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My 6 week old showing early signs of autism

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My 6 week old son is showing some signs that concern me with him potentially having autism. &#160;He does not make eye contact and avoids it. &#160;If you try to get into his line of sight he will look elsewhere. &#160;He really enjoys looking at ceiling fans, light, and contrasting things (like a dark picture on a white wall). &#160;He arches his back a lot when he stretches too (which some say is a warning sign). &#160;He is consolable when held. &#160;He also grunts and groans a lot during the day. &#160;I do not feel the mother-son connection w/ him as I feel I can&#39;t get him to interact. &#160;He will smile but it is when he is looking around. &#160;I had a flu shot (with thimerosal) when I was 14 weeks pregnant and am just now reading about some of the dangers associated with that. &#160;I am very concerned that this flu shot triggered my son&#39;s potential autism. &#160;What do you see in terms of early warning signs and do you have any advice about where to go from here.

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Mitchel

You should straight away go for the genetic testing if you feel that your child exhibits any lack of social or verbal development before the age of 2. Children should be tested for high resolution chromosome studies, known as karyotype.
If your child vomits a lot, it means that you need to schedule a metabolic testing. make sure that autism is not caused by the vaccinations for rubella, the mumps and measles. As it is believed that these vaccinations also play a role in the development of autism.
During pregnancy avoid eating foods having unsafe levels of mercury.

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