Dr. Ashok Kumar
Geriatrics
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Hello doctor,
I have twins, a boy and a girl aged 2 years. I noticed that the girl advanced in skills more than the boy. In the first few months of life, my son was faster than his sister in growth and everything. And then, it was reversed. I am a graduate of psychology. I have a brother suffering from autism and frankly, I have a fear of this disease. I do not care and I do not want to surrender to delusions. But, my mom and dad insist on reminding me of everything I see that my son is also possibly getting hurt. I started 10 months; I am watching my son very much. I blame him if he did not implement what I am asking. He says, dad and mom. He loves to play, laugh and shake hands if I asked him to do so. He looks into my eyes when I talk, but I do not feel that he understands what I am saying to him always. For example, if I asked him to bring me cheese off the table, he does not focus on me and ignored me. On the other hand, if he feels he is thirsty, then he will come to me and say a bottle of water. I know this is probably because the rate of a normal IQ and concentration varies from one to another child. I want a word from the doctor that makes me serenely scream in the face of all of the notes that my son is not normal and I tell them that my son is safe and sound. The question is how completely do I know that my son is not suffering from any problems in communicating diseases or behavior?
Hi,
Welcome to icliniq.com.
I have gone through the query with keen interest and understand your concerns. Before making any opinions I need to inform you that take things in an objective manner and not on emotions. I understand there is a history of autism in the family and it does not mean your child suffers from autism. In a normal growing child there are many ups and downs and not responding on some occasions is not indicative of serious pathology like autism. We need to take notice that a child plays well with another child, responds to language on most occasions, cheerful, not having any abnormal repetitive stereotyped movements, and communicates with the mother. Having said this I feel it will be appropriate to fill out a simple questionnaire called Autism Spectrum Screening Questionnaire (ASSQ). This is a screening instrument for autism and you will know probably sure whether there is a problem or not. If you still feel there is something abnormal, then you may contact the specialist doctor nearby for a physical evaluation.
Thank you.
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