Originally Posted by dEHmom:
I was wondering the same about my 18. mo dcg.
She is a little different looking but I don't know if that has anything to do with anything. 1 or both of her eyes are a little farther apart.
She doesn't walk on her own, but will with a toy or along tables, or if you hold her hands.
She doesn't talk, just sort of grunts the same sound over and over. She's pretty happy for the most part, but just sits there or lays down on the ground and goes to sleep.
She is very raspy and has a deep cough. There is a lot of mucus and drs. say maybe she pools her saliva rather than swallowing it, (she doesn't drool though). She will often tip her head all the way back to look at things, maybe because of her eyes i am not sure.
The only real Health problem parents have informed me about is her hemangiomas which she is on medication for, and is slowly being weined off.
She drinks soy milk only because her mom finds regular milk to cause her to become too mucusy.
Does any of this sound the same as your little one????
He is mucusy and is on regular milk. And he is otherwise a pretty easy child to watch, other than the random screaming outbursts.
I actually just called my cousin and talked to her about him, since she specializes in children with autism. She asked me how he responds to light and sound, and if he is using a pincher grasp with food, etc. After I answered her questions she said that it definitely sounds abnormal (not using a pincher grasp for cheerios, for example). She said to wait to mention anything to the parents because if I recognize a problem they are probably already aware of it and are monitering the situation, and most parents of children this age are in denial that there is anything wrong with their children and it would fall badly on me.
I suppose the only reason I am concerned is because the earlier you catch autism, the better the result for the child, and I feel like it is my job to be each of my dck's advocates. I know that I would want my provider to tell me if they had any concerns.
