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[quote=Anonymous]So, my news feed today tells me that a new study shows that babies who go on to develop autism demonstrate less eye contact than babies who do not develop autism as early as 2 months:

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=autism-symptoms-seen-in-babies

DH and I are in our 40's and we have a baby boy, so I have been a bit worried that we fall into higher risk groups for our son developing autism.  I found it reassuring, though, that he seemed to love to make eye contact.  The last two months, though, he has been making less and less eye contact.  My irrational brain screams OMG HE'S DEVELOPING AUTISM, and my rational brain tries to be heard over the screaming and say, "No, crazy lady, he's just more interested in the world around him and less interested in you now."

But now I read a study that children with autism make as much eye contact until 2 months of age and then progressively less.  I'm sure there have been similar studies that cause freakouts about other things like this.

As a parent, how do you manage this kind of anxiety?[/quote]

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