What are the symptoms of autistic babies?

In today's society, mental health has become a health issue that cannot be ignored. Some adults suffer from autism due to work pressure and other reasons. In fact, autism is not exclusive to adults. This phenomenon has also been found among young people, teenagers, children and even infants. Autism in infancy is actually difficult to detect. Because they are too young, they cannot express their emotions and have difficulties communicating with adults. Furthermore, children with this disease do not like to communicate. So, what are the specific symptoms of babies with autism? Please see the content below.

1. Extreme loneliness, also known as "introverted loneliness". It manifests as an inability to emotionally communicate with others, including a lack of laughter and intimate emotional responses even to the parents who raised them. When a baby is held in his mother's arms to feed him, he refuses to press his body close to the adult; when the adult reaches out to hug him, he does not show the same welcoming posture as other children. When he grows up a little, he shows no interest in the people around him, and seems to be as indifferent to people as to objects.

2. Speech communication barriers. Speech development is often delayed or poor, including verbal expression and non-verbal communication. Usually the child remains silent. Sometimes speech development is normal before the age of two, but stagnates after that. Language dysfunction reflects cognitive defects. Children with this disorder cannot participate in imitative games, cannot play with toys correctly when they are older, and have no creative or imaginative play activities. If it has language function, it is of a stereotyped imitation nature and has no meaning.

3. Compulsively stick to the same stereotyped pattern. This means that in addition to stereotyped behavior, the child shows discomfort with any changes in the environment - compulsively sticking to the same environment, eating the same food over and over again, insisting on wearing the same clothes, and playing the same games over and over again.

4. Special expressions of attachment. Show special interest in inanimate objects or animals (cups, bricks, dogs, chickens, etc.), and even develop attachment. If the attachment object is taken away, the child will experience severe anxiety or cry loudly. When he got it back, he showed calmness and satisfaction. But he has no interest in people at all.

By measuring the above manifestations, we can determine whether a child has autism. If your child has the above signs, please do not ignore this problem and take your child to the hospital for treatment in time. At the same time, parents should spend more time with their children, communicate more with them, and create a good recovery environment.