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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It can be normal in all kids and a phase or it can be a symptom of autism.  Some kids just do it when they are excited but can stop if you tell them to stop.  If its a speech delay, you will get some similarities to autism but generally the kids will outgrow them at some point as the language gets better.  Get speech therapy.[/quote]

My daughter did some things like this at that age and my ped told me that if I ask her to sop and she stops, it's not a sign of autism. Also, she didn't talk till 23/24 months, but it was clear she understood everything that was going on, was engaged, curious, etc. [/quote]

that is ridiculous. neither of these things means that your child does not have autism. Good lord.[/quote]

True, but I think the ped's point was that if a kid this age is doing it and stops when asked not to, it probably isn't really stimming -- just playing around and doing something goofy.  Hell, my neurotypical kid at this age could be asked repeatedly to stop doing something like hitting the dog and would be unlikely to do so.  A kid this age who is stimming is not going to quickly and easily just stop because you asked.[/quote]

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