What are the symptoms of intellectual disability in babies aged 0-3 years old?

Every parent hopes that their children are extremely smart. After all, many parents want their children to be successful. But in fact, whether a child's IQ is high or low, in addition to being related to congenital factors, may also be related to later family education. Therefore, when a child has low intelligence, parents should not think that they are not responsible. So, what are the symptoms of low intelligence in babies aged 0-3?

For infants and young children, since they cannot speak, the judgment of their intelligence mainly relies on observing the baby's movements, expressions, behaviors, and reactions to stimuli.

1. Usually cry less

He cries when he is hungry and when he is wet. If a child rarely cries, only screams when encountering something, or seems indifferent to external stimuli, it is often a sign of low IQ.

2. Clumsy movements

Children aged 3 to 5 months old especially like to play with their hands, but it is not normal if they still cannot play with their hands after 6 months or like to put toys in their mouths at 2 to 3 years old. Compared with normal children of the same age, children with intellectual disabilities are clumsy and even after they learn to walk they still kick each other with their feet.

3. Not able to laugh or only laugh very late

Normal babies will learn to laugh at around 2 months old and can laugh out loud at 4 months old. Not being able to laugh or laughing very late is a sign of mental retardation. Abnormal signs and care of newborns

4. Eye function is not fully developed

Generally speaking, a one-month-old baby will use his eyes to pay attention to the surrounding environment. When he is a little older, he will move his eyeballs to track things that interest him. However, children with intellectual disabilities often appear indifferent to the people and things around them.

5. Poor response to sound

Children are often particularly sensitive to the sounds around them and are afraid of loud noises or loud noises such as thunder. If he does not respond to sounds and seems particularly "honest" even when hearing unusual sounds, it is often a sign of intellectual disability.

6. Difficulty feeding

The early symptoms of babies with intellectual disability are often difficulty in feeding, inability to suck, or weak sucking, poor chewing ability, and being particularly prone to spitting up, choking, and vomiting. They also have poor nutrient absorption, leading to slow weight gain, etc.