Early Signs of Autism Video Tutorial | Kennedy Krieger Institute

I'm Rebecca Landa director of the Center for autism and related disorders at Kennedy Krieger Institute you are about to watch a brief tutorial illustrating the early signs of autism spectrum disorders or ASD you will see three pairs of videos of one-year-olds within each pair you will first see a child with neurotypical development followed by a child who shows early signs of ASD the developmental features indicative of ASD shown within these videos fall into three main categories these include effective communication and sharing enjoyment making social connections and the one with which we will begin seeing social opportunity through Play this 19 month old child does not show signs of ASD he has chosen to play with the balls he quickly integrates the lady into his play he pretends that the balls are food and offers a bite to the lady he always she okay yummy food he understands that food spoons plates and eating go together as he creates a pretend play activity he remains aware of the people nearby he enjoys incorporating social interaction into his play and offers the lady a bite he is able to pay attention to the lady the doll and to pretend food all at once he shares his excitement about the toys with the lady looking at her and smiling after the lady comments that the food is hot he links his play and language to her idea here he imitates the lady's action with the pretend lipstick this helps him to learn new play skills and at the same time synchronize his actions with the actions of others this 19 month old child shows signs of ASD he has an intense interest in the toy phone he does not share his enjoyment of the phone with others he does not look toward others and smile although he puts the phone to his ear he does not show creative play with the phone when his name is called he does not respond Elliott Elliott he does not offer the phone to others so that they can have a turn his mother tries to distract his attention away from the phone tickle him although he seems to enjoy the tickling he does not look at his mother or make a social connection with her he does not try to communicate with his mom to keep the social game going this 14 month old child has a mild motor delay but does not show signs of ASD as it explores the new toy he remains aware of the people nearby he checks in with his mother behind him to ensure that she also sees the toy next he shows that he understands the social communicative meaning of the woman's pointing gesture by immediately looking at the sticker then he looks over at another sticker she had pointed out before he continues the woman's topic of communication as he points to the Tigger sticker he shows the motivation to maintain social engagement with others and the ability to communicate using coordinated gaze vocalization and gesture this 14 month old shows signs of ASD first he flops his hands while enjoying the bubbles he does not share his enjoyment by looking at the man he does not respond to his name although he looks at the man's pointed finger he does not follow the direction of the man's gesture to locate the object of the man's attention this 14 month old is not signs of ASD while she enjoys looking at and exploring the toy she stays engaged with the people nearby she tries to share her enjoyment with her mother as she turns to show the toy to her then she shares her enjoyment with the lady across from her by directing her gaze and smile toward the lady although she recognizes that the lady is a source of help her request for help is clear and effective coordinating eye contact gesture and vocalization for purposeful communication is a sign of healthy social and communication development this 14 month old child shows signs of ASD notice how his attention is so focused on the toy that he does not interact with the people nearby he does not share his attention with others his exploration of the toy is also unusual he drops the toy onto the table and watches it move when the toy stops moving he does not use eye contact vocalization or gesture to ask for help he also tenses his body and mouth in an unusual way even though the lady is talking to him he shows no interest in her he does not seem to understand that her gesture is an offer to help him he does not check in with the lady or his mother to see whether they are paying attention to the toy that he is enjoying ASD is a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting multiple aspects of development especially social and communication skills children with ASD often show unusually intense interest in certain objects or sensory experiences they may repeat certain behaviors over and over again the signs of ASD are not transient but rather persist over time the earliest signs of ASD are often subtle and become clearer in the 2nd and 3rd year of life a diagnosis of ASD should be made by one or more experts who gather a thorough developmental history directly assess the child's developmental abilities and conduct a medical 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Keywords: Kennedy Krieger Institute, children, pediatric care, brain disorders, disability, special needs, developmental, autism, ASD, early signs of autism, Dr. Rebecca Landa, signs of autism, early identification of autism, babies and autism, autism research

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Length: 9min 2sec (542 seconds)

Published: Tue Jun 11 2013