11 month old? Autism?

I think most things babies do can end up being alarm bells for autism. But when they learn something new they tend to do it over and over and over again just because they’ve discovered it and it fascinates them. It’s a normal thing when they’re learning, it’s practice in a way But if you’re concerned about absolutly anything then you defiantly should mention it to your health visitor. It’s what they’re there for xx

Has your baby already received his 10month-1 year review? I would just mention it to them so they can tell you if this is a sign or not.

To me it’s normal, my 7 month old is currently fascinated with his hands.
Autism is the last thing on my mind when he looks at them.


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I wouldnt worry because she is fascinated by her hands. If she had other traits emerging obviously that could be different. 10months is very young although i had a good idea my son was autistic from a very young age. Hes 2 now and on the waiting list to be diagnosed. I do agree with the PP who said so much of what babies do can be interpreted as signs of autism and googling can scare you unneccessarily

 To the PP asking is it to get extra help with your baby...my son doesnt know his own name. Cant communicate his needs to me. Cant feed himself. Cant cope in any social situations. Cant cope with his baby brother. I think id rather have a developmentally normal child than whatever small amount you could possibly get in DLA.

Hand regard is normal.

Sounds normal to me, don't worry. And 11 months is very young to diagnose autism. But i get you are just looking out for any signs. It sounds like a phase to me this hand watching. Also, there is no such thing as an autism bandwagon. No mother would happily label their child as autistic for some kind of help, big or small.

It sounds normal but just keep an eye out for any other signs. My daughter started showing signs very early on.

Many early signs of autism are the same as schemas in young children it only becomes a warning sign if it's still there in older children...2 to 3 or older depending on the thing your looking at....i care for a child now who's parents have given a list of things baby does at 18 months that they have googled as early signs...I said the same to them 6 weeks ago today they had a paediatric appointment (For something else) anď raised it the consultant said the same as me.
Young children will examine anything that fascinates them hands are pretty amazing with loads of shapes lines bumps and movement much more interesting than a plastic rattle or teddy

Hi everyone.
My daughter is now 2.5 years old. I think it’s important to share my story.
She displayed so many signs of autism when she was under two. She was a very moany baby and never really content. She had problems sleeping. She used to squeeze her hands shut and open them for unusual periods of time. She would ignore me when I called her name. She used to make limited eye contact and didn’t always follow objects. She would hardly go to anyone except for me, not even her own dad. She used to often push even me away when I went for hugs and kisses. She even stated clapping very late and pointing.

She is now 2.5 years old. And she is holding no signs of autism. She is very chatty and loves hugs and snuggles with me and her dad and family. She is very ahead for her age and intelligent. She went for her 2 years review a few months ago and passed all of the milestones.

I am writing this as when she was 11 months old I was frantically worried about her development and was convinced she had autism (I was 99% sure) however looking back I wish I never worried so much. Babies do all kinds of strange and funny things to explore the world.

I also was looking for a post on lots of forums where a mum posted that she has concerns and her child turned out to not be Autistic, I didn’t find any of these.
I hope I have given reassurance to all those worried mums out there. X


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Hey just felt the need to jump in here as I have an eight year old  son that has autism and adhd and when he was a baby I thought everything was fine, he was my first child. I knew he walked later and he didn't babble back to me, but I just put that down to my son being my son and nothing more. Fast forward to him being five years old and it's apparent that not everything is how it should be and you ladies are right, no parent would want to label their child as special needs, I've never labelled my son and I never will do, he's just being who he is and I love him special needs or not. To the lady that posted this, if your concerned then speak to your health visitor. Some children are picked up earlier for autism and other needs and some aren't. It depends how strongly the child is showing traits to be honest.

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