Hi I am worried about my 8 month old

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Registered: 04-23-2004
Hi I am worried about my 8 month old
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Thu, 07-14-2005 - 5:22am
Hi everyone, I am just wondering if anyone can help me, My son is 8 months old and I know this is far to young to diagnose anything but I am wondering if any of you saw red flags at this age which were ignored by family and professionals. My own brother has aspergers and this is were my concern comes from, altough he dosen't fit all the boxes Max babbles and then stops for a long period and then starts again, he is very physically active crawling crusing and standing alone, but, he does not appear to understand play if I roll the ball he cathes it say twice but then is disinterested, he does not clap point or wave bye bye. He does repond to his name, is interactive with and smiles at other babies and chilren, he eats anything and feeds himself finger food including meat nad cheese, and does accept lumps, he sleeps weel about 14-15 hours a day, he does interact with strangers, helooks when you say no although dosen't obey yet, he likes to be rocked to sleep, I am wondering wether I am paranoid because of my brother and wether he is just active and will do the other stuff later or wether I should be concerned and seek some help now. thanks for your help
Sam and Max

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 07-14-2005 - 7:55am

i started having concerns around 10 months old, when his mama and dada turned into raspberry sounds that never changed. my son was a very high needs infant.

personally, i don't see any big red flags from what you mentioned. however, if you are concerned especially because of your brother, i would take a few precautions. i would look into stretching out the babies' vaccinations. only do one at a time, don't let them stack them. my reasoning being it seems some children are predisposed to autism and it takes some enviromental factor to trigger it. this is just my opinion.
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valerie

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Registered: 10-24-2003
Thu, 07-14-2005 - 10:07am

Nope, Jake hit all his milestones on time or early until he was about 18 months old.


I think most of what you are describing falls well within the range of normal behavior for an 8 month old.

Pat

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Registered: 04-23-2004
Thu, 07-14-2005 - 2:19pm
Thanks so much guys I know I'm a worry wart but with a family hx you can't help it. I'll let you know how things go. My mum struggled all her life with my brother he was given various diagnosis but of course it was the 70's -80's and they told he was lazy/had hyperactivity/manic deprssion/ dyslexia, mum always knew that there was something wrong. He didin't get his diagnosois until he was 28 years old and consequently he has had little or no help, if Max does have issues then the earlier we get help the more chance he has of a rich life. I think that you are all incredible but I think your chilren are even more incredible, Anthony is a very talented man now with much to live for, he has to overcome daily battles but is facing it as a challenge. Thankyou all for your support

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 07-14-2005 - 4:23pm

I watched my younger 2 like that when they were babies since thier older sibs are both AS. I fussed over every possible pink flag, lol. It is hard not too. You are amung a 1st class group of worry warts. Being a mom is scary sometimes huh.

So far he sounds about fabulous, but just keep keeping an eye on him. If you continue to have concerns then have him evaluated by early intervention, but I bet you they tell you he is great so far.

BTW, neither of the little ones are AS but the youngest is provisionally dx'ed PDD-NOS but I am starting to think it is just a good bit of ADHD with a stubborn personality. he has way to much theory of mind to be AS. But, By the time he was 6 months old I KNEW that neurologically he was different even if it wasn't AS. He had a good many pink and red flags. But my most autistic child was the perfect baby. He had 1 red flag as an infant in that he didn't like to be held. Other than that he was perfect until he was probably about 15 months.

Renee

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