early signs of aut
early
signs of Autism
Autism can be treated
Take Action Trust your parent-instinct. Urgently pursue early diagnosis. Autism is a pervasive medical condition requiring effective treatment like diabetes or cancer. Children do not outgrow Autism Spectrum Disorder.
FEAT—Families for Early Autism Treatment
www.feat.org 916.303.7405
Autism affects one in 88 children If you are a boy, one in 54
The earlier the treatment The better the outcome
Is your baby too good to be true, makes no demands, does not cry often … or is your baby difficult to handle, highly irritable, never sleeps? Do you or other family members have concerns about your baby’s development? One or more of the following can be indicators of Autistic Spectrum Disorder, which includes Autism, PDD-NOS and Asperger’s Syndrome:
Absence of smiles of recognition by six months or thereafter.
Acts as though they cannot hear your voice.
Absence of acknowledgment when a parent returns home or when a new person enters the room by six months or thereafter.
Preoccupation or fascination with objects rather than with people.
Impaired social interaction such as back-and-forth sharing of facial expressions by nine months or thereafter.
Slow to imitate games like peek-a-boo.
Giggling for no reason or when no one else is around as early as four months or thereafter.
Extreme sensitivities to light, smell, sound, touch and taste by four months or thereafter.
Hand flapping, hand gazing, body rocking or other self-stimulatory behaviors as early as six months.
Absence of babbling by 12 months.
Absence of back-and-forth gestures such as pointing, showing, or waving by 12 months.
Fixation on audio/video stimulation by 18 months.
Absence of words by 16 months or odd use of language or unusual tone of voice.
Compulsively arranges non-toy items or lines up toys.
Plays alone.
Absence of initiating two word meaningful phrases by 24 months. Speaks only when coaxed.
Any loss of first words or babbling or any loss of social skills at any age.
Peculiar or rigid eating, dressing or sleeping habits.
Strongly prefers or insists on talking about one subject without variation.
Lack of daily progress. A developing child is constantly doing or discovering new things. Every day without treatment is a lost opportunity for progress.
