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=== Reading the Signs === Can you solve a problem without admitting that you have one? Of course, not. And yet, there are few things that are harder for parents to accept than the possibility that their child has autism. Our instinct is to block the evidence until a medical authority rules on it. But the official diagnosis takes too long—ask any parent who’s been through it. You can’t wait for it. It may not happen until your child enters kindergarten, and by then, the entire early intervention period will have been wasted. You need to take action much sooner. Ricardo first noticed his son’s unusual behavior when Rocco was still a baby. It took the family two years to come to full terms with his autism. <blockquote> “He didn’t want to talk or look where we pointed. That was the first sign of trouble. We explained it away—he’s lazy. He didn’t look at you when you called his name—he’s stubborn. No desire to engage with people—maybe he’s too good for us, doesn’t want to mix. When he wanted something, he didn’t point to it or ask for help, he would grab your hand and use it as a tool. A big sign. We did not connect any of this to autism. His older sister had typical development, and we thought we knew what to expect with him. He started walking at the right time. First words appeared, then stopped. When I told the pediatrician that he stopped talking, her eyes opened wide. Another sign. In retrospect, I knew what it meant. The pediatrician doesn’t want to be the first to give you the bad news. She was very careful with her words. ‘Let’s do an audiometric test to rule out a hearing problem… Let’s talk to a speech pathologist…’ I didn’t realize at the time what possibilities were on the table. It was Rocco’s grandma who had the balls to say it. That night was a terrible night. My wife and I went on YouTube to see examples. There was no need for a psychiatrist, I could tell it was my kid. My wife and I are both professors. We had to stop fooling ourselves. We saw the data.” </blockquote> Should you take the signs seriously? [https://www.autismspeaks.org/ Autism Speaks], an excellent web resource for parents, has these tips:
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