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Expert: - 3/23/2010


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Hi,
My daughter is a year old and I'm not too concerned that she has autism because she is interactive, responsive, and has great receptive language. The only concern I have it something I read, that when a 1 year old points, she should look at you to make sure you are looking at the object too. She doesn't really do this. She points at everything, and looks to where I point. She will look at a toy, look at me, then back at the toy all the time, so I don't think she is too lacking joint attention. Should I be concerned that she doesn't usually look to make sure I see what she is seeing?
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Hi,

I would not be concerned at all.  Not even slightly.  She is interactive, responsive and ha great receptive language.  And she is pointing at everything!  Not only that, she looks at what you're pointing at.  She has amazing joint attention.  And just in case I didn't make it clear enough, I absolutely would not be concerned that she doesn't look at you to make sure you're seeing what she's pointing at :-)

I think you have NO cause for concern.
Very best to you.

Jene Aviram
http://www.nlconcepts.com

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How do you know if your child has autism? If you're concerned about your child's behavior and would like to know if they're symptoms of autism, I can help you. If you need behavior and parenting strategies, I have many suggestions and ideas to help you. I can also help you with questions on ABA therapy. I cannot answer biomedical questions.

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I am one of the co-founders of Natural Learning Concepts, a manufacturing company for autism and special education materials. I am an author and writer and my work on the autism spectrum is frequently published by many organizations and renowned magazines. My son has Aspergers and my nephew has autism.

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Autism/Aspergers Digest Autism Society of America Autism Today Issue Spirit Magazine The Autism Perspective Magazine Yahoo News Parenting Magazine

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My original background and education is computer network engineering. A turn of events led me to switch careers in early 2000 when my passion and driving force became helping people on the autism spectrum. I then co-founded a successful company that helps people on the autism spectrum every day.

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