12 Signs Your Child is NOT Autistic

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There were times I thought I was autistic too. Stuck to the schedule,really difficult for me to understand irony, too much anxiety,happy being all by myself,I only cared about what people said and not about what they really meant and even more. I had obsessions,I couldn't work.I really thought I had Asperger. But finally after seeing a psychiatrist I found out I have OCD and not autism. So..I am dealing with that .

Great you are mentioning masking. And masking is even more common in girls. That's why they're often not spotted until their teens or even later when they completely fail.

Thanks for the information, and all your time putting these videos together!

My sister (who is level one and now in her 50s) uses eye contact to socialize and get attention but she only does this maybe half the time at the most.

My heart goes out for you my sister. May god bless you and your beautiful family. My prayers are with you dear.❤

Thank you so much for your insight. I provide services for children on the "spectrum" and I get a lot of information from listening to you as a very knowledgeable and concerned parent.

A great list and explained very clearly. I'm an adult with Level 2 autism and check all the boxes you mention except for being a picky eater. I'm actually on the opposite end here and am an "adventerous eater". I have my favorite foods of course, but for me trying different and new foods is part of sensory-seeking behaviour. It is definitely less common, but I have met a few autistic people who LOVE trying new foods and who enjoy that novelty. So I would say either your autistic child is a picky eater or a highly adventurous eater (will eat and try anything), but there doesn't seem to be an inbetween. However, I completely agree with Simon, cooking and kitchen smells even if they are "pleasant" are super overwhelming for me! Preparing meals for myself is already a challenge and the smells just make it extra hard.

Just subscribed. Idk why I didn't earlier. I have watched some of your videos before and they pop up in my feed. Thank you for making these videos. My son had an appointment with a developmental psychologist and have a phone call later this week after the results are ready. My 2.5 year son is speech delayed (no talking at all) and has lot in common with ASD, although I actually think ADHD might be more likely. He always has to be busy, trouble waiting, lot of repetitive behaviors (humming all the time, run back and forth, rocking), and sensory seeking. He also hyper focus on what he finds more interesting. Eye contact can be good at times, but he often ignores his name. I'm also curious because he has a severe form of epilepsy, Dravet Syndrome. I don't know if you know this but ADHD and ASD are much more common in people with epilepsy than the general population.

When I was growing up my communication (even as early as second or third grade (ages eight to nine)) would alternate between being too mature and the opposite. For example, sometimes kids in my school would say that I talk like their parents. But then the next day (or even later that same day) I would be told that I was talking like a baby, toddler, or preschooler. The fact that I also have difficulty saying my “rs” did not help with this. My sister (who is also on the spectrum) also did this around that age (from what I have been told).

What a great video. So clear and well explained.

I have an almost 11 year old asd/adhd/spd child. I love him to pieces but man it has been hard! I pushed diagnosis because I knew. He was diagnosed at age 5. The list is perfect

Thank you for that. Not checking any boxes today.

I always thought my daughter was just spoilt, she's now 4 and showing all the signs she's Autistic. Thank you for your videos, Me and my partner have a hard time with our 4 year old so your videos help so much. My daughter constantly wants to be pushed around in her stroller with a blanket covering her so its dark and on her tablet my legs are so sore tbh. She scratches herself from babies crying sad peppa pig episodes anywhere on her body or throws things or herself otherwise im bruised her dads scratched. she won't eat most food only noodles, chicken nuggets only from McDonald's,patties cut with sauce to dip, potato and gravy only from kfc, lollies chocolate, she can sing almost whole songs but can't tell me what she wants, instead she grabs my hand and throws it towards what she wants, sings songs but can't communicate a sentence to me just 1 or maybe 2 word sentences. Grinds her teeth. Loves stacking, lining toys loves puzzles. She Doesn't like other kids tho. I need a coffee I have many of your videos to watch can't wait to find a way

ever since i was a kid i was super obessed with one specific thing it was actually crazy i still am this way even rn and the sensory issues with smell and touch were pretty bad its gotten better with time tho. its so crazy cuz i can relate so much of these things.

My son is almost two has only said four words like mama and dada and the other two only said for one day. He does many things that I question and I try so hard, but after watching this I’m happy I’m not alone.

It all comes down to three factors: Social, Communication, and Restrictive/Repetitive behaviors. If your kid is showing delays in Social and Communication, there are high chances that he is on the spectrum. Due to lack of awareness, people often misinterpret autism as some sort of intellectual disability only. I talked to one of the behavior therapists and she explained it very well that Autism spectrum is not linear but a kind of pie chart where in each section he might be on a different level. People are usually afraid of the labels and delay so much for diagnosis and eventually their kid doesn't early intervention on time.

I feel like the facial expressions one depends. I couldn't as a kid, but as I grew older I slowly learned to recognise my mom's tells. I think it's not fully impossible. Also I've always been open to new foods. There are certain foods and textures that I cannot eat and usually fall under a certain type. As I'm writing this I'm realising that I actually do have issues with both of those things, just not to an extent that I thought was significant 😅 (I was diagnosed with PDD-NOS and later my diagnosis was changed to Asperger's and eventually ASD level 1)

Thank you for this video! I am researching as my youngest has been diagnosed with autism severe. I want to do what is best for her. I'll consider joining your group.

Thank you for this video My girl had a speech regression and is non verbal now, she does not have repetitive behaviours, not a picky eater, social in her own way, she can go up to total strangers and touch them😅. Although we are still awaiting autism check, the waiting time is something else.