Autism in 1-year-old

I’m Rebecca Landa director of the Centerof autism and related disorders atennedy Krieger Institute you are about o watch a brief tutorial illustrating the early signs of autism spectrum disorders or ASD you will see three,airs of videos of one-year-olds within,ach pair you will first see a child,ith neurotypical development followed,y a child who shows early signs of ASD,he developmental features indicative of,SD shown within these videos fall into,hree main categories these include,ffective communication and sharing,njoyment making social connections and,he one with which we will begin seeing,ocial opportunity through Play,his 19 month old child does not show,igns of ASD,e has chosen to play with the balls he,uickly integrates the lady into his,lay he pretends that the balls are food,nd offers a bite to the lady,e always she okay yummy food he,nderstands that food spoons plates and,ating go together as he creates a,retend play activity,e remains aware of the people nearby he,njoys incorporating social interaction,nto his play and offers the lady a bite,e is able to pay attention to the lady,he doll and to pretend food all at once,e shares his excitement about the toys,ith the lady looking at her and smiling,fter the lady comments that the food is,ot he links his play and language to,er idea here he imitates the lady’s,ction with the pretend lipstick this,elps him to learn new play skills and,t the same time synchronize his actions,ith the actions of others,his 19 month old child shows signs of,SD,e has an intense interest in the toy,hone he does not share his enjoyment of,he phone with others he does not look,oward others and smile although he puts,he phone to his ear he does not show,reative play with the phone when his,ame is called he does not respond,lliott Elliott he does not offer the,hone to others so that they can have a,urn his mother tries to distract his,ttention away from the phone tickle him,lthough he seems to enjoy the tickling,e does not look at his mother or make a,ocial connection with her he does not,ry to communicate with his mom to keep,he social game going,his 14 month old child has a mild motor,elay but does not show signs of ASD,s it explores the new toy,e remains aware of the people nearby he,hecks in with his mother behind him to,nsure that she also sees the toy next,e shows that he understands the social,ommunicative meaning of the woman’s,ointing gesture by immediately looking,t the sticker then he looks over at,nother sticker she had pointed out,efore he continues the woman’s topic of,ommunication as he points to the Tigger,ticker he shows the motivation to,aintain social engagement with others,nd the ability to communicate using,oordinated gaze vocalization and,esture this 14 month old shows signs of,SD,irst he flops his hands while enjoying,he bubbles he does not share his,njoyment by looking at the man he does,ot respond to his name although he,ooks at the man’s pointed finger he,oes not follow the direction of the,an’s gesture to locate the object of,he man’s attention,his 14 month old is not,igns of ASD,hile she enjoys looking at and,xploring the toy she stays engaged with,he people nearby she tries to share her,njoyment with her mother as she turns,o show the toy to her then she shares,er enjoyment with the lady across from,er by directing her gaze and smile,oward the lady although she recognizes,hat the lady is a source of help her,equest for help is clear and effective,oordinating eye contact gesture and,ocalization for purposeful,ommunication is a sign of healthy,ocial and communication development,his 14 month old child shows signs of,SD,otice how his attention is so focused,n the toy that he does not interact,ith the people nearby he does not share,is attention with others his,xploration of the toy is also unusual,e drops the toy onto the table and,atches it move when the toy stops,oving he does not use eye contact,ocalization or gesture to ask for help,e also tenses his body and mouth in an,nusual way even though the lady is,alking to him he shows no interest in,er he does not seem to understand that,er gesture is an offer to help him he,oes not check in with the lady or his,other to see whether they are paying,ttention to the toy that he is enjoying,SD is a neurodevelopmental disorder,ffecting multiple aspects of,evelopment especially social and,ommunication skills children with ASD,ften show unusually intense interest in,ertain objects or sensory experiences,hey may repeat certain behaviors over,nd over again the signs of ASD are not,ransient but rather persist over time,he earliest signs of ASD are often,ubtle and become clearer in the 2nd and,rd year of life a diagnosis of ASD,hould be made by one or more experts,ho gather a thorough developmental,istory directly assess the child’s,evelopmental abilities and conduct a,edical exam for more information about,SD early detection and intervention or,o sign up to receive our newsletter,lease visit autism dot 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