Signs of Autism

I received this infographic from Autism Parenting Magazine detailing the signs of autism for my blog.

I thought this infographic was very informative.  When Declan was a baby, I always thought some of the things he did were odd – but as he was my third, I wasn’t too alarmed.  Bobby and Catelyn were so different from each other, it only fit that Declan was going to be different from the others as well.

Thankfully, at Declan’s two-year old well visit the pediatrician picked up that something was different about Declan’s development and recommended I call for help.  She saw what I didn’t see.  Then I started seeing infographics like this, and understanding more about Declan and autism.

I have pointed out a lot in past posts of the differences in my kids development that I recognize now in hindsight.  I am not going to rehash those.  What stands out to me now in this infographic is the emerging difficulties in social situations.

It was when both Catelyn and Declan started being around other children that I began to notice things were different.  Declan didn’t see his peers, and would hurt them.  Catelyn wasn’t able to be with a peer for an hour before things went sour.

And even though Catelyn always had a problem in social situations, I still didn’t see autism.  She was so different from Declan!  Someone had to point it out to me.

So, I also think this infographic is great because it is drawing attention to how autism is different in girls.  I think this is an area that still needs a lot more attention but am super happy that there is an awareness and understanding of gender differences in autism.

Overall I like the information on the signs of autism and would like to thank  Autism Parenting Magazine for allowing me to share this infographic!

Would also like to mention that if you click the infographic itself you will be taken to the original article from Autism Parenting where more information on the early signs of autism is available and different therapies.  Check it out!