. People are diverse and that is GOOD. Autism is only a problem because our modern world is not set up to meet autistic peoples' needs. Change that and autism won't be an issue any longer.

[@liviadeswert5774]

I don’t think anyone is trying to make it a problem. The reality is that neurotypical children will struggle . My oldest is high functioning, almost no issues . My little one has no idea what danger is . He can’t speak . He is struggling .

[@martinemikita9281]

I babysit 8 children, and 2 of the 8 have with Autisim... what I do with the little boys with Autisim is 100% different than what I can do with the children who don't have it... u can't treat children with Autism the same... it just won't work... I have to have the 2 with Autisim in a completely separate room due to noise issues... etc... and for u say DIVERSE US GOOD?!?! Do u not realize that parents of Autistic children completely disagree... do u know how difficult it is to plan every waking moment arnd sound, light, and movements of others...? It's not GOOD or fun... the world isn't set up for it bc it's NOT "normal" that's just the way it is. I'm not saying children with Autism are NOT NORMAL bc there are many different types of "Normal"... The world will never be set up for Autisim... that's a FACT.

[@ravenID429]

What do you mean, "set up to meet our needs?" It is absolutely a problem on its own for most people, and completely upturning society and everyone else's lives won't change that.

[@geoa2981]

Is not a death sentence but it is hard for them to be understood even if they are high functioning, my oldest can mask his flaws, smile, look at you, be in mainstream 8th grade and have friends at school but he is always exhausted when he gets home due to so much socialization. At home he is relax but with a plane face and when I walk by he smile but in a sarcastic way is the way he plays with me. He had got in trouble for the way / tone he answer and he still working oh how to speak in an acceptable tone,level, entonation.

[@sabbathian]

Too bad that videos that can help parents cost 500$ on that website...

[@lizardman1303]

Damn

[@aprildeangelis8699]

The Mifne Autism Center in Israel has been working with infants for 30 years, and the average age of diagnosis in Israel is 18 months. Research coming out of Israel is showing that 89% of the symptoms are consistent at 4-6 months....

[@michaellacoopman2303]

Waiting for my son to be diagnosed. Thanks for the video.

[@SuperSeventeen1717]

Hey Micha, how old is your son?

[@michaellacoopman2303]

@@SuperSeventeen1717 he’ll be two in January

[@SuperSeventeen1717]

@@michaellacoopman2303 mine will be 2 in February and I am just starting to noticed things. Major regression at 18 months which also coincided with a ear infection.

[@michaellacoopman2303]

@@SuperSeventeen1717 I blame the environment

[@cf90028]

Legend.

[@ambruni4622]

This is so informative!!! Baby navigator web page has SO much information on it!! Thank you!

[@galitaMiina]

Can u please tell me the website address?

[@RegimentJoker]

If your child exhales, this might be an early sign of autism

[@willt3728]

Am I going to be the only person who thinks that some of these "symptoms" are a bit out there? Being interested in a whisk is supposed to be an unusual and perhaps early sign of autism? Playing with rocks, sticks, and watching water? These seems like kids being kids to me.

[@natasadjordjevic922]

You are not the only one.

[@samanthamartin9712]

Ty for sharing❣️💙✝️

[@meagain1112]

I wish I found this when I was going through it

[@aliehamckoy619]

Your talk was very useful however my granddaughter autism was not picked up until she was about 12/13 years old now she is struggling with every day life at the age of 18year old she cannot maintain relationship ,neither hold down a job for more that 6 months she takes responsibility for nothing anything goes wrong its other people's fault I worry about her she lives in UK and services and support for this age group is limited because of cuts by local government services

[@chelsea_belle]

That's unfortunate but I worry people may see your comment and think this is what an autistic person looks like, and it isn't.

[@andreagerlemann7245]

It saddens me that the how to guide for parents is $500 on the website.

[@ClaireRichardsRN]

Could a baby have none of these characteristics and still go on to have autism? Like Aspergers which is no longer considered a diagnosis but there are no communication delays?

[@mar97216]

Aspergers is now a part of autism spectrum disorder. ASD. So it’s still autism to have Asperger.

[@ClaireRichardsRN]

@@mar97216 That's what I was saying. I actually said it's not a diagnosis anymore, which it's not, but it's been differentiated as not having communication delay.

[@linden5165]

So much problematic language and framing in this: - people with autism have a societal cost, no mention of what they contribute - no medical or blood test "yet" - emphasises prevalence of family members with autism as if they are the most effected, not autistic people themselves - equates autism with leukemia - "red flags", cascading effect, symptoms, deficits, early intervention, reach their potential, meaningful activities, doing something productive = all ableist language At least she says that prominent fictional autistic characters are not representative or helpful. Unusual is not bad, unusual is diversity and it is beautiful. Humanity encompasses diversity, we are not all meant to be the same.

[@RatsPicklesandMusic]

YES YES YES. I AM AUTISTIC THANK YOU FOR SAYING THIS! I was seeing all the things you said as I watched the video too! I hated it! It pathologizes and generalizes that all babies should be acting the same!

[@googleuser3348]

The equating of autism and leukemia made me livid. My son is autistic, he is thriving and living his best life and HEALTHY. My sister had childhood leukemia. The two are non-comparable.

[@EricSiegelPredicts]

Every article and video is the same: “Do you want to know if your child has a syndrome with xyz symptoms? Check if they have xyz symptoms.” It is circular. OTOH, the idea that you can engender more social interaction can’t be a bad thing.

[@ravenID429]

Get off your high horse. Right now. That "aBLeiSt LAngUaGe" is absolutely necessary. The many, many negative aspects of having autism are often awful to live with, and we would not reach our potential or possibly be capable of doing anything productive if people treated us like you apparently would. She wasn't "equating autism with leukemia," it was a loose analogy. She's under no obligation to address multiple sides of any issue she talked about, this is a Ted talk about catching autism early, not the positives. And what exactly do you find so offensive about the idea of possible medical tests in the future??? She never said unusual was bad. You're the one trying to pretend autism is all positive and just a little different. If anything is "problematic," it's you.

[@melaniemartinezsummers1627]

People will be shocked when they discover autism was developed as a term because of a Korean joke about how foreigners mispronounce the word 'artistic'...

[@nikan6872]

I didn't see what she saw in 45 seconds. He was interested in the wish because that's what was in front of him. I saw a Normal little boy.

[@danielgteaching1377]

You might need to rewatch this video.

[@dark0lica]

Hi everyone. Very goof informational video. I have a 15month old nephew from my partners side of the family, first baby in the family, first grandchild, etc. Since he was 9 months old I started noticing he was hitting the usual milestones on what it comes to socialization and communication. I said it to my partner at the time, but because he was already crawling at the time, he dismissed it has he looked like a ''normal'' baby. He started walking before the age of 1, so everyone in the family thinkings he is brilliant and hiperactive. Anytime we visited/visit my nephew all I could/can see is how he has no communication skills, receptive or production. I'd said it to my mother-in-law (the grandmother) and I pointed some of the signs talked about in this video, such as no response to name, no response to low sounds, very little eye contact with parents and none with the rest of the family, more interested in playing with the mug coasters than toys/people, no pointing or gestures to get something, not great bursts of laugher, hipnotised by the tv, will watch anything for hours and wont lose focus even when family tried to get his attention, and to this day, absolutily no sounds what so ever (he is nearly 16months old and wont even bable like a 5 month old baby would do). Any time I brought it up to my mother-in-law she keeps saying that he is grand, running around the place, and he is so busy running that he doesn't have the time to play with us (the family)... I keep saying to my partner that he should get acessed, but I don't want to be the one saying it to the nephew's parent'ss, since they are not my direct family and the childs mother soffers from depression and anxiety and I don't want to be the catilizer of yet another hardship, but anytime I see the nephew, all I can think about it how I'm let him go without intervetion yet another week, and it saddens me. They have 3 other cases of autistic cousins in the family... What would you do?

[@isabelward8994]

Doesn't matter if the mother is depressed or not, go voice your concerns. If he is still non-verbal especially the name part then I can assure you the mother knows something isn't right. It's likely she's been knowing but when people constantly say that your child is hitting milestones, is a good baby & all kids are different it's hard. I expressed my concerns to family members and every single one of them told me I was crazy in some way or another bc my child looks "normal". I'm sorry but being depressed is not an excuse to turn a blind eye to your toddler needs. Someone shouldntell her bc it sounds like the rest of the family won't.

[@angelmarie7423]

My son scored 11/20 on his MCHAT we're waiting on a diagnosis My son is 20 months old and just entered the pathways program in my state to help him

[@melaniemartinezsummers1627]

Is she an actress or just a magician?

[@lindalambert8727]

Who has 1,000 friends?

[@awkwardautistic]

Autism in girls can look different as well.

[@jj-py9kf]

Looks normal to me, but what do I know 🙍

[@Sublime_37]

It used to be around 1 in 500.

[@chrisvanden7302]

True but they also didn't test for it as often. I think it has so much to do with parents having kids later in life...old eggs?!? Who knows right?

[@xx18xxBK]

What about vaccines ?