I need some help please. Baby shows some signs of autism.

KiKi

lily76 wrote: »

Even he is delayed in some areas but he is quite early in starting terrible two, he now knows how to show angry. I slapped his little bum and he then slapped my face. :eek:

I don't know why you're so shocked. Babies copy.

He may not have copied your pointing (although you say you only started teaching him how to point in the last couple of weeks), but you hit him - so he copied by hitting you back.

If you want him to learn how to deal with his frustration before he can communicate, then distract him - I'm not sure what 'slapping his little bum' will achieve. Especially if you're that shocked when he hits you back.

KiKi

shegirl

KiKi wrote: »

I don't know why you're so shocked. Babies copy.

He may not have copied your pointing (although you say you only started teaching him how to point in the last couple of weeks), but you hit him - so he copied by hitting you back.

If you want him to learn how to deal with his frustration before he can communicate, then distract him - I'm not sure what 'slapping his little bum' will achieve. Especially if you're that shocked when he hits you back.

KiKi

Well said.You need to stop smacking him op and stop now,especially now he is copying!You are teaching him to deal with frustration in the wrong way.As an aside,my son is severely autistic and will physically take frustration out on himself,objects and me (at 13 he can beat the crap out of me if I'm unable to calm and restrain quick enough like I am currently am being on crutches) and I have NEVER so much as raised a hand to him,if your son does at some point turn
out to be autistic,and actually even if he doesn't,with him already copying your displays of anger then god help you when he's older-and him if that's how he's taught to deal with things.

Do not smack him!

Also,you say you talk to him in your mother tongue when at hone but in English when out.Surely that is confusing?

marisco_2

My youngest son didn't walk till he was 22 months. He went from crawling, to pulling himself up on the sofa one day and walking across the room. Missed out on the sofa surfing stage altogether much to our amazement. He also did not say anything definitve till he was 3 years old.

We were referred to speach and language therapists, occupational therapists, play specialists and he was under a paediatrician. Not at any time did anyone suggest he was autistic.

I found the support and knowledge they had extremely useful and it definately helped with his development. The different agencies worked hand in hand with the fabulous nursery he was at. What really brought his speach on was that the nursery sang loads with the children. They did all the nursery rhymes with them and all the actions to them. At first he use to hum the tunes of the songs and gradually he would add in the words.

He is six years old now, never stops talking and has no noticeable delays. His reading and writing are very good for his age. Socially he does well with his peers which is lovely to see as for a long time he did not like to mix with other children.