“My daughter shows symptoms of autism?”
My daughter is 2 years old and I suspect she has autism. She is delayed with speech and walking, and a loner. Is it too early to tell?
9 Answers
Kids can be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder around age 2-years-old. If you are concerned with your child's speech, I would recommend getting her evaluated by a speech-language pathologist and for her overall development being evaluated by a developmental pediatrician.
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I strongly suggest you contact your daughters pediatrician and express your concerns. She should have a comprehensive speech and language evaluation as well as a physical therapy evaluation. Ages 2-3 are crucial for language development and acquisition, so my best advice is to get her the help she needs during this age.
Autism Spectrum Disorder can be diagnosed as early as two years old. I would seek a child psychiatrist or child neurologist who specializes in Autism. For general information, please follow the link below for the CDC information page on autism:
https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/screening.html
Michael J. Olek, DO
https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/screening.html
Michael J. Olek, DO
Early intervention is so important and I am a huge advocate for getting help the earlier the better for long term success (if needed). If concerned, definitely reach out to your local school district or pediatrician for contact information and a referral source for more information/ an evaluation.
No, it’s not too early. Your primary care physician or a developmental pediatrician can help..
Nicole Bigger
Broomfield, CO
Hi there,
Thank you for submitting your question. Accoding to the DSM-5 which is the standard reference guide medical professionals use to diagnose medical and behavioral conditions, a person with Autism will have:
1. Persistent deficits in social communication across multiple contexts
2. Repetitive and restrictive behaviors or interests
3. Symptoms must be present but not fully manifested in early childhood
For more specific information, please visit this website: https://www.autismspeaks.org/autism-diagnosis-criteria-dsm5
I would suggest that you speak to your pediatrician about your concerns and see what they think. From there, you pediatrician can likely refer you to other professionals such a speech language pathologist, physical therapist and occupational therapist to help your child.
Thank you for submitting your question. Accoding to the DSM-5 which is the standard reference guide medical professionals use to diagnose medical and behavioral conditions, a person with Autism will have:
1. Persistent deficits in social communication across multiple contexts
2. Repetitive and restrictive behaviors or interests
3. Symptoms must be present but not fully manifested in early childhood
For more specific information, please visit this website: https://www.autismspeaks.org/autism-diagnosis-criteria-dsm5
I would suggest that you speak to your pediatrician about your concerns and see what they think. From there, you pediatrician can likely refer you to other professionals such a speech language pathologist, physical therapist and occupational therapist to help your child.
It is not too early. I would seek out an evaluation with a Developmental Pediatrician.
Ali Matisse, MS CCC-SLP
Ali Matisse, MS CCC-SLP
There is testing called MCHAT that can show if she may have it that is donw at 18 months and 24 months. If positive she needs to be a developmental specialist for further testing.
