Ways to assess early autism symptoms, even before your child turns one

As a parent, the most difficult thing to know and more difficult to accept is that your child has a problem. But when it comes to autism spectrum disorder, diagnosing it early — ideally by the age of 2, or even before makes a huge difference. Therefore, in this article, we will tell you how to identify the early symptoms of autism , even before your child turns one and why homeopathy is one of the best autism treatments. 

Autism spectrum disorder in general is distinguished by a characteristic triad of symptoms like impaired social interaction & communication, restricted interests and repetitive behavior like flapping and spinning.

To know the early symptoms of autism, you have to become familiar with the typical developmental milestones for children. For children with autism, one or some of these milestones are difficult to achieve. So, it would help you know if your child is showing some early autism symptoms. However, remember that not all children with autism spectrum disorder show all the signs. Many who don’t have autism show a few as well. Taking professional evaluation is therefore recommended. So, here are few symptoms indicating your child needs help.    

By 6 months

Your child doesn’t smile much or there are no joyful & engaging expressions and there is no eye contact.

By 12 months

Your child does just a little or no babbling; there is little or no back-and-forth gestures such as pointing, showing, reaching or waving out to things he wants.

By 24 months

Your child speaks just few or no meaningful words clearly indicating delayed speech development.

Apart from this, there are some signs that children with autism can exhibit at any age. These include:

• Child prefers solitude
• Has difficulty understanding feelings of others
• Unusual and intense reactions to sounds, smells, tastes, textures, lights and/or colors
• They might have a hard time with the muscle skills needed for things like playing sports or drawing & writing.

So, these are the symptoms that can help you know if your child is on the spectrum.

Why do you need an early autism treatment? Because early treatment is shown to be effective in significantly reducing the symptoms of autism. Also, understanding the reason behind your child's behaviors and challenges can help you better understand what your child needs and this will help in his better development.

Homeopathy is one of the best autism treatments . Homeopathy treats the whole person—not just the symptoms. For example, for a child with language delay, heightened sensitivity to noise and smell, a bowel problem such as chronic constipation or incontinence, and impaired social behavior, a conventional doctor would prescribe a separate remedy for each of the problems. Not so with homeopathy. A single homeopathic remedy can address all of these symptoms.

In homeopathy, all the aspects of the child’s personality are considered, So, symptoms like toewalking, arm flapping, and obsessing over cable wires or chargers may seem unique and uncommon behavior for most kids, but they are commonly seen in autistic children. These trivial facts can also help a homeopath suggest an appropriate remedy.

Third, autistic children are very sensitive to and finicky about taste and smell. Homeopathic remedies taste great—in fact, kids love them. So, it is easier for parents to stick to the medicine routine.

Thus, homeopathy autism treatment can help control the child’s disturbing behaviour. It also helps in the development of the child’s learning skills and improvement of concentration and motor skills. Homeopathic treatment not only manages the symptoms of autism but also plays an important role in the child’s integrated development.