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A member asked:
My 4.5 month old has started to move his head side to side like saying "no" very often. someone told me is a sign of autism. is this true?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Not necessarily: Early signs of Autistic Spectrum Disorder are usually deficits in pre-linguistic social communication & gradually diminishing eye-to- face gaze. A typical 4-month-old smiles, laughs, goos & coos reciprocally, matching open-vowel sounds that you make while looking & smiling at him. See first signs.org & healthychildren.org for screening tests. Video the movements to show his pediatrician.
Answered 3/10/2016
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Not really: Is your child doing this as a reaction to your face? Is your child doing this when you are not looking at him? This sounds like an interaction between you and your child so I do not think this is concerning. Is your child doing any other concerning behaviors? Is he fussy and irritable a lot? No eye contact or does not seem to be interested in people including you the parents?
Answered 3/9/2017
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