autistism?

Is 4 months old too young to dertermine if a baby is autistic? My friends baby is 4 months old and he isn't able to hold his head up yet. The drs told her he may be autistic but they need to do more tests. she's freaking out

wow.

yes.

I should think 4 months is too young and besides that..i have never heard that not holding their head up is indicative of Autism....

just because he cant hold his head up? they dont think anything else but oh hes probably autistic?

what??????????????????????

I think that's too young. Every baby developes at their own rate.

Quoting Philly.:" wow. yes. I should think 4 months is too young and besides that..i have never heard that not holding their head up is indicative of Autism...."

i told her i thought it was too young for them to tell and he's probably just not ready to hold his head up yet

what? No, I mean I am all about early intervention...but no, thats seems crazy/

*snort*
what the hell?...
I'd be seeing a new doctor  

Quoting dirtylilhamster:" i told her i thought it was too young for them to tell and he's probably just not ready to hold his head up yet"

I don't see how the two are linked honestly...

I mean..I can see osme sort of physical problem...like muscular dystrophy or something..but autism?

i just realized i spelled my topic wrong ... opps

Quoting Philly.:" I don't see how the two are linked honestly... I mean..I can see osme sort of physical problem...like muscular dystrophy or something..but autism? "

Right, I would be concerned it was cerebral palsy or something of that sort. I wouldn't be worried about it being autism smh.

No no no no

There has to be something more to it for him to have said that first of all... But at 4 months old they would be checking a lot of other things before anybody even considered Autism at all, you can't even determine ridigity or interests, speech, speech or communication, and if they were worried about eye contact they would have to determine eye sight, hearing, Bleh so many other things

I would get another doctor..................