we see new signs all the time. She has a 1/2 sister I suspect has it also. She was a micro-preemie. Her mom was a little older and high risk. She does not talk, points at different things, isn't really interested in anything you do. Does not know her name or anybody else, rubs her blankie, loves music, outside, and water. has sleep issues at her house but not at mine. She is a lot different at my house then at hers. She hits herself and grinds her teeth. Has no interest in books. Climbs on everything, gets mad easy and lets you know it. doesn't smile a lot or seem engaged in things. But in other things seem really smart. She has eczema, and puts her fingers in her ears all the time. Puts her head upside down and walks around. Loves to put her ears under the water. Will not look at you and will not let you take pictures of her. She runs more then walks. She walks on her tip toes. She used to have to be rocked to sleep now she just wants to be put in bed.
I'm sure I will think of so much more after I write this.

I would say if you found this site and took the time to set up a profile, you must have deep concerns about your grandchild and have been doing research on autism. So that’s one sign that your grandchild might have something- your gut. And then, I would say another sign is tantrums. The tantrums for us felt different, even though we had no other child to compare them to. And what would trigger a tantrum and what we would have to do to calm him from the tantrum also felt unusual. But tell us what have you seen in your grandchild that compelled you to come to this site? From there, we can help you with identifying as best we can. Every child is different and shows different signs.

Does she have delayed speech? A lot of people who aren't exactly open to getting a full assessment ARE open to a "speech-language screening"...and at at least starting speech therapy will help with communication and the speech therapist would be able to see and bring up other areas of concern. Or occupational therapy if there are fine motor or feeding issues... If she is "delayed" mentioning that the school district also does screenings and can provide early intervention (including speech therapy, occupational or physical) for free.... sometimes unfortunately things need to be taken slowly...

The problem is I"m Grandma and her parents wont take her to do Dr.