Autism and babies - Autism Spectrum Message Board

littlewing1114 · 10-04-2004, 02:31 PM

Hi everyone, I am new to this board. I have a five year old son with high functioning autism - aspergers. We found out after I was pregnant with our second child. She is now two months old and already I am fearing she may be autistic. Does anyone remember things about their babies...I have been reading things online and she has many symptoms. She does not respond to her name when called, does not focus on faces of anyone, just lights or objects. She scratches and doesn't seem to like to be held, only walked and bounced around. She rarely sleeps during the day for more than 15-20 minutes at a time, and then only in a swing. She has many digestive problems...we have tried her on all kinds of formulas and now goats milk and she is still very gassy and fussy. I have been crying all day because I am not sure I can take having another child with this disorder. I have not felt a closeness to either of my babies - they just don't seem to respond or care who is with them...and it breaks my heart. anyone out there who can relate???

I Love LJC · 10-04-2004, 03:50 PM

Try carnation good starts .Alot of babies are colicky 4 to 6 months.Maybe have her Ped check her iron.

lisra · 10-04-2004, 04:17 PM

Does your daughter cry a lot? Does she spit up a lot? The things you described sound similar to my (now 11 yr old) son. He is not austistic but at 6 months of age when he was not getting better, he was finnaly hospitalized and tests were done. They discovered that he had a very bad case of REFLUX. After this was treated he began to be less fussy, wanted to be held, and even began smiling: )
As far as what I remember from my 7 year old son who IS autistic......When he was a baby he appeared perfectly normal and developing rather well. It was not until he was about 18 months of age that we noticed things. The thing that we noticed the most was his language. He talked and babbled normally but after one years of age, he said nothing, only grunts and moans. He began ralking again at age 3.
Good Luck

Al & Matt's Mom · 10-04-2004, 05:31 PM

This sounds like colic to me. Both of my kids had colic. It went away when I found the right formula. Nutrasoy for my daughter and Nutramigen for my son. They both eventually switched to Good Start. My daughter is not on the spectrum and has no issues. My son is PDDNOS.

ang64063 · 10-04-2004, 08:41 PM

What about Prosoybee? It has been so long since either one of my kids have been on formula that I would not know what one brand to recommend. I would say any formula that is soy based would be better than regular formula. You can also try looking at you local healthfood store and see what they have to offer for baby formula.

Good Luck