I don't wanna intrude but I see a lot of you saying this looks like normal play. As someone who has worked with autistic children I just wanna say firstly that every child with autism is different and it manifests in a variety of different ways and that even NT children may do a couple of things which are considered autism signs. However this play is definitely a little different from the play of neurotypical 3 year old children. I also want to say that Tessie is an absolutely adorable little girl and although her play isn't 'typical' ' it is still a completely valid way of her expressing herself. 1. Doing the same thing with her figurines repetitively in a non-scenario way. NT 3 year olds are generally capable of acting out small scenes with their figurines, so for example if they were given the boat and figurines an NT 3 year old would typically put a couple in the boat, perhaps one driving then push the boat to mimic sailing, likely using words to convey the meaning such as 'they are sailing' or 'boat is going wheee' or something like that. Tessie doesn't seem to use her toys to act out scenarios, for example with the screwdriver, a NT child would likely make believe and pretend to screw screws in the wall (if they knew how a screwdriver was used). When Tessie drags it across the wall it doesn't seem purposeful and leading onto the next point she doesn't respond to mums suggestion that she's fixing the wall, a NT 3 year old child would likely confirm to mum that that IS what they are doing, even if the child is non-verbal at this age a non-autistic child would be expected to give eye contact and smile to confirm that this is how they are playing. Tessie also seems to enjoy banging to create noise, which is normal in younger children, however by 3 most children will have grown out of this phase. She also seems like she really likes spoons! Being attatched to non-teddy objects can be common in autistic children, whereas NT children will generally create an attatchment to a teddy or a dolly because they have human-like features and they can act out ot reflect the care they are given as children as NT children often learn by copying what adults do. 2. Lack of engagement with mums speech or questions. Tessie generally doesn't seem to play co-operatively in the sense that she doesn't seem to acknowledge her mums questions about her play or verbal suggestions on how to move the play forward, for example when mum suggested one of her figurines was steering the boat, it wasn't acknowledged either verbally with words or non-verbally by eye contact and then making the figuring continue to steer the boat, or moving the boat. This is also apparent when mum asks 'are you making a baby bed?' Tessie doesn't engage whereas although NT-toddlers can sometimes ignore you if they are playing generally they would either grab the baby to put it in the blankets, shake their head no to communicate that this isn't what they are doing or say 'yes' and grab baby. 3. Fine detail texture fixation, when she explored the cushion she was very focused on the individual sequins and their texture, this can be normal if its the first time a child is in contact with the material, however as mum said that it was her favourite thing its safe to assume she's experienced the texture before, autistic play with the cushion can also manifest in a child spending a significant period making sure the sequins ae all the same way and colour and both can be a form of sensory input for autistic children. NT children will generally realise that if they manipulate the sequins in the right way they can make lines and pictures with the sequins and will often explore this. Fixation on detail is a classic autism sign. 4. Seemingly aimless running. Obviously most toddlers are hyperactive (and some NT children do do this too) but autistic children have been known to run seeminly aimlessly in circles or around with no purpose, they aren't running to get anywhere and they're not running because it's part of a game. It's a form of self stimulatory behaviour and combined with the hand stimming it definitely appears to be an autistic behaviour in this case. 5. Not wanting to share experiences/ lack of joint attention in play. When Tessie is playing with the light (which can be used as a great calming tool for autistic children!) she makes no attempt to share her enjoyment with mum by giving eye contact and smiling or pointing at the light and looking at mum. NT children will generally do whats known as a 3 point gaze, they'll look at the object, look at mum and smile to signal that 'i'm really ejoying this!' then go back to playing with the light or they will look at the light, look at mum and point at the light as if to say 'look!' and look back at the light. She also stays fixated on the light for a long time when considering toddlers relatively short attention spans, indicating that this may be providing her with sensory relief.
@@pattyessman3677 I'm glad I could help! I think it can be pretty easy for people on the outside to miss the little nuances when they're not sure what they're looking for!
Thank you for sharing video.. My son is 2.5 and have exact behavior. We are going to start the therapy soon.. Can you please share how is she doing now ? Did therapy helped her ? Hoping for the best..!
Thank you so much for sharing this part of your world with us. I’m actually crying right now because this is the first time I’ve seen a child play like our Nikolai ( Niko) who also just turned 3. We are waiting for our intake for evaluation and feeling so overwhelmed and worried but it makes my heart so full to see another beautiful child playing the way Niko plays! It just makes me feel less alone and that HE is less alone! Thank you!!
Hi Rebekah! I'm so glad that you found us. ❤️ That initial period of time around a possible diagnosis is so overwhelming with all the appointments and scheduling in the beginning (and especially waiting for that initial evaluation), but you sound like an amazing mom of a wonderful little boy with a great outlook. ❤️ You guys are definitely not alone as you begin this journey learning more about him. ❤️
I have the exact same reaction to this video as you about my 27 month old. What makes it hard is that in public people try to interact with him like waive or say hi and wonder why he only babbles if anything at all. I just smile it off telling him to say hi knowing that he has never done it. It is a learning experience and It's so much I don't know but lately I've been in tears alot
My 3 year old son was diagnosed with ASD and GDD twice when he was 2 and then again at 2 1/2 by two different doctors. He did show signs of autism including head banging, speech delay, no joint attention, no eye contact, no responding to his name. He started ABA therapy and within a week I stated seeing improvement. Mind you, when the pandemic started it was me and him and dad in the house 24/7, and yes he was watching a lot of TV. After that second diagnosis we stated to socialize him a lot more, took him out more and then ABA started. The second week of ABA he requested to go to the bathroom all on his own (potty training wasn’t our priority AT ALL just yet) so we were shocked because he initiated it. Now he’s almost completely trained, except for night. He’s been doing ABA for about 3 months now, full time, and now he seems like a whole different kid. He loves his peers, has eye contact, requests a lot of items, head banging completely stopped, responds to his name, he plays with his toys and pretends his animals are talking to one another, pretends his Dino 🦕 is chasing his other animals. Lots of pretend play and his imitation skills are amazing ! Could he been misdiagnosed? His speech is still delayed and he is a very picky eater but Other than that he’s outgrown almost every symptom.
My kid was the same till 2 years old. No eye contact, no words, no expressions. To me it was because of isolation and lots of tv because of covid. After realizing he is different from other same aged kids, We started OT AND SPEECH Therapy, we cut down tv and involved him with more socialization. He is now a kid with age appropriate activities like pretending, playing with peers...lots of eye contact... Isolation and lots of tv is the biggest enemy of growing toddlers...
Can you comment the results after taking for a diagnose check, cuz I believe they said that after 3 months of aba therapy you have to check again. Your comment helped me a lot to have a hope for the changes. Thanks a lot ❤
@@agnesazhitija hi ! He’s been doing ABA for a year now and he’s a whole different child . I’m guessing he just needed more socialization and less TV. I don’t think he has autism and neither one of his therapist, but I will still continue to support him in every way possible because he is a little behind in speech but otherwise he’s doing great 💖
My 3 year old Mathias was diagnosed in October. In reference to their play the similarities are endless. He says momma and dada off and on functionally. It melted my heart when she said her name. Many won't understand the joy of a 3 yo saying her name but girl I celebrate with you. Funny how ppl say her play is how typically developing children play too. But we know better than that. Thanks for sharing a peice of your life to assist moms just like you.
My almost 7 year didn't play at all until around 4. They won't diagnose her with autism but my mommy heart knows. Girls with autism still have trouble being diagnosed, so frustrating. So many things we have gone through with her but no one listens. Her angry outbursts and hour long explosions have torn us apart. They just keep trying adhd meds which help with focus but makes her more emotional.
@@Autmazing Thank you for sharing video.. My son is 2.5 and have exact behavior. We are going to start the therapy soon.. Can you please share how is she doing now ? Did therapy helped her ? Hoping for the best..!
She is soooooo cute, I love her princess dresses,and that wonder pet set is cool. I wish they had that when my teens were little lol..I love watching Tessie play..
Thank you so much! That Wonderpet set has quite the story behind it. It was Sadie's when she was tiny and then no one played with it for years so we sold it to a consignment store a few years ago, and when James fell in love with Wonderpets I regretted it so much. And then a few weeks ago we were at the same store and I found the set at the bottom of a bin on clearance and bought them back! I have never been so excited to see a toy in a consignment store that we brought in as I was to see those!
@@Autmazing Really?. That doesn't happen every day. I would have done the same thing. Yay! for finding what once was a not so cool toy , to what is now a treasure. I think I used to get a kick out of my kids toys, more then they did at times 😆
I'm wondering about my 3yr old neice. She hasn't spoke yet and she doesn't express alot of emotions and she tends to play by herself all the time, even though she has 3 brothers?? Should I point this out to my brother??
She looks just like my daughter almost like they're twins! My daughter is 2 1/2 though but she behaves a lot like Tessie does and she's got an autism evaluation coming soon.
That’s so funny and interesting too because I know of one other little girl who looks almost identical to Tessie who also has some delays. Good luck to both of you at the upcoming evaluation! I hope you get the answers and help you are looking for! ❤️
Had a weird situation with a hearing specialist tell us our daughter has autism by the way she acts but hasn’t seen her play or hasn’t done any proper testing to she’s trying to say words and will even attempt to say words with you and seems to play pretty differently to your child and now has just confused the heck out of us thank you for the video
Great video thank you for your insights and time. I am completely devastated, I feel like my little girl has been taken away from me. She used to point, talk to us but now shes a shell of herself. This is the hardest thing any parent will ever have to go through and I dont wish this on my worst enemies. God I hope , I pray we can find a cure or get more answers for this in our lifetime. thanks again for taking the time to put together this video and best of luck on your journey 🙏🙏🙏
My son was recently diagnosed with level 2 autism at 3 years old. the only concerns which I saw were no speech ( although he says his nursery rhymes, shapes, colors, animal names, and many other things ) but not able to communicate or ask questions or exclaim at certain new things. Also, he just likes to keep running in the house with a same tone of noise from one same point to another. Positively, he gets involved socially really well with other kids while playing with them. i don't know too much about meltdowns but he likes to watch youtube kids on the phone a lot so when the phone battery dies or the phone is taken away from him when he is enjoying his yotube, he would jump around and cry & scream but calm down once I pick him, nothing too crazy though.
What exactly is level 2? And how many levels are there? Ur son sound exactly like my boy. He knows so many words but can’t put together more than 4 words in a sentence. He have no problems with communicating with us though, but watching these videos is causing me to have doubts he might be autistic
I love Sadie's laugh!! 😀💖 and Tessie's laughter is so adorable!!!!!! 😄♡♡♡♡ Bless her sweet little heart she's so cute!! Loved hearing Tessie say 'Hi.' 'Go' I think was another one.. and just overall loved watching her play, so adorable seeing what she gets up to! 😊❤💜 xoxoxo
Madam, We are going through the same my daughter is 3.6 years old and she can't talk. She cannot communicate. She has Autism and I don't know what to do. Where are we going wrong? How to engage her? We are just 3 in the family in Australia. We don't have anyone to come and visit us. Is it good that we both work? Do Autistic child needs more time and attention? They want definitely but is it necessary to give them? Is ABA good like lizard?
Hey same here my son is 2years and 9months has like 20 words babbling alot but they diagnosed him with global developmental delay not sure if its the same as autism but am soo worried we in Australia aswell would love to hear how your daughter progress i cant stop crying.
@@bvbv6853 My son just turned 2 years and 9 months. Based on symptoms it is tough to assess. Because we barely took him outside due to pandemic. he sees only just two of us. But when we took him outside he really likes it, eye to eye contact with people. he is very responsive when we play with him but he is not talking neither outside nor at home. he likes everything in a certain setup. It is a combination of autism and normal kids. But that global developmental delay as you mentioned might make sense. Because everywhere around the globe we see these type of problems on kids specially born in pandemic era.
Thank you for sharing video.. My son is 2.5 and have exact behavior. We are going to start the therapy soon.. Can you please share how is she doing now ? Did therapy helped her ? Hoping for the best...!
I have a 21/2year old greatgrandaughter with autisum spectrum it is good to see some of what she may go through she will need to go to a special school which will be hard for her to be away everyday from her family I'm hoping she will be ok
hi my granddaughter is 2.5...just being evaluated for speech delay but several in family suspect she is autistic. Does your ggd talk at all? I have a niece with it also and her mother was very negative about the diagnosis. How is your ggd doing?
Hi I am watching this video and you beautiful daughter looks the same as my daughter. My daughter was diagnosed with autism, and I’m worried about if she will be verbal in the near future. My daughter is 36 months and she doesn’t talk at all… could you just tell me if your daughter started speaking?
My oldest granddaughter acts in the same way. Her younger sister interacts and will follow simple commands at 15 months, while her older sister does not. This little girl is so adorable. She reminds me of Mime so much. Its like she is in her own little world.
Could you maybe also give examples on how this is different to a typical developing child ? As I don’t see anything wrong really with how she’s playing for the most part
So, a typical 3 year old when someone else is present such as a parent they want to involve them in playtime. But in this instance her mom is kind of just "there" and the child is playing around her rather than with her. She's object orientated, not engaging too often in eye contact or conversation. 3 year olds will try get your attention, they know what things they do that make you laugh. And they like being noticed. But they'll also try hand you a toy car to participate with them, or pretend to eat something then they'll want you to reciprocate with the same action. She also seems to be very sensory focused
@@l3radick thank you for educating someone. most do not understand what autism looks like, and they don't see it. Autistic kids aren't supposed to look a "certain" way. I have an autistic son as well and I hate it when people tell me he looks "normal". He is normal, just a bit different.
This is because autistic play (and development, for that matter), is not ‘wrong’. It is the focus and motivation and function of the play that is different, as autistic people experience the world differently to NTs. It is not always apparently different.
This doesn't look at all like how my NT 3 year old plays. She comes up with all sorts of adventures and makes the toys talk to each other. This looks more like how she would have played at 18 months old
She could be, but I think it might also be that she has that lack of facial expression most of the time, when she isn't super hyper of excited and running around. ❤️
Speak to your pediatrician about this. I don't know where you are located but here in Canada kids as young as three can get diagnosed. You might not want to wait until she is 7 because by that time she is in school and will really be struggling because of late intervention. Early diagnoses and intervention makes a huge difference in autistic children's success. When children with autism start school without a diagnoses, they are at a disadvantage because they are not prepared for regular school setting as they struggle with many things typically developing children don't. I'm an ECE and we regularly see autistic signs (usually at 3 sometimes at 2 if it's very obvious) and bring in a resource teacher to observe the child and make recommendations to the parents. It's up to the parents then to accept or reject the recommendation. All parents do because by that point they've also noticed their child is not like typical children their age. In any case it never hurts anyone to get a child diagnosed if you are worried. Your child's teacher unfortunately did not give you sound advice. Wishing you and your little girl all the best❤
Now I’m halfway through and she’s laying on the floor yawning. I don’t know anything about autism but I do know how to read body language. Is it fair to record her and test her when she should be napping or in bed for the night? I’m sorry to say but my 3 yr old ignores me and looks at me like “ stop asking me questions or be quiet “ and even says “ I’m tired@….. when she is exhausted on the floor. I even know better. So my question is ….. is this something she does no matter what time it is because she looks like she has thoughts running in her head thinking why are you doing this??? I want to go to bed!!!
Now I’m towards the end and my suspicions are correct. She looks bored and tired. Is this the extent of your interaction with her or do you guide her with different play stations and do individual things vs having random toys laying around that she looks at going to one thing after another. Like overwhelmed with choices. Does that have anything to do with her playing and ability?
@@amandasmith3182 this is really late but for everyone new , body language is a pseudoscience , that means that is not backed by science and it's not good to apply it to everyone , specially autistic people , since our behaviour is much different than what people "expect" , with that said this mother knows her daughter best and this is just how toodlers behave , being autistic doesn't mean that everything has to be "different" or "strange".
@@amandasmith3182 this is really late but for everyone new , body language is a pseudoscience , that means that is not backed by science and it's not good to apply it to everyone , specially autistic people , since our behaviour is much different than what people "expect" , with that said this mother knows her daughter best and this is just how toodlers behave , being autistic doesn't mean that everything has to be "different" or "strange".
My 3 years kid diagnosed with mild autism. He is gng for speech and OT . He is going fine and able to understand few commands but he still did not talk even a single word. Therapist also working a lot and I am literally upset and stressing a lot thinking about my kid future . Can anyone advise me please 😢😢😢 I know worrying alone won't support my kid but being a lot is very difficult gng through this. Do autism kids can shine a independent life in future ? Can anyone share me a good positive things or advise for me. I am literally stressing about this in my mind a lot. Even I am not sleeping and always I am thinking about my kid 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😩😩
@@kimpeimunthang6075 he is doing amazing with ot theraphy and aba theraphy he has been learning new things. Is still a hard journey but Is much better!
Hi, could you help a little here, so my doc thinks my son who is 2.5 have autism. I have seen a lot of videos n read so much about autism and I am so confused because my son doesn’t have 90% of what an autism child would. He knows his abc,numbers, few songs and few words, he sleeps well eats well listens to me most of the times and respond to me sometimes times when I call his name, but when a stranger calls his name he doesn’t respond at all, although he would go to anyone with a smile, laugh at games they play with him. Doesn’t do repetitive acts, he does do eye contact with us , he is very attached to me, he love me kissing him hugging him. Now since your more experienced what do you think about this as I believe my son don’t have autism . Any suggestions will be helpful as I’m so much worried n confused . Thank you
Hi Jasmin. Over the internet it would impossible for me to tell one way or the other. Autism is a really big spectrum. There are children like Tessie who don't talk, or don't talk until much later, and then there are children like my oldest daughter and son (or even me, and my husband who is an attorney), who are really talkative and who you might not realize are autistic without being told. One thing I found with all of our children was that they all (except Tessie) were really comfortable making eye contact with other family members, but really didn't like making eye contact with people outside our family, which I didn't even realize until testing began. If your doctor is concerned I would probably go ahead with testing. That way at least you'll have answers and if he does end up being autistic you'll learn ways to support him and if he isn't you'll know and won't have the worry that you currently have when you have doctor's appointments. I hope that helps!
Autism isn't just one symptom. Lining up toys is actually a normal milestones for all children. There's a checklist for adults to go through to see if they have autism, you can Google "autism in adults symptom" and should be able to find some info
So she’s almost six now. She is amazing at climbing and puzzles and dancing around the living room. And she has about ten single syllable words. I have a feeling you have very little experience with autistic people.
@@ivanska3099 autism is not visible , i also thought my 2nd son developing normally as my 1st son ,but I did not come to know that my little one has development disorder until my sister told to me. I have experience in parenting with his elder brother also i didn't realize...... And it is a spectrum it can range from 1 to 100% that is mild , moderate , severe i think she has moderate asd
@@UniversoulLady agree. At this age, kids may not want to share their toys, but they enjoy playing with others (especially adults or parents) and talking about it together.
Yes.. just has speech delay and minor symptoms of autism, may be is introvertism. there is no repetitive behaviour, toewalking, hand flapping, lining up toys
My granddaughter behaves the same way. Including verbal interactions. I never witnessed this behavior in my 2 children at this age. They focused on playing. They usually responded to my questions. No granddaughters favorite word is, no, for just about everything. Concerned!
I noticed with my daughter some of these youtube channels are quite bad in being so stimulating and hyperactive. Baby shark is a good example. Very fast motions and not any normal talking. Cocomelon and Little Baby Bum are not too bad as they teach colours and numbers. But I really try and steer away from anything that's TOO stimulating and has that really weird high pitched nasally voice. It creeps me out
It seems to me like the mom baby talks her and she is holding her back. All kids ( toddlers included) act completely DIFFERENT when they see you with your camera recording them on commands. Lastly, it looks like she IS OBVIOUSLY TIRED. She is soothing herself with sucking her thumb while throwing herself on the ground or trampoline basically saying”””” please stop asking dumb questions or talking about nothing, stop m recording me and let me go take a nap”. Autism or not….. speak to your child with a bit more confidence and authority. Then you may see more from her. I think she is reacting to the way you speak to her.
Hi Amanda. I’m autistic. So are all my kids. Tessie is five now. She still sucks her thumb to self sooth. I’m okay with that. Being autistic in a world full of sensory chaos, even in a home like ours that minimizes that quite a bit, is hard. You seem to be projecting quite a bit here. Maybe you shouldn’t.
They didn't give us levels with our two daughters who are less verbal who were diagnosed more than two years ago. They just said "severely effected." I wish they'd given us a level because I'm asked all the time.
Are oldest daughter and son are both diagnosed now as level one. I suspect we have gotten a very different diagnosis if our daughter had been diagnosed when she was three since she was not verbal then and was a lot like her sisters. But she's a super verbal kid now who's at the top of all her classes.
Do you expect her to play the piano for you or write you a novel at that age?? Shes playing normally. God you people expect your kids to act like adults right away. Shes still practically a baby!!!
That has not been my experience at all. As an autistic woman with an autistic husband and five autistic kids. Just wondering if you have any actual experience with autistic people in real life?
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I don't wanna intrude but I see a lot of you saying this looks like normal play. As someone who has worked with autistic children I just wanna say firstly that every child with autism is different and it manifests in a variety of different ways and that even NT children may do a couple of things which are considered autism signs. However this play is definitely a little different from the play of neurotypical 3 year old children. I also want to say that Tessie is an absolutely adorable little girl and although her play isn't 'typical' ' it is still a completely valid way of her expressing herself.
1. Doing the same thing with her figurines repetitively in a non-scenario way. NT 3 year olds are generally capable of acting out small scenes with their figurines, so for example if they were given the boat and figurines an NT 3 year old would typically put a couple in the boat, perhaps one driving then push the boat to mimic sailing, likely using words to convey the meaning such as 'they are sailing' or 'boat is going wheee' or something like that. Tessie doesn't seem to use her toys to act out scenarios, for example with the screwdriver, a NT child would likely make believe and pretend to screw screws in the wall (if they knew how a screwdriver was used). When Tessie drags it across the wall it doesn't seem purposeful and leading onto the next point she doesn't respond to mums suggestion that she's fixing the wall, a NT 3 year old child would likely confirm to mum that that IS what they are doing, even if the child is non-verbal at this age a non-autistic child would be expected to give eye contact and smile to confirm that this is how they are playing. Tessie also seems to enjoy banging to create noise, which is normal in younger children, however by 3 most children will have grown out of this phase. She also seems like she really likes spoons! Being attatched to non-teddy objects can be common in autistic children, whereas NT children will generally create an attatchment to a teddy or a dolly because they have human-like features and they can act out ot reflect the care they are given as children as NT children often learn by copying what adults do.
2. Lack of engagement with mums speech or questions. Tessie generally doesn't seem to play co-operatively in the sense that she doesn't seem to acknowledge her mums questions about her play or verbal suggestions on how to move the play forward, for example when mum suggested one of her figurines was steering the boat, it wasn't acknowledged either verbally with words or non-verbally by eye contact and then making the figuring continue to steer the boat, or moving the boat. This is also apparent when mum asks 'are you making a baby bed?' Tessie doesn't engage whereas although NT-toddlers can sometimes ignore you if they are playing generally they would either grab the baby to put it in the blankets, shake their head no to communicate that this isn't what they are doing or say 'yes' and grab baby.
3. Fine detail texture fixation, when she explored the cushion she was very focused on the individual sequins and their texture, this can be normal if its the first time a child is in contact with the material, however as mum said that it was her favourite thing its safe to assume she's experienced the texture before, autistic play with the cushion can also manifest in a child spending a significant period making sure the sequins ae all the same way and colour and both can be a form of sensory input for autistic children. NT children will generally realise that if they manipulate the sequins in the right way they can make lines and pictures with the sequins and will often explore this. Fixation on detail is a classic autism sign.
4. Seemingly aimless running. Obviously most toddlers are hyperactive (and some NT children do do this too) but autistic children have been known to run seeminly aimlessly in circles or around with no purpose, they aren't running to get anywhere and they're not running because it's part of a game. It's a form of self stimulatory behaviour and combined with the hand stimming it definitely appears to be an autistic behaviour in this case.
5. Not wanting to share experiences/ lack of joint attention in play. When Tessie is playing with the light (which can be used as a great calming tool for autistic children!) she makes no attempt to share her enjoyment with mum by giving eye contact and smiling or pointing at the light and looking at mum. NT children will generally do whats known as a 3 point gaze, they'll look at the object, look at mum and smile to signal that 'i'm really ejoying this!' then go back to playing with the light or they will look at the light, look at mum and point at the light as if to say 'look!' and look back at the light. She also stays fixated on the light for a long time when considering toddlers relatively short attention spans, indicating that this may be providing her with sensory relief.
Thank you this helped me so much. Our little Leia is 3 with autism and she plays and does the same things Tessie does. Blessed be!
@@pattyessman3677 I'm glad I could help! I think it can be pretty easy for people on the outside to miss the little nuances when they're not sure what they're looking for!
Thank you. You have pointed out the main issues that concern me with my 34 month old grand daughter. She interacts in the same ways as this child.
Thank you very much for this, my grand daughter is almost two and we have autism concerns. This comment really helped me to understand some things.
Thank you for sharing video.. My son is 2.5 and have exact behavior. We are going to start the therapy soon.. Can you please share how is she doing now ? Did therapy helped her ? Hoping for the best..!
Thank you so much for sharing this part of your world with us. I’m actually crying right now because this is the first time I’ve seen a child play like our Nikolai ( Niko) who also just turned 3. We are waiting for our intake for evaluation and feeling so overwhelmed and worried but it makes my heart so full to see another beautiful child playing the way Niko plays! It just makes me feel less alone and that HE is less alone! Thank you!!
Hi Rebekah! I'm so glad that you found us. ❤️ That initial period of time around a possible diagnosis is so overwhelming with all the appointments and scheduling in the beginning (and especially waiting for that initial evaluation), but you sound like an amazing mom of a wonderful little boy with a great outlook. ❤️ You guys are definitely not alone as you begin this journey learning more about him. ❤️
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I have the exact same reaction to this video as you about my 27 month old. What makes it hard is that in public people try to interact with him like waive or say hi and wonder why he only babbles if anything at all. I just smile it off telling him to say hi knowing that he has never done it. It is a learning experience and It's so much I don't know but lately I've been in tears alot
2 years later my daughter is 3 and she was diagnosed earlier this year and this is how my daughter plays as well
How is Niko doing this day? I am crying alot this day because my son is ASD too. He is three and am worried that he will never overcome it.
My 3 year old son was diagnosed with ASD and GDD twice when he was 2 and then again at 2 1/2 by two different doctors. He did show signs of autism including head banging, speech delay, no joint attention, no eye contact, no responding to his name. He started ABA therapy and within a week I stated seeing improvement. Mind you, when the pandemic started it was me and him and dad in the house 24/7, and yes he was watching a lot of TV. After that second diagnosis we stated to socialize him a lot more, took him out more and then ABA started. The second week of ABA he requested to go to the bathroom all on his own (potty training wasn’t our priority AT ALL just yet) so we were shocked because he initiated it. Now he’s almost completely trained, except for night. He’s been doing ABA for about 3 months now, full time, and now he seems like a whole different kid. He loves his peers, has eye contact, requests a lot of items, head banging completely stopped, responds to his name, he plays with his toys and pretends his animals are talking to one another, pretends his Dino 🦕 is chasing his other animals. Lots of pretend play and his imitation skills are amazing ! Could he been misdiagnosed? His speech is still delayed and he is a very picky eater but Other than that he’s outgrown almost every symptom.
Could be. Go for another diagnosis check
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My kid was the same till 2 years old.
No eye contact, no words, no expressions.
To me it was because of isolation and lots of tv because of covid.
After realizing he is different from other same aged kids,
We started OT AND SPEECH Therapy, we cut down tv and involved him with more socialization. He is now a kid with age appropriate activities like pretending, playing with peers...lots of eye contact...
Isolation and lots of tv is the biggest enemy of growing toddlers...
Can you comment the results after taking for a diagnose check, cuz I believe they said that after 3 months of aba therapy you have to check again. Your comment helped me a lot to have a hope for the changes. Thanks a lot ❤
@@agnesazhitija hi ! He’s been doing ABA for a year now and he’s a whole different child . I’m guessing he just needed more socialization and less TV. I don’t think he has autism and neither one of his therapist, but I will still continue to support him in every way possible because he is a little behind in speech but otherwise he’s doing great 💖
My 3 year old Mathias was diagnosed in October. In reference to their play the similarities are endless. He says momma and dada off and on functionally. It melted my heart when she said her name. Many won't understand the joy of a 3 yo saying her name but girl I celebrate with you. Funny how ppl say her play is how typically developing children play too. But we know better than that. Thanks for sharing a peice of your life to assist moms just like you.
My almost 7 year didn't play at all until around 4. They won't diagnose her with autism but my mommy heart knows. Girls with autism still have trouble being diagnosed, so frustrating. So many things we have gone through with her but no one listens. Her angry outbursts and hour long explosions have torn us apart. They just keep trying adhd meds which help with focus but makes her more emotional.
She is ABSOLUTELY Precious ❤🥹
omg my 3 year old destroys folded laundry piles it's like he doesnt like neatness lol
Even Maggie does it too. 😂 But it's really impossible to clean with Tessie nearby. 😂😂😂
My son does the same thing!!!
Same here 😂😂
@@Autmazing Thank you for sharing video.. My son is 2.5 and have exact behavior. We are going to start the therapy soon.. Can you please share how is she doing now ? Did therapy helped her ? Hoping for the best..!
She is soooooo cute, I love her princess dresses,and that wonder pet set is cool. I wish they had that when my teens were little lol..I love watching Tessie play..
Thank you so much! That Wonderpet set has quite the story behind it. It was Sadie's when she was tiny and then no one played with it for years so we sold it to a consignment store a few years ago, and when James fell in love with Wonderpets I regretted it so much. And then a few weeks ago we were at the same store and I found the set at the bottom of a bin on clearance and bought them back! I have never been so excited to see a toy in a consignment store that we brought in as I was to see those!
@@Autmazing Really?. That doesn't happen every day. I would have done the same thing. Yay! for finding what once was a not so cool toy , to what is now a treasure. I think I used to get a kick out of my kids toys, more then they did at times 😆
I'm wondering about my 3yr old neice. She hasn't spoke yet and she doesn't express alot of emotions and she tends to play by herself all the time, even though she has 3 brothers?? Should I point this out to my brother??
Tessie is such an adorable little sweetie pie.😇👍
Thank you for this! ❤
She looks just like my daughter almost like they're twins! My daughter is 2 1/2 though but she behaves a lot like Tessie does and she's got an autism evaluation coming soon.
That’s so funny and interesting too because I know of one other little girl who looks almost identical to Tessie who also has some delays. Good luck to both of you at the upcoming evaluation! I hope you get the answers and help you are looking for! ❤️
how did the evaluation go ?
@@WorksforMe she is diagnosed with autism level 2, GDD and speech delay. She is now 4 yrs old and in her therapies. 🤗
@@lisawhbc2009 how is the speech coming along ?
Had a weird situation with a hearing specialist tell us our daughter has autism by the way she acts but hasn’t seen her play or hasn’t done any proper testing to
she’s trying to say words and will even attempt to say words with you and seems to play pretty differently to your child and now has just confused the heck out of us thank you for the video
Great video thank you for your insights and time. I am completely devastated, I feel like my little girl has been taken away from me. She used to point, talk to us but now shes a shell of herself. This is the hardest thing any parent will ever have to go through and I dont wish this on my worst enemies.
God I hope , I pray we can find a cure or get more answers for this in our lifetime.
thanks again for taking the time to put together this video and best of luck on your journey 🙏🙏🙏
Yeah, it feels really bad, but you will get used to it. Just don't stop spending time with her!
My son was recently diagnosed with level 2 autism at 3 years old. the only concerns which I saw were no speech ( although he says his nursery rhymes, shapes, colors, animal names, and many other things ) but not able to communicate or ask questions or exclaim at certain new things. Also, he just likes to keep running in the house with a same tone of noise from one same point to another. Positively, he gets involved socially really well with other kids while playing with them.
i don't know too much about meltdowns but he likes to watch youtube kids on the phone a lot so when the phone battery dies or the phone is taken away from him when he is enjoying his yotube, he would jump around and cry & scream but calm down once I pick him, nothing too crazy though.
This sounds exactly like my little boy ❤️
What exactly is level 2? And how many levels are there? Ur son sound exactly like my boy. He knows so many words but can’t put together more than 4 words in a sentence. He have no problems with communicating with us though, but watching these videos is causing me to have doubts he might be autistic
My 3.5 years old son has similar symptoms.. but some doctors says he not autistic.. don't know how to go abt
@@jyotidsouza642 Doctors Don’t Diagnosis Autism .
How is your son doing now?
Oh no! My 3yrs old son is doing all of this. Maybe he's also autistic? Will they live a normal life as they grow old? I'm so scared and worried.
Does she always drink from the same specific bottle? I have child recently diagnosed with Autism at 2 years.
I love Sadie's laugh!! 😀💖 and Tessie's laughter is so adorable!!!!!! 😄♡♡♡♡ Bless her sweet little heart she's so cute!! Loved hearing Tessie say 'Hi.' 'Go' I think was another one.. and just overall loved watching her play, so adorable seeing what she gets up to! 😊❤💜 xoxoxo
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Madam, We are going through the same my daughter is 3.6 years old and she can't talk. She cannot communicate. She has Autism and I don't know what to do. Where are we going wrong? How to engage her? We are just 3 in the family in Australia. We don't have anyone to come and visit us. Is it good that we both work? Do Autistic child needs more time and attention? They want definitely but is it necessary to give them? Is ABA good like lizard?
Hey same here my son is 2years and 9months has like 20 words babbling alot but they diagnosed him with global developmental delay not sure if its the same as autism but am soo worried we in Australia aswell would love to hear how your daughter progress i cant stop crying.
@@bvbv6853 My son just turned 2 years and 9 months. Based on symptoms it is tough to assess. Because we barely took him outside due to pandemic. he sees only just two of us. But when we took him outside he really likes it, eye to eye contact with people. he is very responsive when we play with him but he is not talking neither outside nor at home. he likes everything in a certain setup. It is a combination of autism and normal kids. But that global developmental delay as you mentioned might make sense. Because everywhere around the globe we see these type of problems on kids specially born in pandemic era.
Thank you for sharing video.. My son is 2.5 and have exact behavior. We are going to start the therapy soon.. Can you please share how is she doing now ? Did therapy helped her ? Hoping for the best...!
Hows ur son dear?
mom, you look so gorgeous!!!!💋my son jimmy is 2 1/2 and your videos are soo amazing and helpful. your family is beautiful❣️
I have a 21/2year old greatgrandaughter with autisum spectrum it is good to see some of what she may go through she will need to go to a special school which will be hard for her to be away everyday from her family I'm hoping she will be ok
hi my granddaughter is 2.5...just being evaluated for speech delay but several in family suspect she is autistic. Does your ggd talk at all? I have a niece with it also and her mother was very negative about the diagnosis. How is your ggd doing?
Hi I am watching this video and you beautiful daughter looks the same as my daughter.
My daughter was diagnosed with autism, and I’m worried about if she will be verbal in the near future. My daughter is 36 months and she doesn’t talk at all… could you just tell me if your daughter started speaking?
My oldest granddaughter acts in the same way. Her younger sister interacts and will follow simple commands at 15 months, while her older sister does not. This little girl is so adorable. She reminds me of Mime so much. Its like she is in her own little world.
Could you maybe also give examples on how this is different to a typical developing child ? As I don’t see anything wrong really with how she’s playing for the most part
Raising Karas I don’t either. I watched this like “huh?!”
So, a typical 3 year old when someone else is present such as a parent they want to involve them in playtime. But in this instance her mom is kind of just "there" and the child is playing around her rather than with her. She's object orientated, not engaging too often in eye contact or conversation. 3 year olds will try get your attention, they know what things they do that make you laugh. And they like being noticed. But they'll also try hand you a toy car to participate with them, or pretend to eat something then they'll want you to reciprocate with the same action. She also seems to be very sensory focused
@@l3radick thank you for educating someone. most do not understand what autism looks like, and they don't see it. Autistic kids aren't supposed to look a "certain" way. I have an autistic son as well and I hate it when people tell me he looks "normal". He is normal, just a bit different.
This is because autistic play (and development, for that matter), is not ‘wrong’. It is the focus and motivation and function of the play that is different, as autistic people experience the world differently to NTs. It is not always apparently different.
This doesn't look at all like how my NT 3 year old plays. She comes up with all sorts of adventures and makes the toys talk to each other. This looks more like how she would have played at 18 months old
She looks bored. Maybe she isn’t because she has lots of fun toys! It just looks like she is like “I’m over these toys! 🙄”
Thanks for sharing!
She could be, but I think it might also be that she has that lack of facial expression most of the time, when she isn't super hyper of excited and running around. ❤️
My daughter 3 and I asked her teacher if I should test her for autism but she recommends to test her at 7 year old.
Speak to your pediatrician about this. I don't know where you are located but here in Canada kids as young as three can get diagnosed. You might not want to wait until she is 7 because by that time she is in school and will really be struggling because of late intervention. Early diagnoses and intervention makes a huge difference in autistic children's success. When children with autism start school without a diagnoses, they are at a disadvantage because they are not prepared for regular school setting as they struggle with many things typically developing children don't. I'm an ECE and we regularly see autistic signs (usually at 3 sometimes at 2 if it's very obvious) and bring in a resource teacher to observe the child and make recommendations to the parents. It's up to the parents then to accept or reject the recommendation. All parents do because by that point they've also noticed their child is not like typical children their age. In any case it never hurts anyone to get a child diagnosed if you are worried. Your child's teacher unfortunately did not give you sound advice. Wishing you and your little girl all the best❤
Mam how is your kids now. We started therapy without diagnosing. Based on symptoms we stared for my 3yr son. Any advice ?
Hi , has she joined
some therapy or she learnt her self those activities she able to do now
How much of the behavior is because she is tired? If my child was laying down in between play , I would think she needs a nap. Is that true for this?
Now I’m halfway through and she’s laying on the floor yawning. I don’t know anything about autism but I do know how to read body language. Is it fair to record her and test her when she should be napping or in bed for the night? I’m sorry to say but my 3 yr old ignores me and looks at me like “ stop asking me questions or be quiet “ and even says “ I’m tired@….. when she is exhausted on the floor. I even know better. So my question is ….. is this something she does no matter what time it is because she looks like she has thoughts running in her head thinking why are you doing this??? I want to go to bed!!!
Now I’m towards the end and my suspicions are correct. She looks bored and tired. Is this the extent of your interaction with her or do you guide her with different play stations and do individual things vs having random toys laying around that she looks at going to one thing after another. Like overwhelmed with choices. Does that have anything to do with her playing and ability?
@@amandasmith3182 you may be on to something..
@@amandasmith3182 this is really late but for everyone new , body language is a pseudoscience , that means that is not backed by science and it's not good to apply it to everyone , specially autistic people , since our behaviour is much different than what people "expect" , with that said this mother knows her daughter best and this is just how toodlers behave , being autistic doesn't mean that everything has to be "different" or "strange".
@@amandasmith3182 this is really late but for everyone new , body language is a pseudoscience , that means that is not backed by science and it's not good to apply it to everyone , specially autistic people , since our behaviour is much different than what people "expect" , with that said this mother knows her daughter best and this is just how toodlers behave , being autistic doesn't mean that everything has to be "different" or "strange".
Can we have a chat actually my baby advika is also facing problem of asd & I m very much worried
jyoti pandey: i can help u with any specific questions
@@MS-xd6sd hi my 2 year old son have autism and he is non verbal.I am so worried about him.
maan Patel my niece is 3 and is still non verbal 🥺
Yes sure
@@gracenic490 my son on speech therapy and ot therapy from 2 months but still not progress, what you are doing for him
My son is 3 years old and plays the same way ur daughter does
My 3 years kid diagnosed with mild autism. He is gng for speech and OT . He is going fine and able to understand few commands but he still did not talk even a single word. Therapist also working a lot and I am literally upset and stressing a lot thinking about my kid future .
Can anyone advise me please 😢😢😢 I know worrying alone won't support my kid but being a lot is very difficult gng through this. Do autism kids can shine a independent life in future ? Can anyone share me a good positive things or advise for me. I am literally stressing about this in my mind a lot. Even I am not sleeping and always I am thinking about my kid 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😩😩
Ur son will talk soon have hope, believe, patience =)
I am in the same boat..3.5 year old neurotypical nonverbal son
With therapy they can definitely have a good future..I have seen a friend's son
I know is a late comment but do you have any advise I just found out my son has autism and he is 2 I’m so distraught!
How is he doing now? Any improvement? Please reply.
@@kimpeimunthang6075 he is doing amazing with ot theraphy and aba theraphy he has been learning new things. Is still a hard journey but Is much better!
Hi, could you help a little here, so my doc thinks my son who is 2.5 have autism. I have seen a lot of videos n read so much about autism and I am so confused because my son doesn’t have 90% of what an autism child would. He knows his abc,numbers, few songs and few words, he sleeps well eats well listens to me most of the times and respond to me sometimes times when I call his name, but when a stranger calls his name he doesn’t respond at all, although he would go to anyone with a smile, laugh at games they play with him. Doesn’t do repetitive acts, he does do eye contact with us , he is very attached to me, he love me kissing him hugging him. Now since your more experienced what do you think about this as I believe my son don’t have autism . Any suggestions will be helpful as I’m so much worried n confused . Thank you
Hi Jasmin. Over the internet it would impossible for me to tell one way or the other. Autism is a really big spectrum. There are children like Tessie who don't talk, or don't talk until much later, and then there are children like my oldest daughter and son (or even me, and my husband who is an attorney), who are really talkative and who you might not realize are autistic without being told. One thing I found with all of our children was that they all (except Tessie) were really comfortable making eye contact with other family members, but really didn't like making eye contact with people outside our family, which I didn't even realize until testing began. If your doctor is concerned I would probably go ahead with testing. That way at least you'll have answers and if he does end up being autistic you'll learn ways to support him and if he isn't you'll know and won't have the worry that you currently have when you have doctor's appointments. I hope that helps!
Thank you for your help? Thi bc s cleared up for me now and your right I should see my doc
So what happened if you don’t mind me asking
It's about organization?
dude i used to line up toys all the time as a only child it was fun. I had an order for each one. maybe I'm autistic? idk I feel normal
Autism isn't just one symptom. Lining up toys is actually a normal milestones for all children. There's a checklist for adults to go through to see if they have autism, you can Google "autism in adults symptom" and should be able to find some info
Tessie how are you? I love you so much ..I saw my son in you. I am too afraid to start anything..
Looks like a normal little girl playing to me….you doctors are quick to diagnose. That child is normal.
So she’s almost six now. She is amazing at climbing and puzzles and dancing around the living room. And she has about ten single syllable words.
I have a feeling you have very little experience with autistic people.
@@Autmazing her playing looked completely normal to me.
@@ivanska3099 autism is not visible , i also thought my 2nd son developing normally as my 1st son ,but I did not come to know that my little one has development disorder until my sister told to me. I have experience in parenting with his elder brother also i didn't realize...... And it is a spectrum it can range from 1 to 100% that is mild , moderate , severe i think she has moderate asd
Há casos de autismo em comunidades Amish?
It's looks to me that the way all kids at this age play
3 year olds are usually more verbal and engaging...they want you to play with them etc
@@UniversoulLady agree. At this age, kids may not want to share their toys, but they enjoy playing with others (especially adults or parents) and talking about it together.
@@FernandaPillaCoutinho that's entirely not true.
Yes.. just has speech delay and minor symptoms of autism, may be is introvertism. there is no repetitive behaviour, toewalking, hand flapping, lining up toys
My granddaughter behaves the same way. Including verbal interactions. I never witnessed this behavior in my 2 children at this age. They focused on playing. They usually responded to my questions. No granddaughters favorite word is, no, for just about everything. Concerned!
I noticed with my daughter some of these youtube channels are quite bad in being so stimulating and hyperactive. Baby shark is a good example. Very fast motions and not any normal talking.
Cocomelon and Little Baby Bum are not too bad as they teach colours and numbers. But I really try and steer away from anything that's TOO stimulating and has that really weird high pitched nasally voice. It creeps me out
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please don't worry these all movements are seen even in normal child
This is the girl Version of my son wow
What does she do when you don't interact with her?
She does a lot of spinning and lining things up when she’s on her own. And climbing. She climbs everything!
@@Autmazing hi when you mean spinning? Like spinning the toys? Or she spins herself around?
Get rid of the commercials
Does she line up her toys?
Saf Richards I have 3 autistic kids and only 1 lined toys.
My pdd-nos did /does that with his cars. Always in a line or sorting them never pretend play.
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It seems to me like the mom baby talks her and she is holding her back.
All kids ( toddlers included) act completely DIFFERENT when they see you with your camera recording them on commands. Lastly, it looks like she IS OBVIOUSLY TIRED. She is soothing herself with sucking her thumb while throwing herself on the ground or trampoline basically saying”””” please stop asking dumb questions or talking about nothing, stop m recording me and let me go take a nap”. Autism or not….. speak to your child with a bit more confidence and authority. Then you may see more from her. I think she is reacting to the way you speak to her.
Hi Amanda. I’m autistic. So are all my kids. Tessie is five now. She still sucks her thumb to self sooth. I’m okay with that. Being autistic in a world full of sensory chaos, even in a home like ours that minimizes that quite a bit, is hard.
You seem to be projecting quite a bit here. Maybe you shouldn’t.
Mam is she level 3 autistic???
They didn't give us levels with our two daughters who are less verbal who were diagnosed more than two years ago. They just said "severely effected." I wish they'd given us a level because I'm asked all the time.
Mam what had they told about ur sons??
Are oldest daughter and son are both diagnosed now as level one. I suspect we have gotten a very different diagnosis if our daughter had been diagnosed when she was three since she was not verbal then and was a lot like her sisters. But she's a super verbal kid now who's at the top of all her classes.
Does she talk now
No.
Do you expect her to play the piano for you or write you a novel at that age?? Shes playing normally. God you people expect your kids to act like adults right away. Shes still practically a baby!!!
What a mean spirited and ignorant comment. leave this mother alone, you idiot
I see toys. No learning (abc, 123 or shapes)
She is only 3 there
I think people are too quick to say they have diagnosed them.
Goddamn
That has not been my experience at all. As an autistic woman with an autistic husband and five autistic kids. Just wondering if you have any actual experience with autistic people in real life?