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My 3 1/2 year old son was diagnoised with autism a year ago. He had very poor eye contact and now it is improving the second doctor said he didn't have autism because of the eye contact he was holding. He couldn't finish the testing because of the frustration my son was having due to all the questions they were putting him through.. Can a autistic child have eye contact ? ↓
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| Name: irish Amy | Date: Aug 21st, 2007 7:36 PM |
| my son has eye contact, wasnt great months ago sooooo much better now ↑ |
| Name: LeAnn | Date: Aug 25th, 2007 12:09 PM |
| I am so glad to hear this because the doctors are telling me other wise he use to not even look at me when I called his name but now he is looking at me really good now. He has all the other signs of autism and the first doctor he seen said that was what he had. Thanks for your help at least I know that I'm not alone. ↑ |
| Name: ltl | Date: Aug 25th, 2007 8:29 PM |
| Hi LeAnn, I don't think that poor eye contact alone is what is used to diagnose autism. It's diagnosed base on lack of communicative skill, lack of social skills, and odd repetitive behavior. I'm so glad that you son is having good eye contacts. My son is improving a little, but still have no eye contact often. ↑ |
| Name: aldam2 | Date: Aug 27th, 2007 9:25 PM |
| Hi leann, my daughter is 13 and has aspergers syndrome, and she has told me she feels uncomfortable with eye contact, so she looks just above an ear or something close, she feels comfortable with that. Hope this helps? Even though hes very young, he could be doing the same thing? ↑ |
| Name: LeAnn | Date: Aug 29th, 2007 8:57 PM |
Thanks you all for your support it really helps to have someone to talk too
Irish Amy how old is your son? ↑ |
| Name: irish Amy | Date: Sep 1st, 2007 11:42 AM |
| hi LeAnn, my son ( Callum ) is 4, he was diagnosed last september, still not verbal but doing much better ↑ |
| Name: irish Amy | Date: Sep 1st, 2007 11:46 AM |
| I read in another post that you also did the early bird course, i know it has nothing to do with anything but are you from uk ↑ |
| Name: crofty | Date: Sep 1st, 2007 4:58 PM |
My 5 yr old is autistic and he has great eye contact, in fact he is very loving and always getting our faces to get it from us whenever we talk to him! He is a very lovable character, with loads of eye contact but most deffinitely is autistic!!!!
Also soz to but in irish amy but i am from the uk and have done early bird too. ↑ |
| Name: irish Amy | Date: Sep 1st, 2007 6:13 PM |
| its strange crofty that its said about our little guys that they dont tend to be affectionate, now while i know its actually physically hurts some kids to be, my little man is SO affectionate and loves hugs and kisses and cuddles, TG. Have you seen another doctor or another diagnostic team? ↑ |
| Name: irish Amy | Date: Sep 1st, 2007 6:17 PM |
| god i've just made en idiot of myself, sorry crofty, i was thinking of LeAnn when i asked about another doctor, how do you find the services in the uk? i,ve thought of moving back there a couple of times but was'nt sure of the resources ↑ |
| Name: irish Amy | Date: Sep 1st, 2007 6:39 PM |
| LeAnn, i had a look on your myspace, handsome little guy you've got there, the bit about the autistic shackels made me cry, how true it is !!! ↑ |
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