How can one detect autism in a 6 week old baby?

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You can't know for sure, but I knew that something was wrong with my first, and he ended up having autism. I can tell you what he experienced, but that by no means is a clear indicator of autism. Typically, it won't be noticable until at least 15 months, the youngest that it's usually diagnoses is 18 months, if it's profound enough. With Tim, he was having literal nightmares the first night at home, and it did not subside until about six months ago, at 3 1/2! It was obvious it was nightmares, it was a cry of terror, different from wanting to be held, fed, or gas issues. He had reflux and was extremely colicky, I HAD to hold him all the time. He was like that until he was 2 1/2, that is pretty common with autism, but it's also very common with a colicky baby. He hit all of his milestones on time, but his speech started deteriorating around 20 months, and that's still his biggest issue. But that's all I can really tell you. I do not immunize my kids, so I know that wasn't it, I truly believe he was born with it, but it did follow the traditional path of becoming more prominent after 18 months. Email if you'd like, because you might just be dealing with a child with sensory issues. Let me know why you're asking.

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you cant .. most kids dont get diagnosed till there 5 -8

By age 3, typical children have passed predictable language learning milestones; one of the earliest is babbling. By the first birthday, a typical toddler says words, turns when he or she hears his or her name, points when he or she wants a toy, and when offered something distasteful, makes it clear that the answer is "no." Speech development in people with autism takes different paths. Some remain mute throughout their lives with varying degrees of literacy; communication in other ways—images, visual clues, sign language, and typing may be far more natural to them. Some infants who later show signs of autism coo and babble during the first few months of life, but stop soon afterwards. Others may be delayed, developing language as late as the teenage years. Still, inability to speak does not mean that people with autism are unintelligent or unaware. Once given appropriate accommodations, some will happily converse for hours, and can often be found in online chat rooms, discussion boards or websites and even using communication devices at autism-community social events such as Autreat.

Those who do speak sometimes use language in unusual ways, retaining features of earlier stages of language development for long periods or throughout their lives. Some speak only single words, while others repeat the same phrase over and over. Some repeat what they hear, a condition called echolalia. Sing-song repetitions in particular are a calming, joyous activity that many autistic adults engage in. Many people with autism have a strong tonal sense, and can often understand spoken language. Some children may exhibit only slight delays in language, or even seem to have precocious language and unusually large vocabularies, but have great difficulty in sustaining typical conversations. The "give and take" of non-autistic conversation is hard for them, although they often carry on a monologue on a favorite subject, giving no one else an opportunity to comment. When given the chance to converse with other autistics, they comfortably do so in "parallel monologue"—taking turns expressing views and information. Just as "neurotypicals" (people without autism) have trouble understanding autistic body languages, vocal tones, or phraseology, people with autism similarly have trouble with such things in people without autism. In particular, autistic language abilities tend to be highly literal; people without autism often inappropriately attribute hidden meaning to what people with autism say or expect the person with autism to sense such unstated meaning in their own words.

Sometimes, the body language of people with autism can be difficult for other people to understand. Facial expressions, movements, and gestures may be easily understood by some other people with autism, but do not match those used by other people. Also, their tone of voice has a much more subtle inflection in reflecting their feelings, and the auditory system of a person without autism often cannot sense the fluctuations. What seems to non-autistic people like a high-pitched, sing-song, or flat, robot-like voice is common in autistic children. Some autistic children with relatively good language skills speak like little adults, rather than communicating at their current age level, which is one of the things that can lead to problems.

Since non-autistic people are often unfamiliar with the autistic body language, and since autistic natural language may not tend towards speech, autistic people often struggle to let other people know what they need. As anybody might do in such a situation, they may scream in frustration or resort to grabbing what they want. While waiting for non-autistic people to learn to communicate with them, people with autism do whatever they can to get through to them. Communication difficulties may contribute to autistic people becoming socially anxious or depressed or prone to self-injurious behaviours.

No but they can spot basic signs around the age of two due to the lack of interaction and behaviour with other children - that is when my nephew was diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome.

6 weeks old is far too young to even try to detect autism, it usually won't even be noticed until the child is about 2

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development lists these behaviors that should be noted during well-child visits.
Does not babble or coo by 12 months
Does not gesture (point, wave, grasp) by 12 months
Does not say single words by 16 months
Does not say two-word phrases on his or her own by 24 months
Has any loss of any language or social skill at any age.

Hi, my brother has autism and I was the first one to recognise it, but you couldnt tell he was autistic until around the age of 2. early signs might be that your baby is very quiet, but you wont tell at 6 weeks old. There are so many different types of autism, so please dont be worried my brother is great he loves to chat and give us hugs but he has his quirks! I assume that it runs in your family as you are worried, please let me know if there has been some trauma to the baby before or after birth as this can affect a dormant autistic gene, such as moving home or swallowing own faeces at birth it doesnt necessarily mean there is a problem, so dont worry, it would help if you let us know why you are so worried. thanx!

you can't.just enjoy ur baby and if the day comes that it is found the baby is autistic.deal with it then. don't live ur life in fear..and when and if the time comes..or even before( when the baby's 6 months plus) omega 3 and 6 fish oils stimulate brain function..works like a charm 4 my autistic nephew. if u breast feed , u r already doing the very best u can be.

it may still be a little early,stillhave a specialist check it out some babies just are late bloomers

6 weeks is too young to detect autism. When my daughter was born I knew "something" was wrong with her, but no idea what. As a parent, you can tell. She has Asperger's Syndrome which was very difficult to pinpoint. As a baby, she seemed detached. She didn't like anyone cuddling her and cried all the time. She had a distant look in her eyes, but that's hard to detect until the baby is a little older. The fact that you are asking this tells me you have already noticed something unusual. As the baby grows, be persistent with Doctors and try to get an MRI. There is no diagnosis for Autism, but other parents who have Autistic children can tell you what to watch for.
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