Do Families with This Condition Have a Higher Risk of Autism? The Answer May Surprise You | Childhood Diseases

A while ago, I received a family of three: the father, mother, and their daughter. The child had just turned 3 years old and was very thin and small. If it weren't for the age on the assessment form,

A while ago, I received a family of three: the father, mother, and their daughter. The child had just turned 3 years old and was very thin and small. If it weren’t for the age on the assessment form, one would think she was no more than 2 years old just by looking at her physique. As soon as the child entered the room, she glanced at me, didn’t linger, and knelt down on the floor because she saw a little car there. As soon as she picked it up, she began to slide it back and forth repeatedly. I called the child’s name several times, but there was no response, not even a pause in playing with the car.

The mother looked very worried and anxious about what was wrong with her child. After the father entered the room, he sat silently on a chair in the corner of the clinic, seeming preoccupied throughout the entire conversation between the mother and me.The child continued to play with the toy car, sometimes sliding it and sometimes spinning the wheels, never tiring of it. The mother mentioned that the child was supposed to start kindergarten in the second half of the year, but she had not spoken a word yet, which is why they brought her in for a check-up.I continued to try to interact with the child, saying,

The mother looked very worried and anxious about what was wrong with her child. After the father entered the room, he sat silently on a chair in the corner of the clinic, seeming preoccupied throughout the entire conversation between the mother and me.

The child continued to play with the toy car, sometimes sliding it and sometimes spinning the wheels, never tiring of it. The mother mentioned that the child was supposed to start kindergarten in the second half of the year, but she had not spoken a word yet, which is why they brought her in for a check-up.I continued to try to interact with the child, saying,

The child continued to play with the toy car, sometimes sliding it and sometimes spinning the wheels, never tiring of it. The mother mentioned that the child was supposed to start kindergarten in the second half of the year, but she had not spoken a word yet, which is why they brought her in for a check-up.

I continued to try to interact with the child, saying,

“What kind of car is this, XX?”

“This car runs so fast!”