Anonymous wrote:He didn't stop doing it almost his entire infancy

This.

Angel baby over here. Slept awesome, never cried, I thought I was nailing the parenthood thing. A little behind on milestones but trending upwards on pace. Then at 2.5 regression hit.

Talk to your ped and gp. You are smart to monitor and be on top of things but don’t let your anxiety overtake you.

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Anonymous wrote:Please don’t use this forum to try to assuage or confirm your anxieties.
You can’t tell by their crying. My kids were the same and one has asd and one does not

Well, how do we know? There's not much research into the topic, but the little that exists suggest maybe there are differences. For context, one of my children has ASD, and I was struck when he was a baby by how much fussier he seemed than other babies I met. Curious to know if this is a common experience.

I don’t know about little babies, but all the children with developmental delays I’ve worked with in the 12-36 month range screamed CONSTANTLY when I first started working with them. So I’d say it’s an indicator but obviously not the only thing you should look at.

Eye contact, interest in objects, sleep and eating patterns, facial expressions, eye tracking, overall engagement with the environment, and reactions to stimuli need to be looked at in those really early months. There are videos on YouTube you can watch to get general ideas for babies, but it’s not always easily identified until about 12-18 months and every single child is different. Some children develop more typically then regress and won’t show many signs until later months, though usually evident before age 3.

You should always err on the side of caution though, imo, as early intervention is key. Discuss any concerns with a good developmental pediatrician and contact your local EI office. Get interventions started early, the earlier the better. I’ve worked with many children and all my “best case scenarios” were the children that started intensive (20+ hours per week) early intervention around/before 18 months.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you remember him crying a lot? A little? Any distinctive pitches? More likely to soothe from snuggles? Less?

Talk to a doctor. Responses here will be worthless to you in that they will be all over the place - some similar/confirming some not. It's a fools errand to pursue here.

Doctors don't have an answer to this question

Anonymous wrote:Please don’t use this forum to try to assuage or confirm your anxieties.
You can’t tell by their crying. My kids were the same and one has asd and one does not

Well, how do we know? There's not much research into the topic, but the little that exists suggest maybe there are differences. For context, one of my children has ASD, and I was struck when he was a baby by how much fussier he seemed than other babies I met. Curious to know if this is a common experience.

Anonymous wrote:Do you remember him crying a lot? A little? Any distinctive pitches? More likely to soothe from snuggles? Less?

Talk to a doctor. Responses here will be worthless to you in that they will be all over the place - some similar/confirming some not. It's a fools errand to pursue here.

Please don’t use this forum to try to assuage or confirm your anxieties.
You can’t tell by their crying. My kids were the same and one has asd and one does not

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Anonymous wrote:He didn't stop doing it almost his entire infancy

+1

You mean he just cried continuously?

Very easy baby. Maybe too good. Did not cry a lot. I guess that was maybe a red flag.

Very easy baby. Nothing out of the ordinary crying-wise.

My ASD DD had a high-pitched squeak at the end of her cry. The pediatrician said it would go away and it did. FWIW

If you are asking because you are anxious that your infant has ASD, please get screened for post-partum anxiety. I wish I had been.

Anonymous wrote:He didn't stop doing it almost his entire infancy

+1

He didn't stop doing it almost his entire infancy

Do you remember him crying a lot? A little? Any distinctive pitches? More likely to soothe from snuggles? Less?