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SUSPECT AUTISM?

Jesse looks at several colored balls during a play session. Jesse Aguirre, 3, works on fine motor activities with volunteer Melanie Hsu in CHAI’s “Monkey Room.”

 



 

Ask for help sooner rather than later

 

Autism Warning Signs

The warning signs of autism can be identified in children as young as 12 to 18 months; they include:

  • Loss of any language or social skills at any age
  • Failure to babble by 12 months
  • No back and forth gestures such as pointing, showing, reaching or waving by 12 months
  • Failure to use words by 16 months
  • No meaningful two-word phrases (does not include imitation) by 24 months.

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