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Very early signs of autism

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When you finally got a diagnosis for your little one of autism did you think they showed signs as a baby looking back?

I have several people in my family with autism and I have a little girl (6months) who I believe might be showing some behaviours.

I know 6 months is very very early, but I know stimming is a behaviour of autism.

my little one started off tossing her head to each side very fast whilst trying to get to sleep, I thought it was just a self soothing thing, but she has now started to do it during the day, constantly.

she also raises her legs and bangs them on the floor very forcefully over and over.

she has also just started to open and close her right hand quickly throughout the day

any advise would be appreciated!

is there anything I can do to help support her?

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  • Hi there Blush  so I know as you've stated it is still pretty early days yet as she is really young. I was just wondering is there any other signs to of why autism is suspected?  

    My little boy who is nearly 3 was diagnosed just over a year ago but I had always suspected something and even my health visitor flagged it from 1yr old. 

    My little boy was very behind in every milestone which was always my concern, wasn't sitting at a certain age, wasnt very playful, we had none of the baby babbling, never seemed to respond to his name etc. 

    The banging of the legs all of 3 of my children have done but my little boy definitely was the worst for it. He was pretty still as a child until about 10months and that's when the legs started. 

    I would definitely suggest taking a look at the link kevin has provided and see if anything stated applies to your little girl. 

    The only thing I could personally suggest is with the leg banging put something soft under her legs she may stop or even if she doesn't least it's something soft for her to be banging her legs on. Keep an eye on the head tossing and possibly any other signs that you may find concerning and definitely always 100% flag your concerns with your health visitor. 

    If you feel like your getting fobbed off at any point, keep expressing your concern to your health visitor or gp and if needed ask to speak to different people. It can sometimes be a lengthy process but there is always somebody out there who is willing to listen. 

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  • Hi there Blush  so I know as you've stated it is still pretty early days yet as she is really young. I was just wondering is there any other signs to of why autism is suspected?  

    My little boy who is nearly 3 was diagnosed just over a year ago but I had always suspected something and even my health visitor flagged it from 1yr old. 

    My little boy was very behind in every milestone which was always my concern, wasn't sitting at a certain age, wasnt very playful, we had none of the baby babbling, never seemed to respond to his name etc. 

    The banging of the legs all of 3 of my children have done but my little boy definitely was the worst for it. He was pretty still as a child until about 10months and that's when the legs started. 

    I would definitely suggest taking a look at the link kevin has provided and see if anything stated applies to your little girl. 

    The only thing I could personally suggest is with the leg banging put something soft under her legs she may stop or even if she doesn't least it's something soft for her to be banging her legs on. Keep an eye on the head tossing and possibly any other signs that you may find concerning and definitely always 100% flag your concerns with your health visitor. 

    If you feel like your getting fobbed off at any point, keep expressing your concern to your health visitor or gp and if needed ask to speak to different people. It can sometimes be a lengthy process but there is always somebody out there who is willing to listen. 

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