| I wanted to take the time to talk to you about | | | | relating to others that you should be able to pick |
| autism behavior in children and what you should | | | | up on very early. Babies are about the quickest |
| be looking out for. Autism is a disorder that | | | | thing you'll see to a life form that picks up on |
| leaves a child lacking those important | | | | non-verbal communication. What I'm talking about |
| communication and social skills that most of us | | | | is body language. If you smile at a baby, they'll |
| take for granted. A real sad part about this | | | | smile right back at you. If you make eye contact, |
| disorder is that doctors don't always diagnose it. | | | | they'll stare right back into your eyes. This is |
| It's easy for them to diagnose a full-blown case, | | | | regular behavior for a baby. An autistic child might |
| but a milder version of it can go right under the | | | | not smile back or look into your eyes. They don't |
| radar. As a parent, it is your duty to make sure | | | | recognize the body language or the need to |
| your child is getting the best type of upbringing | | | | return eye contact. |
| for life and if you don't know they have autistic | | | | As the age increases, autism behavior in children |
| tendencies, than you're not going to be able to | | | | can be more easily seen. A child may do a |
| properly teach them what they need to know. | | | | perfect job with their wording, but they may not |
| I'm going to lay out the subtle autism behavior in | | | | reciprocate with their peers. You may find them |
| children that you may not have noticed. | | | | just wanting to play by themselves. When they |
| A lot of people don't know this, but you can have | | | | talk to their peers, they don't seem to understand |
| a child with autism that can speak perfectly. This | | | | the body language the other children are getting. |
| is a disorder that leads to communication issues, | | | | For example, you don't really see a group of |
| but that doesn't mean they're going to have a | | | | excited kids and one of them completely aloof. |
| problem with the way they speak. Often it is | | | | That's what you should be seeing. Your son or |
| what they say that shows the signs of autism. It | | | | daughter might not understand the body language |
| is quite common for a child to repeat the same | | | | of the group. It's only natural to feel excited when |
| phrase over and over again. They may have | | | | you're with a group of people that are excited. |
| heard it said in a previous conversation or | | | | With this information, you should be able to notice |
| television, but they'll repeat all the time. This sort | | | | those things in your child. It's sometimes hard to |
| of shows the repetitive behaviors that come out | | | | pick up on them when you're not thinking of |
| due to autism. | | | | autism. You may just think they're shy and too |
| Autism behavior in children has a big deal with | | | | insecure to return eye contact. |