tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post8781431492677217984..comments2024-03-12T07:00:44.143-04:00Comments on CHILDMYTHS: Baby Looks at Toys More Than At You? Probably Not a ProblemJean Mercerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619393019771381980noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-4004092753970865172016-07-28T14:48:29.848-04:002016-07-28T14:48:29.848-04:00It is, also, worth noting that many autistic child...It is, also, worth noting that many autistic children can make eye contact just fine. In addition, girls present differently than boys, and researchers are just now starting to really weed through those differences. One way in which girls are suspected to be different than boys, especially in the milder forms of Autism, is that girls tend to want to be more social than boys. They appear to care more about it than boys, and to some extent, that might be due to societal gender roles. Girls, in general, are expected to be more social and nurturing. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004622498575966433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-16002313188083643742016-05-03T10:00:25.513-04:002016-05-03T10:00:25.513-04:00Dear lansann-- it sounds to me as if your baby is...Dear lansann-- it sounds to me as if your baby is not just okay, but doing extremely well for his age! You really can't assess a baby's eye contact or anything else by making comparisons to other babies you know. They all have different personalities and slightly different patterns of development.<br /><br />I assume that your baby sleeps on his back, as parents are usually advised nowadays? That would be the reason that he has better movement control in the supine than in the prone position. Back-sleeping babies take longer to master the "tummy" skills like pushing up with their arms or rolling over. If you do more "tummy time" with him, it will help him move along, but it's not terribly important because he will catch up eventually.<br /><br />I am more concerned about your anxiety about this and how long it's gone on. Mothers are often not aware that perinatal mood disorders ("Postpartum depression") can show up as excessive worry rather than sadness. Perhaps your doctor can recommend someone for you to talk to about your feelings and concerns. If you will look at this blog again later today, I am going to post a letter from another mother that you may find helpful to read.<br /><br />Good luck! Jean Mercerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619393019771381980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-7163925661032055952016-05-02T20:21:51.197-04:002016-05-02T20:21:51.197-04:00Hello,
I have really enjoyed reading your blogs. ...Hello, <br />I have really enjoyed reading your blogs. I am a teacher and since the day I found out I was pregnant I have been worried about my child having Autism, as I want the best for my child. He has always been a fairly happy and easy baby. I thought this was amazing, however, after reading articles, I see that this could be an indicator of an autistic child because they don't know to communicate or get upset. These are things I see my baby doing, (he just turned 6 months)<br />- He will smile and laugh at us. Some days it takes more work than others. He does belly laugh and smile when smiled at, just not all the time. <br />-He can roll from his back to his stomach, but can't roll from his stomach to his back, is this normal?<br />-He makes eye contact, but doesn't hold it for periods of times. <br />-when I leave the room he will follow my movements, when my husband walks by he will follow his movements<br />-he loves to play with toys and uses both hands, he follows toys and can grab them when they are far away. <br />-he is sitting independently, but isn't showing signs to start crawling yet. <br />-he babbles, somedays more than others, squeals when happy and grunts when he isn't happy<br />-he is making a lot of scream and sounds, but doesn't make a lot of double sounds like mama dada<br />-he smiles when playing peek a boo, but I don't think he gets the game yet. <br /><br />These are things I am worried about;<br />-he isn't making long periods of eye contact with me or strangers like other babies we play with. Some of my friends babies stare at their parents and strangers. <br />-he will smile at strangers but then quickly look away<br />-he doesn't look at me when he feeds, he will come off and look at me and smile, but will not make eye contact during his feeds<br />-when he is doing tummy time he moves his arms like he is swimming he hasn't learned to put his hands down and push up... only does this when he is following a toy I move from side to side<br />-sometimes he will wake up and coo and cry for me but most times he will play with his stuffed animal for a 10 minutes before calling out<br />- he doesn't always look when his name is being called. <br />-He makes a lot of eye contact when he is on his back and playing with toys, but doesn't when he is on his belly or sitting (he just learned how to do this)<br />-He doesn't like making eye contact when his face is right infront of mine. <br />-He likes to look around the room consistantly<br /><br />I am mainly worried about his eye contact. All the babies in our groups seem to have more eye contact than him. Some tend to babble more than him as well. Could that be personality or red flag to autism?<br /><br />Thank you for your input, I have tried to talked to my doctor but he doesn't seemed concerned, however, I can't stop worrying. lansannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13611886568861961988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-56496287234765699232016-05-02T09:45:06.321-04:002016-05-02T09:45:06.321-04:00Thanks so much, Adelaide!Thanks so much, Adelaide!Jean Mercerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619393019771381980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-91629586060092026152016-05-02T00:42:38.775-04:002016-05-02T00:42:38.775-04:00PS:
Here is an earlier paper by the de Barbaro te...PS:<br /><br />Here is an earlier paper by the de Barbaro team [2013 CHILD DEVELOPMENT]:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cogsci.ucsd.edu/~johnson/text/deBarbaroJohnsonDeak13.pdf" rel="nofollow">Social Revolution</a>Adelaide Duponthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01490123934889071074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-8241202415802929612016-05-02T00:34:54.134-04:002016-05-02T00:34:54.134-04:00This is really cool.
610,000 behavioural acts/exc...This is really cool.<br /><br />610,000 behavioural acts/exchanges recorded and coded.<br /><br />And it's great to read about the role of decoupling in infant development.<br /><br />"Two hands all the time" - what happens if the baby has cerebral palsy?<br /><br />"They use gaze for a great many other things they learn and do".<br /><br />"Looking at just one thing we do with our eyes as infants is a mistake, because we need to be considering all the many ways a child interacts with the world."<br /><br />"Rather than just doing things more and more or better and better over the first year, babies do some things more and some things less over time. As is the case for crawling and walking, they may abandon an action they do very well and take up one that is quite challenging at the time."<br /><br />And it is that dynamism which really makes human development.<br /><br />I think these days people read about decoupling and see that it is a thing that computers do, not a thing that people and babies do.Adelaide Duponthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01490123934889071074noreply@blogger.com