If your child has Autism, what were they like as a baby ?

[Elmo311]

Hi everyone,

I hope you don't mind me asking you all this question!
I'm just wondering because my daughter is almost 10 months old, she's got allergies and a few other things going on, but the reason why I'm asking is because she-

• Doesn't laugh - she has occasionally giggled for one second but then that's it. She smiles a lot though and has great eye contact.

• She is very quiet and serious. People always comment that 'she's such a good baby!' Because she's so quiet.

• She doesn't crawl yet, or show any interest in it. (I know all babies are different)

• She does not babble.

She has started to clap and wave, which is so cute to see!

The main reason I ask is that it has been mentioned by our paediatrician/ SALT / Dietitan, that she could have a global delay or Autism.
Obviously I know that she is very young, and there's no way she could be diagnosed at this point. I'm just curious to know if anyone else's baby presented the same!

I'm more 'tuned in' to these things because there is only 10 months between her and her brother, who never stops laughing and met all milestones as they came. So if I didn't have him I may not have been aware that she's a little different!

Love her to bits though, but I do wish she'd laugh!

Interested to hear from anyone!

Thanks 😊

Hello all- just to update you- she now has an Autism & Learning Difficulties diagnosis.

So I guess you can know from quite a young age.

She's doing ok, still behind but she is enjoying school and we are doing our best to support her as much as we can.

I'm happy to answer any questions, I know this journey can sometimes be quite a lonely one x

hi@Elmo311 may I ask if you did coo or babble when four/five months old?

Took a little while longer to talk and crawl. Very quiet generally. Didn’t talk until 3ish. Didn’t interact well with others