DOES MY CHILD HAVE AUTISM?

First of all, the first thing to know is that not every child with autism has autism at the same level and that not every child with autism has mental retardation. It should not be forgotten that people with autism can continue their daily lives like normal people with a regular and good education. According to experts, who point out that it is very important how to approach children with autism, parents with children with autism should act in line with the recommendations of their experts.

So, can a child with autism be understood as soon as they are born?

To understand whether your child has autism or not, he must be around 2 years old, because the child needs to grow up to be able to consciously communicate with his environment. Parents must be able to read the symptoms of autism that are not understood when they are babies. The relationships he establishes with his environment are seen as the most determining factors. Although having communication difficulties is one of the strongest symptoms of autism, the family will definitely notice that he takes a negative attitude towards communication requests and leaves questions unanswered. You should be suspicious of autism, especially when you see that he doesn't care, ignores, and doesn't look when he's called out. Although it shows symptoms that vary from person to person, it can also manifest itself in the form of some children stubbornly not speaking even if they hear the person speaking.

Other striking symptoms of autism are that their speech is without facial expressions, stress, monotony and they do not support their speech with their hands. The most accurate test you can do in this regard is to observe your child's peers. Another difference observed in children with autism is that they are weak in maintaining two-way conversations, they have almost no desire to talk except on topics that interest them. They answer questions very briefly and can sit for long periods of time without making a sound. They want to end the conversation by choosing to use the patterns they have memorized while making sentences.

It is not possible to diagnose autism yourself by observing all the symptoms we have described above. You should ensure that your child's development and life move on the right course by getting help from rehabilitation centers that serve in this regard.