A is for Autism: Library Notes

Today I planned to do Ten Apples Up on Top.  I like that book  It is humorous and great for counting!

However, instead I am sharing with you an online book with beautiful photographs relating to autism.. https://babynavigator.com/16-early-signs-of-autism-by-16-months/#fb0=3

Please review this book and share the link with others who may be interested in the development of little ones...and what differences may be seen in that pattern for a child who may end up fitting into the parameters for autism.  Baby Navigator has a wide variety of resources that help you know what to expect and to guide you how to move forward to help children with delays before they become more pronounced as they grow.  The goal is to narrow the gaps and optimize the child's skills, no matter what the starting point may be for any child.

Some early signs of autism include:

  • being more interested in objects than in people
  • having great difficulties with changes and transitions
  • having unusual sensory interests or aversions
  • rarely responding to their name
  • not sharing their interests or enjoyment with people
  • having a limited number of gestures, sounds, words for their age (20@18mo, 200 at 24mo approximately as a baseline)

There may be other causes for these things such as not hearing their name because of chronic ear infections but it is worth it to look into what your child needs as early as possible.  It can only serve to benefit the child and help them grow and learn new skills even if the root cause ends up being something different.

I like the concept of it taking a village to raise a child and I think we should all make ourselves aware of the signs of autism and to educate ourselves on autism to that everyone can work together to do the best we can for ALL the children we meet on life's path.

They need us.

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