Autism Symptoms in Infants – Part 3

When diagnosing autism in infants there are certain symptoms that they’ll look at. Unfortunately these symptoms can also belong to other conditions. There are tests that can be done to rule out those conditions, so those tests may be done. As previously mentioned there are things that his or her pediatrician will look for at well checks.

Does the child coo or babble by 12 months? Does the child gesture by 12 months? Does the child say single words by 16 months? Does the child say two word phrases by 24 months? Is there any loss of verbal or social skills at any age? The answers to these questions will alert the pediatrician as to whether the child needs to be evaluated further.

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