Early signs of autism?

[RnldsKat]

We have a 6m boy, first time parents, he is a happy little baby but there are some concerns we noticed and some were mentioned to us

-does not make eye contact when held, he literary turns his head away (he is better at it when he is laying or sitting somewhere)

• sometimes we would try to talk to him and he would just ignore us

-he gets frustrated at his toys most of the times, but he is happy if you shake the toy in front of him

• he recently started to shake his head from side to side (mildly)

• his hands and feet “shake” when he gets excited

• we only started weaning a few weeks ago, but most of the food offered through the spoon he spits out (so maybe texture aversion?)

• he is a very chilled out baby

-he constantly banging his left leg (he learned to do it a while back in his swing that would make it swing more and hasn’t stopped since)

• he does sort of babble but if I talk to him, he wouldn’t babble back

Though he does like people, he is happy when someone new talks to him or picks him up

Trying not to worry, but it is hard when someone with 3 kids says they never seen anything like this, iykwim
Has anyone’s baby did this around this age and what was the outcome?

Sounds like a very very typical 6 month old. And I say that as someone who also has a 6 month old and a very NT three year old (who was also the same at that age.) Dont worry

@RnldsKat

We have a 6m boy, first time parents, he is a happy little baby but there are some concerns we noticed and some were mentioned to us

-does not make eye contact when held, he literary turns his head away (he is better at it when he is laying or sitting somewhere)

• sometimes we would try to talk to him and he would just ignore us

-he gets frustrated at his toys most of the times, but he is happy if you shake the toy in front of him

• he recently started to shake his head from side to side (mildly)

• his hands and feet “shake” when he gets excited

• we only started weaning a few weeks ago, but most of the food offered through the spoon he spits out (so maybe texture aversion?)

• he is a very chilled out baby

-he constantly banging his left leg (he learned to do it a while back in his swing that would make it swing more and hasn’t stopped since)

• he does sort of babble but if I talk to him, he wouldn’t babble back

Though he does like people, he is happy when someone new talks to him or picks him up

Trying not to worry, but it is hard when someone with 3 kids says they never seen anything like this, iykwim
Has anyone’s baby did this around this age and what was the outcome?

My boy is very similar to this, be interested to see some comments on this.

@RnldsKat

We have a 6m boy, first time parents, he is a happy little baby but there are some concerns we noticed and some were mentioned to us

-does not make eye contact when held, he literary turns his head away (he is better at it when he is laying or sitting somewhere)

• sometimes we would try to talk to him and he would just ignore us

-he gets frustrated at his toys most of the times, but he is happy if you shake the toy in front of him

• he recently started to shake his head from side to side (mildly)

• his hands and feet “shake” when he gets excited

• we only started weaning a few weeks ago, but most of the food offered through the spoon he spits out (so maybe texture aversion?)

• he is a very chilled out baby

-he constantly banging his left leg (he learned to do it a while back in his swing that would make it swing more and hasn’t stopped since)

• he does sort of babble but if I talk to him, he wouldn’t babble back

Though he does like people, he is happy when someone new talks to him or picks him up

Trying not to worry, but it is hard when someone with 3 kids says they never seen anything like this, iykwim
Has anyone’s baby did this around this age and what was the outcome?

Hi, just wondering if you got any more info or anything about this post? My LO does the turning his head away a lot too, and I'm sure you've done the same I've googled things and it's not good as I always end up down a rabbit hole with it. Hope everything is ok anyway. Thanks

My 3 sons all used to turn their head away at that age. They are now 8, 6 and 2 and considered neurotypical. I think they are interested in whats going on around them at 6 months and its difficult for them to focus on a person for a length of time. Eye contact will probably increase slowly over time. I wouldn't worry. 6 months is so young and they are still just getting used to being in the world!

All completely normal for a 6 month old. You can't diagnose a baby with ASD at this age either and it would be too young also for any signs of it to really be noticed.

My son has ASD - and i think you should stop looking for signs and enjoy your baby. He sounds like a typical baby but if it did turn out to be autism it doesn’t mean he can’t have a happy life. My son is 11, doing well in school and happier than most people i know.

@SuperSleepyBaby

My son has ASD - and i think you should stop looking for signs and enjoy your baby. He sounds like a typical baby but if it did turn out to be autism it doesn’t mean he can’t have a happy life. My son is 11, doing well in school and happier than most people i know.

Hey @SuperSleepyBaby so good to hear your son is doing so well. I know autism isn't the end of the world at all.. I think I'm in the same boat as the OP where it's not that I'm looking for it my anxiety has attached itself to it and I can't think about anything else. Obviously we all just want the best for our kids and it is worrying when you think maybe there's a problem. I'm trying my best to enjoy my boy and he's a belter I love him so much, but once that niggling thought In your head it's hard to shake. I've never really been a worrier but I suppose kids change you. Anyway I hope you're well

@RnldsKat

We have a 6m boy, first time parents, he is a happy little baby but there are some concerns we noticed and some were mentioned to us

-does not make eye contact when held, he literary turns his head away (he is better at it when he is laying or sitting somewhere)

• sometimes we would try to talk to him and he would just ignore us

-he gets frustrated at his toys most of the times, but he is happy if you shake the toy in front of him

• he recently started to shake his head from side to side (mildly)

• his hands and feet “shake” when he gets excited

• we only started weaning a few weeks ago, but most of the food offered through the spoon he spits out (so maybe texture aversion?)

• he is a very chilled out baby

-he constantly banging his left leg (he learned to do it a while back in his swing that would make it swing more and hasn’t stopped since)

• he does sort of babble but if I talk to him, he wouldn’t babble back

Though he does like people, he is happy when someone new talks to him or picks him up

Trying not to worry, but it is hard when someone with 3 kids says they never seen anything like this, iykwim
Has anyone’s baby did this around this age and what was the outcome?

@RnldsKat Hi, hope you're ok? Just interested in how things are going with your LO now?

@RnldsKat

We have a 6m boy, first time parents, he is a happy little baby but there are some concerns we noticed and some were mentioned to us

-does not make eye contact when held, he literary turns his head away (he is better at it when he is laying or sitting somewhere)

• sometimes we would try to talk to him and he would just ignore us

-he gets frustrated at his toys most of the times, but he is happy if you shake the toy in front of him

• he recently started to shake his head from side to side (mildly)

• his hands and feet “shake” when he gets excited

• we only started weaning a few weeks ago, but most of the food offered through the spoon he spits out (so maybe texture aversion?)

• he is a very chilled out baby

-he constantly banging his left leg (he learned to do it a while back in his swing that would make it swing more and hasn’t stopped since)

• he does sort of babble but if I talk to him, he wouldn’t babble back

Though he does like people, he is happy when someone new talks to him or picks him up

Trying not to worry, but it is hard when someone with 3 kids says they never seen anything like this, iykwim
Has anyone’s baby did this around this age and what was the outcome?

Can I ask how your baby is doing now xxx

@RnldsKat

We have a 6m boy, first time parents, he is a happy little baby but there are some concerns we noticed and some were mentioned to us

-does not make eye contact when held, he literary turns his head away (he is better at it when he is laying or sitting somewhere)

• sometimes we would try to talk to him and he would just ignore us

-he gets frustrated at his toys most of the times, but he is happy if you shake the toy in front of him

• he recently started to shake his head from side to side (mildly)

• his hands and feet “shake” when he gets excited

• we only started weaning a few weeks ago, but most of the food offered through the spoon he spits out (so maybe texture aversion?)

• he is a very chilled out baby

-he constantly banging his left leg (he learned to do it a while back in his swing that would make it swing more and hasn’t stopped since)

• he does sort of babble but if I talk to him, he wouldn’t babble back

Though he does like people, he is happy when someone new talks to him or picks him up

Trying not to worry, but it is hard when someone with 3 kids says they never seen anything like this, iykwim
Has anyone’s baby did this around this age and what was the outcome?

Hi @RnldsKat just wondering how you and your baby are getting on mow? Do you still have some concerns? Hopefully not 🙂

Hi all, thank you for your replies :) just a quick update, my boy is now almost 10m and a few things have changed, he is responding to his name (not constantly though)
He started crawling at 7m, pulling himself up to stand at 8m, and now it looks like he is going to be walking very soon, he does understand the word “no” very well (so I think that’s a good sign) better at eye contact, especially when he wants it ;D does enjoy food a lot more (still not all of the textures though) his movements became a lot smoother now, started to recognise family members (gets especially excited about female relatives :D)
I must say I am a little less concerned now, and I was so overwhelmed with worrying myself sick that I’ve just accepted that it will be whatever it will be, even if he ends up being on the spectrum not the end of the world, we will just have to find the right approach to him :) I am still going to keep an eye on him mainly because I want to make sure if there’s something, I just want to get the early intervention for him.
Hope that helps x I am also trying my best to stay away from googling as it never helps xx

Just to add we were told by our consultant that the turning the head away can be immature emotional processing and the emotional connection that they feel is just too much for them and so they turn their head away to relieve the pressure.

My DD still shakes with excitement at almost 3, I drove myself crazy with worry about it until two consultants who specialise in infant brain development told me it is merely just an expression of excitement and incomplete neurodevelopment and nothing more. Not an indication of anything being wrong and that it's something they just grown and develop out of. My DD was oxygen deprived at birth hence all the consultant involvement but I should also say she is completely normal.

@RnldsKat @Kitt95112 hi. I know it’s a while ago but I wonder how is your ds doing now? Would be great if you update. Thanks.

That all sounds normal to me (I've got a severely autistic 8 year old and a so far typically developing one year old)