Does My Baby Have Autism? | Autism in Babies and What to Do

Dr. Mary Barbera discusses autism in babies, and how to tell if a baby has autism. We’ll also talk a little about autism in siblings and the risks involved.

A question I get asked frequently is “does my baby have autism?” Many times, the answer isn’t so simple, especially since babies are sometimes delayed in development, but they don’t necessarily have autism. Another child with autism could have similar skills, but one might catch up, while another may regress even further. In today’s video blog, I’ll be covering how tell if a baby has autism and what signs to look out for. While autism symptoms in babies can vary, parents should follow the CDC milestones to best identify when and where delays are present.

I’ll also provide some strategies on what to do about autism, if you feel your child may have autism or is showing many of the signs. Parents should also be aware of the risks of having a second or third baby. Can a second child get autism? The answer is maybe, there is a good chance it can and a good chance it can’t. I will discuss this rate a little bit in this week’s video too, so you don’t want to miss it!

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Dr. Mary Barbera. I fell into the autism world as an autism mom in 1999 when her first-born son, Lucas, was diagnosed with autism. Since then, she became a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst and best-selling author of The Verbal Behavior Approach. Since 2015, she’s created 3 autism online courses based on applied behavior analysis for professionals and "gung-ho" parents. Whether you’re looking for autism parenting strategies, working with development delays in children, or in search of autism help for professionals, I can encourage you to subscribe to the channel and join me on my journey. I’ll be providing weekly autism resources that you don’t want to miss.

[marhreyyu]

Hi um, I'm not exactly a parent but im concerned about my baby sister. I have never met an autistic person before so I'm not sure. My baby sister turned 4 yrs old just recently and she still cant say a sentence.. It's concerning but me and my fam always brushed it off by saying shes just a slow-learner. Her behaviour includes spinning without feeling dizzy, lining up her toys and our condiments on the table, huuuggeee tantrums over the smallest things, sleeping in the morning and being awake the whole night! I'm not really knowledgable about autism, so I'm hoping someone can help me and my baby sister..

[LikeAStone]

My 11 month old is not gesturing, she doesn't mimic speech or attempt to say words. She hand flaps, head burrows, avoids eye contact, doesn't respond to her name and never has. Physically she seems to be developing normally, even a little ahead, but I'm planning to take my concerns to her pediatrician at her 12 month appointment, because I'm becoming more aware of the signs and I want to get her the support she needs as soon as I possibly can.

[nasramuhummad]

I noticed my 4 months old had stopped looking at us . He smiles when we are far from him but when we hold him it's as if he is trying to avoid us completely. Is that sign

[zaini]

Hi i am from pakistan i have 1 year and 8 month old child... He is not saying a single word yet.. He mostly spins arround plays with his cars or watching cartoons.. He only smile when he is watching cartoons .. He doesnt play with other children... He doesnt response when i call his name... Like he is not listening... When he was 1 year old he pick many things he used to say mama baba.. But now he stopped saying any thing from 6 months ... If he does somerthing wrong i stop him he show anger or he ignores what i am saying..he doesnt pick anything... Plz tell me is it autism or not

[RWB]

My 10 month daughter doesn’t response by her name. She doesn’t make eye contact when she play and eat but another time she does that. During eating time and when i lay her in to bed that time she usually flip her hand but other time she doesn’t do that.
And if i put something on her head than she can understand that I'm playing with her and than she instantly look at me and smile .

What do you think what is it?

[dianavasquez]

My 1 year old doesn’t have any words but babbles, doesn’t poin much and doesn’t wave hinor bye but does respond to name well and brings me toys books etc, looks at me when he is supposed to, plays with toys appropriately etc, only issues are pointing and waving and no words, should I worry?

[grannyvibesyas]

My child’s doctor wants to wait. I’m calling early intervention tomorrow

[soleilvidal]

We are from the philippines and my 3 y/o daughter's initial on line diagnosis made by a psychologist is ASD..but according to them we still need to avail, undergo confirmatory test so as to assess severity..after the initial consultation, i used approaches for autistic kids ecen without the confirmation..is that ok? Right now i can tell my daughter is happier..less stressed...

[anushreechatterjee]

Hello..this anushree from India. I have 2 year 2month old child saying few words like 123 maa dada paa gaa that's it.... I talk with him a he uses more nonverbal communication with me.. some time he response me in 1 call sometime not in 100 call..he is very active... he knows thing does not point anything like pictures in the card..imitation is less.. he sings the song I sing but not with words..don't understand him..

[komalkuril]

My baby 11 month old .. when he is not doing anything like watching tv or playing game he respond his name. When he play with us he contact his eyes easily specially when he is lying on bed. In 10 month he was start saying papapapa but suddenly he stopped.. he smile when he play with us.. should I talk to my pediatrician

[art_by_ansi]

My baby is eight month old.she do some facial expressions when she see cats and dogs and also do when she is in angry mood.some times she shake her head but that's not all day some day she do that .she have eye contact .when I call her ...but searching for lots of vd I was afraid of autism ...I don't know is that a sign of autism or not ...I was tensed she is everything for me ...I don't know how can I know wheather it's autism or not😔 I pray for allah for her health and wealth ....sorry for my bad English

[Delasbour]

Hi I’m honestly worried about my 7 month old he don’t respond to his name or when we talk a lot he pay attention to the tv a lot my pediatrician is sending us to hearing dr but I don’t feel it’s that everyone thinks I’m overthinking but I just see a difference in my oldest 2 that I don’t see in him

[marydawn]

Hello I have a 6 months old baby girl. I noticed that she is very hyper active, squirming. She doesn’t look the people instead she love to looks at the clouds, leaves or print in the shirt. But she giggles when I play peek a boo with her. She doesnt want be hold by others, she didn’t babble she just makes weird sound but not babbles. She did not respond sometimes in her name. She loves to roll over and then suddenly gets bang her head and gets irritated sometimes. She do hand twisting, and scratching her fingernails in n the walls. Shes not a good sleeper. She cant sleep on her own she really loves to look small things and tilt her head for it. She is very fussy sometimes during feeding time. She puts everything in her mouth what ever she is holding. She stiffen her legs and spread her arms while lying down or when im holding her sometimes. I am so worried about her. I hope you can reply my comment. When I call her she tend to look at me for a second then look away again. She doesnt focus on people faces or when somebody talking to her. Thank you and God bless

[kristinagodwin]

My daughter is 8 1/2 months old, she smiles bug all the time, but doesnt laugh out loud. She babbles, rotates her feet and flaps her hands. The doctor thinks shes just a serious baby. What do you think.

[jacintabeck]

Hello how are you? I've noticed my 6 month old baby girl likes to have her arms up in her high chair while feeding, in her jumpee and her walker . She grabs things but she also sleeps with her arms up as well. She also like to when sitting on our knee flap her arms and move her legs like shes flying. Are these odd behaviours ? My son and daughter never did these behaviours

[darthtraya]

My grandson looks at his favorite little tv shows through the side and turns his head almost upside down he will make eye contact but only for a second he never responds when we call his name 😳

[spoooonz]

Hi my son is 8 months but we notice he shakes his head from side to side he used to only do it going to sleep but now he does it quite often .

He responds to his name, & babbles, has eye contact & hitting his milestones .

But he keeps shaking head pretty hard too, from side to side.

[chuchu]

My son turns 1 next week they didn’t diagnose him with it but I know he has it. It’s so hard for me because I’m a first time mother and my heart breaks because I think I’m doing something wrong, he throws tantrums he doesn’t want to eat regular food every time I try he tends to throw up, i got early intervention but sometimes they don’t really help I’m still waiting for a OT PT and a SI any advice because I’m lost 😔 I love my baby so much and I want to help him

[izzusaamain]

Could you help me doc.what should I do? For my 1 yr 8mons.son? He can't talk yet..but he is so hyper..and sometimes when his name calling his not responding what should I do?I'm so worried about my son plz hel🙏😔

[janetmjm]

What are the chances when your family has autism my Auntie has autism and down syndrome and I believe my mom has autism to I just had a baby shes almost 5 months. she doesn't seem to have signs of autism but I'm always thinking about what if she does she loves to blabbing and smiling. She smiles at strangers and loves to be held by other people. She sleeps through the night with no problem and don't cry often