Autism spectrum disorder is a parasol term for a wide spectrum of disorders that affects communication, obsessive or repetitive traits and social skills. It may be mild or very serious. Some of the disorders under autism parasol are asperger’s syndrome, rett syndrome and pervasive development disorder. According to the Center for Disease Control and prevention’s 2007 autism predominance report, 1 in every 150 American children has autism. There is no heal for this disorder, but it can be treated. Early diagnosis and interference can have a meaningful, positive effect on autistic babies. That is why it is so essential to indentify the signs of autism during the toddler’s year.

Some early symptoms of autism are a baby who doesn’t react to his or her name, doesn’t smile in reaction when smiling to the baby or has a poor eye contact. Other symptoms are babies who are not composed by cuddling and don’t pantomime or attempt to talk. A delay in spoken language is one of the most essential signs of autism, kids who don’t gesture of babble by 1 year and don’t have any words in their vocabulary by 1 ½ year are showing signs of this disorder. Autistic kids may also imitate the similar phrases again and again.

Lack of social abilities and little or no interest in communicating with others are also signs of autism. Children with autism don’t pretend playing. This means they don’t repeat or play make-believe, for instance, pretending to speak on the phone. These kids may have uncommon comfort things, not blankets or dolls. If you spot that your baby might have autism, consult to your physician about referring you to a specialist or through local intervention office. If your toddler is over 3 years, a local public school can also help.