I didn't know anything about autism when I first started watching TH-cam there are a lot of different channels that talk about their autistic children but you really explain it to a point where anybody could understand you have taught me so much and I do appreciate that
Holy cow this was not only very informative but I love how you edited it and put it together. This was a really great video. My niece gets her results tomorrow from her eval. She is 3. Your videos are always helpful for me to ensure I understand her as best I can
My little brother acted like this from 1 till he was 5 we took him to multiple doctors and speech doctors he’s 14 and perfectly fine now I’m wishing the same for you 💜
He made very little eye contact you would have to get his attention with something he likes such as a toy or object and no he didn’t fully talk till 5 but we did get him a speech therapist from the children’s hospital and he was diagnosed with quiet ADHD
Allthingsperish I also have a 1 year old son and he does the same thing he ignores me all day until he wants to be held and he doesn’t say anything until he wants something I really think it’s development pace every child develop at their own pace I’m pretty sure your child is fine (i hope that doesn’t sound harsh) but I wouldn’t recommend some research and getting a few opinions from other moms and doctors and I pray all goes well and your daughter starts talking soon
My guy also gives full attention when singing. He is 18 months now and was diagnosed yesterday with Autism. Everyone else told me he is fine and just delayed but the doctors think otherwise. Im crushed.
I have a 7 year old boy with moderate to severe autism. He didn’t get diagnosed until age 6. Started the process at age five but it takes forever due to lack of services in my area. Anyway, looking back I wish that I was educated about Autism because he was showing signs at 6 months! He is my only child and I didn’t know anything about Autism and so I just kept telling myself that he would catch up. It wasn’t until someone on my Facebook friends list wrote a post about her sons journey that I said “OMG, she just described my son” Early intervention is key. Keep up the good work!
This was so so helpful. My 2 year old has been going thru an evaluation for the past month to see weather or not they are going to diagnose him. They come to my home everyday to work with him and study him. November 4th we have a meeting to go over everything and see what our next steps are going to be. He does of the same things as your son does. Except he makes good eye contact and he watches people’s lips when they are talking.
@@carmenliemegne5224 he was diagnosed with level 2-3 autism. He’s currently in an autism preschool program. His twin was also diagnosed with autism. He’s level 1-2 though. They start kindergarten in August. They’re doing a lot better now. Thankful for all the programs my city offers
Great video! I've been an ABA therapist for 20 years and it's always great when parents share information with each other. If there is just 1 parent who sees this video and decides to get a formal evaluation from a qualified evaluator (not random therapists with personal opinions), you have made a big difference in starting to pave the path to the rest of that child's life. I wish I could show parents what I have experienced over these 20 years, so they could see that there is more than hope, there are real results! Time is so precious.
There are some very good signs with Liam though... he is babbling and he is trying to grab your attention alot so those are all good things. I reckon he will probably be verbal eventually. Such a cutie xx
Great video! You are really well-educated about ASD and explain so well. I’m a pediatric SLP and early intervention provider. Liam is adorable! Love those ginger curls!
I have a son who is now 40 who is autistic. I wish this sort of video had been available when he was a toddler. I knew something was wrong but I had no idea what.
This is a great video, thank you for sharing your experiences. Liam's mannerisms and behaviors are so familiar and bittersweet for me to watch, my own son had almost exactly the same delays and mannerisms when he was Liam's age. His language was mostly words he would echo back and practically non-existent, he had the same stims (especially the head shaking) and he seemed to be in his own world. Now my son is a healthy 16-year-old junior in high school, on the honor roll and looking at colleges, driving himself to school in the car he saved to buy, and holding down a part time job. He still has some struggles with higher order social situations, but he has friends and a well developed sense of humor and he functions like any other high school kid. Early intervention was absolutely essential - my son had occupational therapy, speech therapy, physical therapy, and behavioral therapy...in school and privately. My son also had hippotherapy (OT on horseback) which addressed his low tone and poor balance and helped him meet his goal of riding his bike. It's been a long road, but so incredibly worth it! My unsolicited advice to all the parents who are concerned and navigating an autism diagnosis - become your child's fiercest advocate. Learn about the IEP process at school and find out what kind of supports the school system must have in place. Respectfully request all therapists (school and private) communicate with other so the therapies are in sync. Do not believe that your child is the sum of his or her diagnosis, a diagnosis will never accurately predict what your child is capable of. You got this, your child is capable of so much with you in their corner. ❤
Literally crying as I read this. My 16 month old is showing all the signs of autism and I have been so worried sick and upset thinking that there were would be almost no chance she could have a normal life if and when she gets diagnosed. Your amazing son is so inspirational and gives me so much hope. You are also an amazing parent to have made sure he had every opportunity to succeed. Thank you for sharing your story!
Very informative! You explained it so well and kept the integrity of Liam in a positive light and showing what he does on a daily basis. Your videos rock Stephanie!!!
Wow! I'm 35 & grew up in foster care, bouncing around, so I was never diagnosed. I'm certain I am autistic, but I'm struggling to find a doctor who can help. (The last experience was terrible, so I'm wary of trying again.) I think a lot about my childhood and if I would've been diagnosed if we knew more back then. I have one short home video of my parents with me as a 1 year old. Everything you've described in this video is what I'm doing in this home video! They seem baffled by my reactions. This video you've shared has been so, so informative to me!!! Thank you!! I am so glad that more children are getting early diagnoses. Liam is absolutely precious and I'm glad he has a wonderful parent like you.
Omg thank you for sharing a part of your life and teaching me more about ASD. My daughter does the EXACT behaviors/actions as your kiddo! Thank you for making me feel like I belong & giving me the courage to advocate for my limited vocal communications genius.❤
Thank you for helping other moms! I didn't have hardly any help but a couple of books and papers, like Eating an Artichoke--that book described my high functioning Asperger's boy to a tee! It really helped me get the help I needed for him to get him diagnosed and treated!
One of the hard part about having a child with Autism is making sure you keep reminding yourself that they love you even though they don't show affection.
I knew my son had it at birth. I was told he would never talk potty train and be in a institution at 10 years old. He was 5 when he was potty trained. He talked at 3 he still repeats certain things. He didn’t sleep through the night til he was 5. He was super hyper. He is 26. He works in a grocery store. He manages his money. Takes 2 buses to and from work. Looking down and not looking you in the eye is common. My son at 13 started looking at us in the eye. He is not what the experts said
My 2 year old son does the EXACT same things as Liam. He likes to hold car keys in his hand and walk around with them. My son has his next doctor's appointment very soon....definitely going to get him evaluated, This video actually helped me. Thank you!
@@lmrharper3586 I actually agree with you that there isnt' a lot that many wouldn't think was "normal", it's why when all the professionals started bringing up concerns and pointing things out I was like "I didn't realize he was supposed to be doing ALL of those things" and its why I made this video. To help let others know hey these are the early signs.. His muscle tone has been diagnosed and confirmed by 2 occupational therapists, 2 pediatricians, 1 physical therapist, the doctor who evaluated him, and the Early Steps therapist who was also a special needs mom. So I can understand how you could watch a 10 min video and say "oh I don't see that" but its just a 10 min clips of very short clips. You can believe it or not. That's not what this video was about, it was to help educate others. I hope you have a great holiday season!
Thank you so much for making this video and putting yourself out there. It is incredibly informational and helped me visual some symptoms of autism. It also validated my concerns of my son being autistic. He got an official diagnosis yesterday. I feel inadequate to help him right now but I having the diagnosis means we can get started on the work to help him.
I used Dr Oyalo herbs for my son and now my son is completely free, his speaking and behavior is ok. His herbs is 100% working on speech delay and ASD.
I want to cry, my son is 16 months old and we are seeing his pediatrician tomorrow. My son does everything that your son does. Plus the getting mad, biting when his mad.
@@alim.hosseini4638 sometimes we stress for nothing. I’m sure your baby is fine too. We have to stop compare our babies to others. I know I do that but I have to chill too.
Thank you, Steph. This was very informative and enlightening. I, too, hope you will consider doing a similar vlog on Noah. I have learned so much from your honest and interesting presentations about your sweet children, but can just imagine the amount of time you had to spend to produce this concise episode. It is very appreciated!
They don't like certain material it feels awful on their skin.They may not like water....so showers or baths can be a struggle.Smells they will let u know if verbal,or put shirt over nose&complain kinda loud.Visually things have to be in the order they like or they may become highly agitated.And loud noises are bad,they may cover their ears and run back to room.
Sensory disorders can look different. In some cases the individual is very sensitive and doesn’t like a lot of sensory or become easily overwhelmed by it. ( being touched, the way something feels, they way food tastes, loud sounds, bright lights) In other cases the individual may not receive the same response a Nero typical individual would when experiencing certain sensations so they crave thing in more intense amounts. ( loud sounds, very sweet or salty foods, when something feels a certain way “textures” tight clothing, weighted blankets, some my even enjoy hitting or biting themselves because to them it feels more like a hug or a high five. The brain isn’t registering the sensation as intensely as it should so they are attempting to fill that gap.
Sweet Liam has my heart!! He reminds me so much of my 4 year old nonverbal autistic son. So many similar things! Love your channel, love that you are shedding light on Autism.
Hi stephanie, my son is asd. He just turned 3. His red flags were nearly all identical to liams. I always felt liam reminds me of my son. My son always needed sensory input. He used to jump a lot, inverted feet by w sitting, he put everything in his mouth. His receptive lamguage was soooo far behind. he didnt acknowledge other kids let alone babies. He didnt look up at us. He was very much in his own world. And never had any words let alone functional words. I want to give you huge hope as my son has improved so much and these are the things we did and are still doing. Firstly for his receptive language, aba will be perfect for that in particular. I too trained to learn the aba techniques with the consultant so i can do a lot of the techniques myself. I would take him to each activity i want him to learn and say 'do this' ..only use those words and then i would do the activity....so that he can learn that I am asking him for a request. Once he learns to do it both his imitation skills improve and his understanding. You then do other simple demands and again keep showing him what the demand is and requesting him to do it aswell. Each time reinforcing with a little treat. I usually give crisps -small pieces or whatever he likes. With the eye contact i initially started with the ipad. I would put on his favorite nursery songs. After 10 seconds i would stop the clip. Call him name. The second he looks i say 'good looking' while pointing at my eye...and then press play on the clip again. Do that as much as u can until he understands when you say 'liam look' ...that means u expect him to look at u. Move that onto treats aswell. Everytime he wants a treat try to get him to look. With my son...once he learned to look at me ,(he was improving with us at this point) we then would want him to hold the stare into the eyes for 2 seconds rather than 1. Then 3 seconds. Im currently at 5 seconds and generally his eye contact has improved so much. I think he looks at me everytime i call him In terms of the sensory, we still struggle with that a bit. But what has helped is being on top of it. Which will be hard as u have a lot of other responsibilities. But for a few weeks you can try these techniques: everytime he is jumping direct him to the trampoline. To teach him that he can do it there. Also body weights. Hes clearly seeking. Gets everything weighted. Blakets. Ankle weights. Anything. Also tight clothes lol. Iv heard keep them in thicker and tighter clothes they like it. My son still tries to put everything in his mouth. We tried chewy tube. He does like it but hes obsessed with stones which are dangerous. He would put them in his mouth even at nursery. And i was always scared he will choke on one. So i made him necklaces with stones on them. Stones he likes. But at least he cant accidently swallow. Also i give him an electic tooth brush daily. This has all rly helped get this need out of hos system. Label everything. Hold his eye contact before e.g blowing the bubble. In terms of having him acknowledge his siblings. I bought my son a toy dolly. I let him chose one at the store so i know he likes it. I bring this baby doll with him around the house. When i feed him i put the doll next to him and feed the doll after i give him a spoonful. So he learns to share food with the doll. Then i take his hand and taught him to feed the baby doll aswell. This all helps with pretend play which u might find does not exist in his behaviour. It didnt with my son. Then when i change his clothes i also change the dolls clothes. I hug the doll and teach him to hug the doll. Then i eventually introduced his baby cousin to him and the other day he cake and kissed and hugged his cousin!!! You can maybe use Penelope in this technique rather than a doll but you really want the doll so he can hold it how he likes lol. Theres so much more i have to share if you would like let me know. My son is now 3 and doing really well. We are a family with 2 kids, living in the uk. His sister is typical and he is asd, we are from iraq originally so initially we spoke both english and arabic. But we are now only speaking english at home and keeping all talking around him in 1 to 2 words to keep it simple. I wish you all the best xxx
This is so much information... thanks for this post .... god bless ... i ll try this eye contact method for sure .... i m so direction less like what to do to improve him because he is not into therapies yet ... it take so long here in Canada to get help ... so glad that people like you share there experience.. God bless u
@@harpreetkaur-oc3yy no problem harpreet! Do try finding aba therapy. Here in the uk I have to pay for it myself. But maybe in canada its different. Regular therapy is good too. Try to involve your child in your daily routine as much as possible. And get as much help as you can. Autism is a set back but its not the end at all! There is a lot of hope and these kids are super clever. We need to just help them achieve their potential. Be positive and strive for you son and it will get better for sure !
I also want know if your son have or had sleep issues? My son wake up in middle of the night and than doesn't sleep for 2-3 hours .... what can i do for that?
i also have a 13 year old grandson he is autistic but verbal he is aspergers his two year old sister is currently being tested for autism but she non verbal hasn't spoken a word not even moma dada nothing and does some things in this post thanks it was very helpful and informative i will send to my daughter so she can help dr to make a proper diagnosis
Thank you for sharing this video and informations as i have a 7 y/o son that was diagnose with moderate autism when he was 5. Im so dissappointed with myself because i didnt pay much attention to the signs when he was younger. Now i have a 15th month old daughter and im observing her everyday for any signs so i can do an early interventions. Im also doing an online course of Advance Autism Awareness im hoping i can help my son and others in the future. Have a blessed day to all of you.
I am sure my granddaughter has autism. I raised 5 children and I started noticing unusual things about her and now that she’s about 18 months. My daughter doesn’t agree with my thoughts and I understand & respect that. What matters is that we offer her what is needed in life. She’s perfect to me.
Try using toys as a lure to help walking.. and assist your son whilst walking.. he may be sensitive on his feet.. Does he toe walk? Use shoes on his feet to help aid his walking too.. however, if he shows signs of shoes being funny on his feet (ie, he tries to take them off) allow him to walk without them.. My partner and i, if we notice him toe walking, tell him to stomp his feet like an elephant..
My 13 month does all of these things. Loves the remote and pulling cords, loves to spin, does not answer to his name, rarely plays with toys just like to walk/run back and forth, doesn’t listen to basic commands like “come to mommy” or “can mommy have the block?” No diagnosis but we have seen early childhood intervention for an eval and they agree he could use some help with communication and cognitive. It honestly hurts sometimes bc i see all the other moms play with their kids and mine won’t even look at my sometimes i feel invisible to him
I used Dr Oyalo herbs for my son and now my son is completely free, his speaking and behavior is ok. His herbs is 100% working on speech delay and ASD.
Your sweet boy reminds me sooooo much of my own ASD toddler 😊❤️ He behaves EXACTLY the same way, right down to how he is with his baby sister (ours was born in August 😊)
My son has always made like loud humming? sounds. He’s 13 now and still does it. He’s also always ran back and forth while flapping his hands. All of his tendencies started when he was around 2. Before age 2 he was just very distant and wouldn’t look at us. He still won’t talk.
My son loves holding one specific item in his hand as well He was diagnosed with autism at 22 months and i have been trying to find out why he holds that item all the time.
I have a question I recently had a family member who was on the spectrum and then taken off by another neurologist a year later. Is there any chance that some of these " typical autistic signs " are just typical toddler behaviours. Only because when they said she was autistic I really felt the kid was slow to warm and her behaviour would change with each interaction. It's concerning cause these labels are defining their care only to be changed just like kids do.
thanks for the post it helped my daughter thinks her baby is autistic she is two hasnt spoke a word she is beign tested currently she does acknowledge her mom but a lot others stuff in post she does i have viewed another person post and my grand daughter does a lot that as well so helpful i will send this to my daughter
I had my sons hearing tested before seeing the doctor that diagnosed him thinking his hearing was off . My son will be 3 next month and he’s just now starting to have more eye contact, though it’s rare he actually is making the eye contact. Wishing he would respond to his name and commands but we are working on that . It’s crazy how their brains work . I wish I could see was his perspective on how he sees things and thinks .
I was diagnosed early in the year, and it's just hard to put the clues together the past 13 years of my life, and now the puzzle is all put together now , because I'm 14 and scared to go into 8th grade
Thank you for sharing your experience and thank you for sharing your family for educational reasons. Very helpful! Exactly the video I was looking for! God bless Liam❤️
Liam is super cute. That red hair is 😍. I know I keep saying this but he reminds me so much of our Luke. It's great that he's saying words already; Luke was well over two when he said his first words. 🥰
My daughter is a normal 2yo. She also love physical sensory stimulation, putting things in her mouth etc. some of the traits are normal when it's only a few.
Agreed. For us, it wasn't like a few. It was that he had every one and that's the difference. Putting things in their mouth is VERY common and not really an autism trait.
Just found your channel & so glad I did! We just started our journey with my developmentally delayed daughter. She’s 14m old and has almost every single one of these signs. She does show a tad more “typical” affection than Liam does here, but only when SHE wants to lol. Otherwise it’s a tantrum if we initiate the affection. & She too has the oral fixation, hardcore. I’m not able to really show or teach her anything bc it all goes straight to her mouth to be chewed on. She loves carrying around random objects (right now it’s lotion bottles) and will walk and walk and walk all around the house with it. I recognized all these signs at about 11-12m because my nephew is autistic, so I made an appt with a neurologist who prescribed Speech, OT & ABA which we start next Tuesday! Now I’m going to go continue binge watching your videos lol 😆❤️
This is a great video my son is the same way and I find it adorable. He’s very loving when he want to be and loves remotes and buttons. Im taking him to get assessed just for my peace of mind. He’s only 17 months but don’t really talk he loves making a “roar” sound. He’s the best!
I used Dr Oyalo herbs for my son and now my son is completely free, his speaking and behavior is ok. His herbs is 100% working on speech delay and ASD.
Thank you so very much for sharing all of this with everyone! It’s been SO helpful to me! You have a beautiful family! Liam is a doll & I LOVE the name Penelope!! ❤️
My daughter does something similar with looking at her feet when walking. Shes mostly grown out of it now that shes 5. She also always would run and watch her shadow instead of where she was going. And she has always been bad with like ride ons and bikes with moving around, watching where shes going, turning. Idk if its autism or not, but compared to her seemingly NT sister who's 18 months it seems odd, our 18 month old does ride ons like a boss.
I didn't see or understand the signs y'all seen in him, till after this video, because to watching y'all's video he does what other babies do, smile, giggle and play. Now that I seen this video I understand now, this was definitely a detailed enough video for me to understand what autism looks like in a toddler. I love those red curls that he have. He looks like Noah in the eyes too and lex looks like Lonnie Jr. The little Bros looks like the big Bros.
Firstly your little boy is adorable 😊 I've had a gut feeling our little boy has autism but I just keep getting hit with, it's his age its his craniosynostosis ect ect we are hoping to get more answers soon, he dose a lot of the things you have included in your video, thank you for making it.
My husbands son who’s now 18 is severely autistic and our together now 15month old is showing so many signs but my husband is in denial and doesn’t want to bring it up to doctor. I want to respect him as he says to wait til it’s more obvious but to me it’s clear as day! Almost exact same “signs” as Liam and all the major common characteristics of autism in general. I’ve documented everything since 2months old bc I felt it in my gut and I just don’t know how to respect husband and begin to talk with dr simultaneously…any real advice is appreciated tia
I used Dr Oyalo herbs for my son and now my son is completely free, his speaking and behavior is ok. His herbs is 100% working on speech delay and ASD.
I had that problem where my speech was delayed. I didn't respond to my parents and their commands. I really was off in my own world, but I had an underlying issue. I had tonsillitis a lot and ear infections. Of course that would hurt so when I got tubes in my ears and my tonsils taken out, that did the job. There's video of me barely even talking to 6 months later singing preschool songs and my ABC's as a 3 year old.
Oh absolutely. It wasn’t that he loved remotes though. It’s that he carried around literally 24/7. He never tried to play with it or push buttons in a toddler type of play.
This my 20 month old completely. He also has a baby sister that is 5 months old and doesn’t ever acknowledge her at all, which makes me so sad because I thought they would be best friends. My son hasn’t been evaluated yet but I am in the process of getting it set up
He says and does more than my not yet diagnosed 2.5 year old, and has more clear signs of normal development. 20 months is too early to diagnose IMO. There’s still time for the development of responding to his name and other basic things that might just not have formed in his brain yet at that age. Kids at that age don’t play with each other, they ‘play’ along side each other. ABA is not very humane. My opinion. It teaches that autism is a range of badly behaved symptoms, which is just not true, autism is a difference in neurobiology. It could be good for self injurious or harmful behaviour perhaps, but not for anything else. I know this is old, but I would have let him be for a bit longer. You'll end up making him feel bad for his being his normal autistic self. No parent is perfect, and mum is clearly doing what she think is best, but it’s incredibly different over here in the UK to how we do things. ABA is just not done.
Thank you so much this has been so help full and will be speaking to my doctor for there opinion on my son as I have been seeing a lot of the traits your son has and a few different ones
My 19 month old son acts very similar to your son. He doesn’t have all of the symptoms but definitely most of them. I definitely need to get him checked out. He’s currently in speech therapy but I feel like I need to take it a step further. Thanks for the video. ❤️
@@mohitsekhawat634 He got diagnosed with autism last year when he was 2.5 years old. He’s made a lot of progress in the last year tho so I’m happy about that. ❤️
@@mohitsekhawat634 He can say words & he repeats what I say but he still can’t speak in sentences or communicate verbally like normal kids his age. He also has major issues with trying new foods as well. Those are the only 2 main things Im dealing with with him. Academic wise he’s ahead of his classmates at daycare. Socially he’s behind. He currently answers to his name and he understands most of my verbal commands.
I want to let you know that You are really great mom!!! And Liam is Gorgeous and cute the way he is. I have 3 years old son also just diagnosed spectrum autism.
To just keep trying. This was 6 months ago and Liam is starting to understand 1-2 words we say which isn't a big deal to some but to us it's HUGE. Don't give up. We do a lot of repetition, hand over hand, and just saying the same thing over and over
Thank you for helping educate people. My son was diagnosed at 13, after years of me thinking that I just suck at parenting.
I have austism spectrum too at 6months old
I knew my son was autistic at 2 months old. It was heartbreaking at first but 3 years later we are having so much fun
But how u recognise so early plz reply
How did you know so early
I didn't know anything about autism when I first started watching TH-cam there are a lot of different channels that talk about their autistic children but you really explain it to a point where anybody could understand you have taught me so much and I do appreciate that
Holy cow this was not only very informative but I love how you edited it and put it together. This was a really great video. My niece gets her results tomorrow from her eval. She is 3. Your videos are always helpful for me to ensure I understand her as best I can
Great video! Wish videos like this were around when my daughter was diagnosed. You are doing so much to help others. Mad respect! Love you guys.
My little brother acted like this from 1 till he was 5 we took him to multiple doctors and speech doctors he’s 14 and perfectly fine now I’m wishing the same for you 💜
He made very little eye contact you would have to get his attention with something he likes such as a toy or object and no he didn’t fully talk till 5 but we did get him a speech therapist from the children’s hospital and he was diagnosed with quiet ADHD
Allthingsperish I also have a 1 year old son and he does the same thing he ignores me all day until he wants to be held and he doesn’t say anything until he wants something I really think it’s development pace every child develop at their own pace I’m pretty sure your child is fine (i hope that doesn’t sound harsh) but I wouldn’t recommend some research and getting a few opinions from other moms and doctors and I pray all goes well and your daughter starts talking soon
@LivingLink how old is your baby? My son is 11 months and he does the same thing when I sing full attention but otherwise it's like I'm not there.
@LivingLink Hi. How is your daughter now. My son does the same thing that u mentioned. Is your daughter doing fine. Pls reply
My guy also gives full attention when singing. He is 18 months now and was diagnosed yesterday with Autism. Everyone else told me he is fine and just delayed but the doctors think otherwise. Im crushed.
I have a 7 year old boy with moderate to severe autism. He didn’t get diagnosed until age 6. Started the process at age five but it takes forever due to lack of services in my area. Anyway, looking back I wish that I was educated about Autism because he was showing signs at 6 months! He is my only child and I didn’t know anything about Autism and so I just kept telling myself that he would catch up. It wasn’t until someone on my Facebook friends list wrote a post about her sons journey that I said “OMG, she just described my son” Early intervention is key. Keep up the good work!
You had nothing to compare to and not a lot of help either, bless you.
This was so so helpful. My 2 year old has been going thru an evaluation for the past month to see weather or not they are going to diagnose him. They come to my home everyday to work with him and study him. November 4th we have a meeting to go over everything and see what our next steps are going to be. He does of the same things as your son does. Except he makes good eye contact and he watches people’s lips when they are talking.
How is your son now
@@carmenliemegne5224 he was diagnosed with level 2-3 autism. He’s currently in an autism preschool program. His twin was also diagnosed with autism. He’s level 1-2 though. They start kindergarten in August. They’re doing a lot better now. Thankful for all the programs my city offers
@@cheyenneestrada3650 glad they are doing well
Great video! I've been an ABA therapist for 20 years and it's always great when parents share information with each other. If there is just 1 parent who sees this video and decides to get a formal evaluation from a qualified evaluator (not random therapists with personal opinions), you have made a big difference in starting to pave the path to the rest of that child's life. I wish I could show parents what I have experienced over these 20 years, so they could see that there is more than hope, there are real results! Time is so precious.
There are some very good signs with Liam though... he is babbling and he is trying to grab your attention alot so those are all good things. I reckon he will probably be verbal eventually. Such a cutie xx
Great video! You are really well-educated about ASD and explain so well. I’m a pediatric SLP and early intervention provider. Liam is adorable! Love those ginger curls!
I have a son who is now 40 who is autistic. I wish this sort of video had been available when he was a toddler. I knew something was wrong but I had no idea what.
How is your son now?
This is a great video, thank you for sharing your experiences. Liam's mannerisms and behaviors are so familiar and bittersweet for me to watch, my own son had almost exactly the same delays and mannerisms when he was Liam's age. His language was mostly words he would echo back and practically non-existent, he had the same stims (especially the head shaking) and he seemed to be in his own world. Now my son is a healthy 16-year-old junior in high school, on the honor roll and looking at colleges, driving himself to school in the car he saved to buy, and holding down a part time job. He still has some struggles with higher order social situations, but he has friends and a well developed sense of humor and he functions like any other high school kid.
Early intervention was absolutely essential - my son had occupational therapy, speech therapy, physical therapy, and behavioral therapy...in school and privately. My son also had hippotherapy (OT on horseback) which addressed his low tone and poor balance and helped him meet his goal of riding his bike. It's been a long road, but so incredibly worth it!
My unsolicited advice to all the parents who are concerned and navigating an autism diagnosis - become your child's fiercest advocate. Learn about the IEP process at school and find out what kind of supports the school system must have in place. Respectfully request all therapists (school and private) communicate with other so the therapies are in sync. Do not believe that your child is the sum of his or her diagnosis, a diagnosis will never accurately predict what your child is capable of. You got this, your child is capable of so much with you in their corner. ❤
Literally crying as I read this. My 16 month old is showing all the signs of autism and I have been so worried sick and upset thinking that there were would be almost no chance she could have a normal life if and when she gets diagnosed. Your amazing son is so inspirational and gives me so much hope. You are also an amazing parent to have made sure he had every opportunity to succeed. Thank you for sharing your story!
Very informative! You explained it so well and kept the integrity of Liam in a positive light and showing what he does on a daily basis. Your videos rock Stephanie!!!
One minute in and my heart melts your a blessed mother ....best wishes :)
Wow! I'm 35 & grew up in foster care, bouncing around, so I was never diagnosed. I'm certain I am autistic, but I'm struggling to find a doctor who can help. (The last experience was terrible, so I'm wary of trying again.) I think a lot about my childhood and if I would've been diagnosed if we knew more back then. I have one short home video of my parents with me as a 1 year old. Everything you've described in this video is what I'm doing in this home video! They seem baffled by my reactions. This video you've shared has been so, so informative to me!!! Thank you!! I am so glad that more children are getting early diagnoses. Liam is absolutely precious and I'm glad he has a wonderful parent like you.
Omg thank you for sharing a part of your life and teaching me more about ASD. My daughter does the EXACT behaviors/actions as your kiddo! Thank you for making me feel like I belong & giving me the courage to advocate for my limited vocal communications genius.❤
Thank you for helping other moms!
I didn't have hardly any help but a couple of books and papers, like Eating an Artichoke--that book described my high functioning Asperger's boy to a tee! It really helped me get the help I needed for him to get him diagnosed and treated!
Him bonking his head + your reaction is literally my whole expierence as a mother 😂😂
One of the hard part about having a child with Autism is making sure you keep reminding yourself that they love you even though they don't show affection.
I knew my son had it at birth. I was told he would never talk potty train and be in a institution at 10 years old. He was 5 when he was potty trained. He talked at 3 he still repeats certain things. He didn’t sleep through the night til he was 5. He was super hyper. He is 26. He works in a grocery store. He manages his money. Takes 2 buses to and from work. Looking down and not looking you in the eye is common. My son at 13 started looking at us in the eye. He is not what the experts said
Wow madam he is 26nowhow he is now.. He is talking now plz reply mamm
My 2 year old son does the EXACT same things as Liam. He likes to hold car keys in his hand and walk around with them. My son has his next doctor's appointment very soon....definitely going to get him evaluated, This video actually helped me. Thank you!
I know he was already diagnosed but some of these things just seem like typical toddler behavior.
Exactly
My older son didn't talk till he was 3 and started going to preschool.
@@lmrharper3586 I actually agree with you that there isnt' a lot that many wouldn't think was "normal", it's why when all the professionals started bringing up concerns and pointing things out I was like "I didn't realize he was supposed to be doing ALL of those things" and its why I made this video. To help let others know hey these are the early signs.. His muscle tone has been diagnosed and confirmed by 2 occupational therapists, 2 pediatricians, 1 physical therapist, the doctor who evaluated him, and the Early Steps therapist who was also a special needs mom. So I can understand how you could watch a 10 min video and say "oh I don't see that" but its just a 10 min clips of very short clips. You can believe it or not. That's not what this video was about, it was to help educate others. I hope you have a great holiday season!
I was thinking that too 😒
My mind voice 😌😌😌
Thank you so much for making this video and putting yourself out there. It is incredibly informational and helped me visual some symptoms of autism. It also validated my concerns of my son being autistic. He got an official diagnosis yesterday. I feel inadequate to help him right now but I having the diagnosis means we can get started on the work to help him.
I used Dr Oyalo herbs for my son and now my son is completely free, his speaking and behavior is ok. His herbs is 100% working on speech delay and ASD.
You have the best videos I've been searching for months trying to find someone with similarities as my son. Thank you so much for sharing.
I want to cry, my son is 16 months old and we are seeing his pediatrician tomorrow. My son does everything that your son does. Plus the getting mad, biting when his mad.
My son also bites when gets mad. How was your pediatrician appointment results?
@@alim.hosseini4638 she said that he is very normal for a 16 month old. To not worry.
@@boredmom3287 Thanks God. God bless you and your baby
@@alim.hosseini4638 sometimes we stress for nothing. I’m sure your baby is fine too. We have to stop compare our babies to others. I know I do that but I have to chill too.
@@boredmom3287 I hope so. Thanks for your good words.
You are an awesome mother and Liam is so adorable.. love u both..
Thank you, Steph. This was very informative and enlightening. I, too, hope you will consider doing a similar vlog on Noah. I have learned so much from your honest and interesting presentations about your sweet children, but can just imagine the amount of time you had to spend to produce this concise episode. It is very appreciated!
Yes please do Noah. Thank you for the informational video. How can you tell about sensory disorders?
Eee. I woukd love to see Noah too. I wonder if he was similar like Liam was.
They don't like certain material it feels awful on their skin.They may not like water....so showers or baths can be a struggle.Smells they will let u know if verbal,or put shirt over nose&complain kinda loud.Visually things have to be in the order they like or they may become highly agitated.And loud noises are bad,they may cover their ears and run back to room.
See some1 else has lupus.i do too and deteriorating health with other illnessess.....hang in there!!💖
Sensory disorders can look different. In some cases the individual is very sensitive and doesn’t like a lot of sensory or become easily overwhelmed by it. ( being touched, the way something feels, they way food tastes, loud sounds, bright lights)
In other cases the individual may not receive the same response a Nero typical individual would when experiencing certain sensations so they crave thing in more intense amounts. ( loud sounds, very sweet or salty foods, when something feels a certain way “textures” tight clothing, weighted blankets, some my even enjoy hitting or biting themselves because to them it feels more like a hug or a high five. The brain isn’t registering the sensation as intensely as it should so they are attempting to fill that gap.
jess Kickinit wow interesting
Sweet Liam has my heart!! He reminds me so much of my 4 year old nonverbal autistic son. So many similar things! Love your channel, love that you are shedding light on Autism.
My son is 4 yr old an still can not talk he has a sencory problem too he also aint potty trained
Liam is just the cutest baby with his curly hair and sweet smiles ,God bless his soul 😍😘
I'm so sorry, sending best wishes that he improves with early intervention.
Great video Steph, extremely educational. Liam is adorable ❤️
Very informative. Thank you. I’m a nanny and I’m glad these resources are out for others.
Great job steph this was a really good video and very informative
Tfs, my son had many of these signs as a baby/toddler and even still now as a teen. Liam is too cute 💙
Hi stephanie, my son is asd. He just turned 3. His red flags were nearly all identical to liams. I always felt liam reminds me of my son. My son always needed sensory input. He used to jump a lot, inverted feet by w sitting, he put everything in his mouth. His receptive lamguage was soooo far behind. he didnt acknowledge other kids let alone babies. He didnt look up at us. He was very much in his own world. And never had any words let alone functional words. I want to give you huge hope as my son has improved so much and these are the things we did and are still doing. Firstly for his receptive language, aba will be perfect for that in particular. I too trained to learn the aba techniques with the consultant so i can do a lot of the techniques myself. I would take him to each activity i want him to learn and say 'do this' ..only use those words and then i would do the activity....so that he can learn that I am asking him for a request. Once he learns to do it both his imitation skills improve and his understanding. You then do other simple demands and again keep showing him what the demand is and requesting him to do it aswell. Each time reinforcing with a little treat. I usually give crisps -small pieces or whatever he likes.
With the eye contact i initially started with the ipad. I would put on his favorite nursery songs. After 10 seconds i would stop the clip. Call him name. The second he looks i say 'good looking' while pointing at my eye...and then press play on the clip again. Do that as much as u can until he understands when you say 'liam look' ...that means u expect him to look at u. Move that onto treats aswell. Everytime he wants a treat try to get him to look. With my son...once he learned to look at me ,(he was improving with us at this point) we then would want him to hold the stare into the eyes for 2 seconds rather than 1. Then 3 seconds. Im currently at 5 seconds and generally his eye contact has improved so much. I think he looks at me everytime i call him
In terms of the sensory, we still struggle with that a bit. But what has helped is being on top of it. Which will be hard as u have a lot of other responsibilities. But for a few weeks you can try these techniques: everytime he is jumping direct him to the trampoline. To teach him that he can do it there. Also body weights. Hes clearly seeking. Gets everything weighted. Blakets. Ankle weights. Anything. Also tight clothes lol. Iv heard keep them in thicker and tighter clothes they like it. My son still tries to put everything in his mouth. We tried chewy tube. He does like it but hes obsessed with stones which are dangerous. He would put them in his mouth even at nursery. And i was always scared he will choke on one. So i made him necklaces with stones on them. Stones he likes. But at least he cant accidently swallow. Also i give him an electic tooth brush daily. This has all rly helped get this need out of hos system.
Label everything. Hold his eye contact before e.g blowing the bubble.
In terms of having him acknowledge his siblings. I bought my son a toy dolly. I let him chose one at the store so i know he likes it. I bring this baby doll with him around the house. When i feed him i put the doll next to him and feed the doll after i give him a spoonful. So he learns to share food with the doll. Then i take his hand and taught him to feed the baby doll aswell. This all helps with pretend play which u might find does not exist in his behaviour. It didnt with my son. Then when i change his clothes i also change the dolls clothes. I hug the doll and teach him to hug the doll. Then i eventually introduced his baby cousin to him and the other day he cake and kissed and hugged his cousin!!! You can maybe use Penelope in this technique rather than a doll but you really want the doll so he can hold it how he likes lol.
Theres so much more i have to share if you would like let me know. My son is now 3 and doing really well. We are a family with 2 kids, living in the uk. His sister is typical and he is asd, we are from iraq originally so initially we spoke both english and arabic. But we are now only speaking english at home and keeping all talking around him in 1 to 2 words to keep it simple. I wish you all the best xxx
My god that is a long post from me sorry. 🤣
This is so much information... thanks for this post .... god bless ... i ll try this eye contact method for sure .... i m so direction less like what to do to improve him because he is not into therapies yet ... it take so long here in Canada to get help ... so glad that people like you share there experience..
God bless u
@@harpreetkaur-oc3yy no problem harpreet! Do try finding aba therapy. Here in the uk I have to pay for it myself. But maybe in canada its different. Regular therapy is good too. Try to involve your child in your daily routine as much as possible. And get as much help as you can. Autism is a set back but its not the end at all! There is a lot of hope and these kids are super clever. We need to just help them achieve their potential. Be positive and strive for you son and it will get better for sure !
I also want know if your son have or had sleep issues? My son wake up in middle of the night and than doesn't sleep for 2-3 hours .... what can i do for that?
Girl. This was amazing!! Thank you so much ❤️
One early sign is a preference of swinging or glidding on baby swings instead of being carried. The swinging motion helps them calm down.
i also have a 13 year old grandson he is autistic but verbal he is aspergers his two year old sister is currently being tested for autism but she non verbal hasn't spoken a word not even moma dada nothing and does some things in this post thanks it was very helpful and informative i will send to my daughter so she can help dr to make a proper diagnosis
Your such a Good Mommy! And he is so cute! His perfect the way that GOD made him! JESUS LOVE'! Liam!💖💖💖You have a Bless Family!😇😇😇
Liam is such a cutie. Love his little smile.
Thank you for sharing this video and informations as i have a 7 y/o son that was diagnose with moderate autism when he was 5. Im so dissappointed with myself because i didnt pay much attention to the signs when he was younger. Now i have a 15th month old daughter and im observing her everyday for any signs so i can do an early interventions.
Im also doing an online course of Advance Autism Awareness im hoping i can help my son and others in the future.
Have a blessed day to all of you.
I am sure my granddaughter has autism. I raised 5 children and I started noticing unusual things about her and now that she’s about 18 months. My daughter doesn’t agree with my thoughts and I understand & respect that. What matters is that we offer her what is needed in life. She’s perfect to me.
How’s your granddaughter now? Hope you’re all doing well
Thanks for this short but very informative video!
This was very educative and to the point. Now I understand autism better. You're approach and care is beautiful, thank you!🌺
My friends baby did not talk until he was 3 yrs old. But now at 10 yrs he tutors other kids in his grade.
Very informative. I hope Liam will always be happy no matter what because he was surrounded by loving family.
It feels like I just watched my own son . He's having his evaluation in a few weeks . He was sent to PT for delayed walking , He's in Speech and OT .
Try using toys as a lure to help walking.. and assist your son whilst walking.. he may be sensitive on his feet..
Does he toe walk? Use shoes on his feet to help aid his walking too.. however, if he shows signs of shoes being funny on his feet (ie, he tries to take them off) allow him to walk without them..
My partner and i, if we notice him toe walking, tell him to stomp his feet like an elephant..
How are you guys doing?
My 13 month does all of these things. Loves the remote and pulling cords, loves to spin, does not answer to his name, rarely plays with toys just like to walk/run back and forth, doesn’t listen to basic commands like “come to mommy” or “can mommy have the block?” No diagnosis but we have seen early childhood intervention for an eval and they agree he could use some help with communication and cognitive. It honestly hurts sometimes bc i see all the other moms play with their kids and mine won’t even look at my sometimes i feel invisible to him
I used Dr Oyalo herbs for my son and now my son is completely free, his speaking and behavior is ok. His herbs is 100% working on speech delay and ASD.
Your sweet boy reminds me sooooo much of my own ASD toddler 😊❤️
He behaves EXACTLY the same way, right down to how he is with his baby sister (ours was born in August 😊)
skittlepumpkin Same here
thank you for sharing this!!
Liam is soo adorable!! 😍😍
My son has always made like loud humming? sounds. He’s 13 now and still does it. He’s also always ran back and forth while flapping his hands. All of his tendencies started when he was around 2. Before age 2 he was just very distant and wouldn’t look at us. He still won’t talk.
The humming is verbal stymming.
You’re such a great mom!!
My son loves holding one specific item in his hand as well
He was diagnosed with autism at 22 months and i have been trying to find out why he holds that item all the time.
Reminds me of my son. Currently waiting for an appointment to get an evaluation.
I have a question I recently had a family member who was on the spectrum and then taken off by another neurologist a year later. Is there any chance that some of these " typical autistic signs " are just typical toddler behaviours. Only because when they said she was autistic I really felt the kid was slow to warm and her behaviour would change with each interaction. It's concerning cause these labels are defining their care only to be changed just like kids do.
This is my 3 year old all over. Very informative video
this is so interesting because I did not have full social skills until 6 or 7 years old so my speach delay was for a long time
thanks for the post it helped my daughter thinks her baby is autistic she is two hasnt spoke a word she is beign tested currently she does acknowledge her mom but a lot others stuff in post she does i have viewed another person post and my grand daughter does a lot that as well so helpful i will send this to my daughter
Amazing. Video, best of luck to you and your family. Stay strong☘️ love from Ireland.
I had my sons hearing tested before seeing the doctor that diagnosed him thinking his hearing was off . My son will be 3 next month and he’s just now starting to have more eye contact, though it’s rare he actually is making the eye contact. Wishing he would respond to his name and commands but we are working on that . It’s crazy how their brains work . I wish I could see was his perspective on how he sees things and thinks .
This is a very informative video and to the point well edited and Liam is super cute!
Thanks so much! 😊
I was diagnosed early in the year, and it's just hard to put the clues together the past 13 years of my life, and now the puzzle is all put together now , because I'm 14 and scared to go into 8th grade
Thank you for sharing your experience and thank you for sharing your family for educational reasons. Very helpful! Exactly the video I was looking for! God bless Liam❤️
Liam is super cute. That red hair is 😍. I know I keep saying this but he reminds me so much of our Luke. It's great that he's saying words already; Luke was well over two when he said his first words. 🥰
My son is two years old now and not say a single world. Same like Liam now... so will my son talk or no chance..
fascinating. you did an excellent narration of the behavior. i learned. thanks
You are a wonderful mother. God bless you.
Thank you, great video and with good information. You are a a great mom.
My daughter is a normal 2yo. She also love physical sensory stimulation, putting things in her mouth etc. some of the traits are normal when it's only a few.
Agreed. For us, it wasn't like a few. It was that he had every one and that's the difference. Putting things in their mouth is VERY common and not really an autism trait.
Hi I see all this in my 19 month old son Liam I will be getting a second opinion from his doctor thank you so much for this
Just found your channel & so glad I did! We just started our journey with my developmentally delayed daughter. She’s 14m old and has almost every single one of these signs. She does show a tad more “typical” affection than Liam does here, but only when SHE wants to lol. Otherwise it’s a tantrum if we initiate the affection. & She too has the oral fixation, hardcore. I’m not able to really show or teach her anything bc it all goes straight to her mouth to be chewed on. She loves carrying around random objects (right now it’s lotion bottles) and will walk and walk and walk all around the house with it. I recognized all these signs at about 11-12m because my nephew is autistic, so I made an appt with a neurologist who prescribed Speech, OT & ABA which we start next Tuesday!
Now I’m going to go continue binge watching your videos lol 😆❤️
Thank you for posting this! Very helpful, my one year old is going through being diagnosed with autism.
@Corrido Files it’s a very long process.. he’s actually going in for his final evaluation today so will see
@Corrido Files Thank you
@Corrido Files Thank you..
This is a great video my son is the same way and I find it adorable. He’s very loving when he want to be and loves remotes and buttons. Im taking him to get assessed just for my peace of mind. He’s only 17 months but don’t really talk he loves making a “roar” sound. He’s the best!
I used Dr Oyalo herbs for my son and now my son is completely free, his speaking and behavior is ok. His herbs is 100% working on speech delay and ASD.
Great video! Your children are precious!
You're so blessed & we love that u shared to help other parents!!! U r sooo kind & thank u💖💖💖
Thank you so very much for sharing all of this with everyone! It’s been SO helpful to me! You have a beautiful family! Liam is a doll & I LOVE the name Penelope!! ❤️
Your very sweet and kind to share. Be blessed
He is so cute and your video was very informative. Thank you for sharing.
My daughter does something similar with looking at her feet when walking. Shes mostly grown out of it now that shes 5. She also always would run and watch her shadow instead of where she was going. And she has always been bad with like ride ons and bikes with moving around, watching where shes going, turning. Idk if its autism or not, but compared to her seemingly NT sister who's 18 months it seems odd, our 18 month old does ride ons like a boss.
Omg thank you thank you thank you for this video I really needed it
I didn't see or understand the signs y'all seen in him, till after this video, because to watching y'all's video he does what other babies do, smile, giggle and play. Now that I seen this video I understand now, this was definitely a detailed enough video for me to understand what autism looks like in a toddler. I love those red curls that he have. He looks like Noah in the eyes too and lex looks like Lonnie Jr. The little Bros looks like the big Bros.
Autism with toddlers is very subtle and it's easy to be missed or not understood. It's more of what they don't do! Thank you so much!!!!
Firstly your little boy is adorable 😊 I've had a gut feeling our little boy has autism but I just keep getting hit with, it's his age its his craniosynostosis ect ect we are hoping to get more answers soon, he dose a lot of the things you have included in your video, thank you for making it.
My husbands son who’s now 18 is severely autistic and our together now 15month old is showing so many signs but my husband is in denial and doesn’t want to bring it up to doctor. I want to respect him as he says to wait til it’s more obvious but to me it’s clear as day! Almost exact same “signs” as Liam and all the major common characteristics of autism in general. I’ve documented everything since 2months old bc I felt it in my gut and I just don’t know how to respect husband and begin to talk with dr simultaneously…any real advice is appreciated tia
I used Dr Oyalo herbs for my son and now my son is completely free, his speaking and behavior is ok. His herbs is 100% working on speech delay and ASD.
I had that problem where my speech was delayed. I didn't respond to my parents and their commands. I really was off in my own world, but I had an underlying issue. I had tonsillitis a lot and ear infections. Of course that would hurt so when I got tubes in my ears and my tonsils taken out, that did the job. There's video of me barely even talking to 6 months later singing preschool songs and my ABC's as a 3 year old.
What a precious gift he is hugs and love
So much love! You are doing such a good job
Thank you for showing examples! (Just a note for first-time parents, all toddlers love remotes. That's not a sign of autism.)
Oh absolutely. It wasn’t that he loved remotes though. It’s that he carried around literally 24/7. He never tried to play with it or push buttons in a toddler type of play.
@@OurLANDingCrew8 ohhh, okay. I understand now. Blessings to you sweet mama. 🙏❤️
This my 20 month old completely. He also has a baby sister that is 5 months old and doesn’t ever acknowledge her at all, which makes me so sad because I thought they would be best friends. My son hasn’t been evaluated yet but I am in the process of getting it set up
Have you given him the mmr vaccine?
@@bxs4122 there vaccinations arnt any reasons for any of this we are bot like it not made like it buy a needle
Loved this video thanks any video you do is good
Thank you for this video. And you’re doing great mom!
He says and does more than my not yet diagnosed 2.5 year old, and has more clear signs of normal development. 20 months is too early to diagnose IMO. There’s still time for the development of responding to his name and other basic things that might just not have formed in his brain yet at that age. Kids at that age don’t play with each other, they ‘play’ along side each other. ABA is not very humane. My opinion. It teaches that autism is a range of badly behaved symptoms, which is just not true, autism is a difference in neurobiology. It could be good for self injurious or harmful behaviour perhaps, but not for anything else. I know this is old, but I would have let him be for a bit longer. You'll end up making him feel bad for his being his normal autistic self. No parent is perfect, and mum is clearly doing what she think is best, but it’s incredibly different over here in the UK to how we do things. ABA is just not done.
Thank you so much this has been so help full and will be speaking to my doctor for there opinion on my son as I have been seeing a lot of the traits your son has and a few different ones
Thank you for sharing this video.
Your such a sweet Mom💞 Liam is adorable💙
He is sooo cute🤩very sweet boy no matter what👨🦰
You’re doing an amazing job.. y’all have been through SO much! I’m continually impressed with what a genuinely kind & sweet Mom you are Steph! 🥰💪💕
My 19 month old son acts very similar to your son. He doesn’t have all of the symptoms but definitely most of them. I definitely need to get him checked out. He’s currently in speech therapy but I feel like I need to take it a step further. Thanks for the video. ❤️
How's your baby now
@@mohitsekhawat634 He got diagnosed with autism last year when he was 2.5 years old. He’s made a lot of progress in the last year tho so I’m happy about that. ❤️
@@tinyking11 thanks for reply. Can he speak now?
@@mohitsekhawat634 He can say words & he repeats what I say but he still can’t speak in sentences or communicate verbally like normal kids his age. He also has major issues with trying new foods as well. Those are the only 2 main things Im dealing with with him. Academic wise he’s ahead of his classmates at daycare. Socially he’s behind. He currently answers to his name and he understands most of my verbal commands.
I want to let you know that You are really great mom!!! And Liam is Gorgeous and cute the way he is. I have 3 years old son also just diagnosed spectrum autism.
Hi ! Great video of your beautiful children! Do you have any advice on helping a child with receptive language delays ?
To just keep trying. This was 6 months ago and Liam is starting to understand 1-2 words we say which isn't a big deal to some but to us it's HUGE. Don't give up. We do a lot of repetition, hand over hand, and just saying the same thing over and over
Having a baby RIGHT back behind him could be a reason too. My goodness! All those kids
Have a young sibling doesn’t cause a child to be autistic