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What Can you Do?
If you think your child may be pre-autistic (see: Early Sign of Autism ) here are a some suggestions:
1. Check with your pediatrician regarding the child’s physical development to rule out hearing, sight, speech and language impediments. Other possibilities:
- Investigate: chromosome analysis and X chromosome DNA typing for Fragile X and other X-linked causes of learning disabilities
- Screen for Haemoglobinoopathies & Mucopolysaccharide and other physical possibilities
2. Observe your child and think about the following:
- What is their personality? How would you describe him/her to others?
- What are their likes and dislikes? For ex: do they like noise? Quiet? Music? What kind?
(If you don’t know – try classical, country, jazz etc.) - Do they have a special blanket or toy?
- What do they do, how do they react when you are cooking or busy or on the phone?
- Are they different from your other children or friend’s children? In what way?
- Do they like to be bathed or changed?
- How do they eat? Do they eat quickly or slowing, enjoying the feeding and attention?
3. Capture Details of the above
4. Avoid mechanical toys or entertainment; it just makes them feel more detached. This includes:
- a. TV (Not even educational – you are their best entertainment!)
- b. Electrical or wind up Mobiles (stationary is OK)
- c. Education toys that have various items dangling in front of their eyes
- d. Wind up or automatic swinging chairs
- e. Jumpers that attach to doorways
- Talk to them, but not incessantly.
- Sing to them in a comforting way
- Play music they like
- If you swing them, do it from the front and talk or sing to them
- Create anticipation. For example: 1, 2, 3 – Peek a Boo! 1,2,3 – lift them up or swing them…gently.
- Recite and act out nursery rhymes or children’s songs with them. For example: “Itsey, Bitsy spider”,
“Row, row, row your boat” or make one up!
The cost for this screening is $250 USD or £130 or €140,
Contact us and we’ll provide you with a professional assessment.
For more information see: How We Can Help
We work with children all over the world
If you are concerned that your child may be experiencing autistic symptoms:
1. Review the section: What can you do
2. If you are still concerned – download the Background Invitation request and Observational Scale and mail it to us with a video of you interacting with your child demonstrating the behaviour that concerns you.
Call us or email us for more information on how we can help you
personally or review the Infant-Family Intensive program
