Baby 'Name test' at one year old spots autism 75% of time

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The BBC has a story about a method that could help spot autism in babies at the age of just one year old, 75% of the time.

Link: Baby Name Test Story

Simply, the parent calls out the name of their baby, if their baby does not respond they are more likely to have autism. 75% of the babies, who failed the name test at the age of one, were found to have autism at the age of two.

My mother often said I ignored her when she called me, I was too focused and interested in what I was doing to respond to her. Anyway, when I was just 1 or 2 years old, my mother was so worried that I was deaf, she brought me to the doctor for a hearing test, I passed.

Ha! I'd fail this test TODAY.

Me too! And after they call my name repeatedly and it finally sinks in, I jump out of my skin and glare at the person! It really sucked when that person was my boss!

Under that criteria, all cats would be autistic. Only one of my cats responds to his name when I call him.

Maybe they are. There is a book called "All cats have Asperger Syndrome"

Well, precisely.

In Temple Grandin's 'Thinking in Pictures' she mentions studies being done with infants in the area of 'joint attention' as a means of early diagnosis. When normal babies will follow an adult's gaze, as in 'look at the pretty birdie', autistic babies' eyes will not follow.

Another study she mentions being done at the Univ. Washington, seems to show that babies at risk for developmental delay do not orient toward normal speech sounds and do not appear to hear consonants, just vowels. So-called normal babies like listening to the slowed down well-enunciated mommy talk while at risk babies orient more toward computerized warbling non-speech sounds.

'Thinking in Pictures' is a MUST READ, imo.

I posted this yesterday, have a look and see what you think?

...BBC News has an interesting article about a woman who says that she finds social situations difficult because she is a bit deaf.

BBC News Story

I was the complete opposite...they had this test done at the medical facility (I guess to ensure the children were bonding with the parents and to make sure the parents weren't abusive) in which a nurse would take the baby from the mother and see if the child reacted. My mum said I turned around, frantically trying to get back at her, and screamed my head off, which makes me happy because I'm glad that my mum knew I loved her before I was able to communicate verbally.

"When normal babies will follow an adult's gaze, as in 'look at the pretty birdie', autistic babies' eyes will not follow."

the irony in this is that my son would look at the camera to take a picture, so anyone looking at a photo of him, would see "eye contact" and an appropriately smiling/posing baby. I remember telling my mom about his being autistic (she lives far away) and she said, "but he looks so normal!".
Pop had his hearing checked at 18 months and it was perfect. He certainly had that "deaf effect" going on. But we went another 9 or 10 months until the doctor referred us to a neurologist.

hehehe a baby at age 1 who doesn't respond to his name : This was me!
My mom always told me that that i never responded to my name till age 2 or 2 and half , don't remember how much and when i was about at age 5 i was referring myself using my bro's name instead of my name ...i dunno why .

It's a pretty slack way of diagnosing a kid, IMO.

Saying my name is a kind of process. Tim once makes me aware of your presence if I'm not already, Tim twice will make me know you want to talk to me, and Tim thrice will seal the deal and make me look at you. (this only applies if I've zoned out or am concentrating on something I don't want to be sidetracked from).

Darn I fail the test most every day. *laughs*

This is probably related to later mixup of "I" and "you", and even adults sometimes using "we" instead of "I". We are simply not cut-out for responding to such things in the NT-way. I'd be surprised if this is not also related to we-them / subject-other thinking which is so prevalent in NTs which has such nasty effects on humanity.

My son is 4 and still doesn't respond to his name being called much of the time.
Getting him to say his name is tricky too- if someone asks him, he just seems confused. If he'd shown a mirror or a picture of himself, then he'll say his name. He is also learning to write his name, although he gets the letters in the wrong order.

My parents frequently got annoyed by how long it would take me to respond to my name. I'd hear them, I just wouldn't look up or say anything. I still do this now at times. I'll listen, but I don't give any indication that I am listening, so people think I'm ignoring them.