Subtle Early Sign of Autism: Flipping Light Switches
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- čas přidán 7. 02. 2023
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This is our 2.5 year old son Levi who was recently diagnosed with AuTiSm. We wanted to bring your attention to another potential subtle sign of Autism: Obsessively flipping light switches on and off. Levi is obsessed with flipping light switches and does this repetitively every day. We have noticed that this behavior has increasingly gotten worse over the last month so we felt this was something worthy of sharing. Flipping light switches on & off is a subtle Autism sign and this can also be a sign of other disorders. Do you notice this behavior in someone that you know with Autism. Let us know in the comments below...
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My son did it same thing at the church , and that’s time I didn’t know it’s a sign of autism
My boy still not communicate. Love your channel and my girl Love Levis so much.
Hi there!
It's so hard to pick up on those subtle signs! We struggled so much with this before Levi was diagnosed. He has many subtle signs so it made it difficult for us to realize there was something more going on.
Thank you so much for sharing that!
How old is your son?
So glad you found our channel too! It's sometimes difficult to find a place that feels familiar and that you can relate to all around. So glad you're here! 💜
My boy is 3 and almost 4 year old on April
@@minhdo7275 Oh gotcha! Thank you for letting me know...
Plz tell me how to stop ot or reduce it his school complaining daily
Please see my other response but I strongly encourage you to seek help.
Plz how to stop him his teacher doesnt like this behaviour and all class disturbs
I’m so sorry. This is an obsessive behavior that may require help from professionals like Occupational Therapy! The child is typically sensory seeking when they do this and therapy can help teach you how help your child sensory seek prior to going to school. Sort of like getting all of a child’s energy out when they’ve been cooped up for too long. Not exactly the same but similar. Does your child go to therapy?
Just liked your video. Thanks for sharing
Please comment on my post. Sorry it's very long. My son likes to do this but plays with everything. Looks like not obsessed he just liked to do it and after that he plays with other toys.
He doesn't point even one iirc but has eye contact not very good but he looks at us everyday. One example is when me and my wife are eating while he plays around he sometimes looks at us. If I'm about to start reading a book, he comes and lay down on my shoulder to see what I'm reading.
He likes me to play peekaboo, align index fingers and mimics head and shoulder song. He tries to sing when watching cocomelon if he knows the song.
The red flags I see is he's not pointing to anything or show a toy he likes to us. He plays with me "pass the ball". The only thing he order us to do is to carry him. If he's bored he comes and sits on my lap and plays again. He likes jumping and climbing not sure if this is a red flag but he's like a robot, very playful and doesn't know the word exhaustion.
I'm guilty because we didn't allow good time to spend playing and talking to him since 0 months till around 20months. I'm feeling TV shows everyday affected his low engagement/low communication skills towards us that's why I'm tryng to spend time/play with him even we're tired and want to rest. Last month, me and my wife always teach him alphabet and numbers physically. Not from TV anymore. I want to change routine for him because our negligence is showing sides effects. Hopefully this is not autism. If he has I still gonna love him the same as now. Nothing will change.
You're so right! Nothing changes! You still love your child just the same and sometimes even more!
First, thank you for sharing this! All you described is very interesting as Levi displayed many of those same signs and symptoms. We had an extremely difficult time knowing there was an issue.
His signs were not textbook Autism signs. He does not have the classic stimming such as hand flapping or repetitive body movements and some of the other classic signs. He was missing speech and language milestones which we attributed to each child is different and learn differently. Although he is very verbal, he's not really saying words clearly and not many at all. His eye contact was hit or miss. He did not point as you described when wanting to share what he's interested in. He did not play with other children the way he should but did play along side of them. He wasn't responding when prompted but did sometimes.
All his signs were a bit confusing for us but when we talked to his Pediatrician, she was concerned about him missing those milestones so we started with a hearing evaluations and then on to the Autism Evaluation.
By the way, yes many children with Autism are climbers and love to jump so this can be a red flag. This one's difficult too because all children love to play. It's just a more subtle sign.
I would strongly encourage you to talk to your son's Pediatrician. Seek help from professionals who can help you. It might not be Autism but there may be something else going on... The sooner you figure out if somethings going on the better. Early intervention for any issue with your child has the best outcome. The best chance for a successful life and it's so worth it!
Thank you so much for sharing what's going on with your son! We will be thinking of you and your family as we go about our day today.
If you don't mind, I would love to hear how things go with your son. Please keep in touch. 💙