However, Baker suggest parents keep track of how long this behavior continues down the road. Many experts believe that when older children tend to stare at things like ceiling fans, it can be a sign that they are on the autism spectrum. The article explained that doctors can begin screening a baby for autism at 18 months, but there is so much variability in how each individual baby develops, it is hard to make a reliable diagnosis.
If your baby is under 4 months of age, staring at a ceiling fan may just be visually stimulating for them. If your baby is older than that, or if you see signs that concern you, just keep your pediatrician in the loop. This setting allows you to view available services and providers associated with your preferred location. You can change this setting at any time.
Search MemorialCare. MyChart arrow-right. Contact Us arrow-right. A study looked at so-called daydreamers and found that children who look away from the teacher often perform better.
Kids tend to look away when a task is difficult in an attempt to organize and focus their thoughts. Kids whose gaze stays with the teacher sometimes are relying too heavily on visual cues. This may make it harder for them to process the information or to perform the task at hand.
That is not to say there aren't daydreamers amongst us. God bless them but if your child's teacher is truly concerned, don't dismiss her with this study. Staring into space, or looking like you are in your own world, is one of the many signs of autism. Usually, autism is diagnosed after the age of 2, but if you have concerns about a younger child avoiding eye contact, speak with your physician.
Most infants and toddlers will look intently into the face of others to learn social cues and will react to a person based on his expression. There are many symptoms of autism - you don't want to overreact if your child demonstrates just one of them. Then again, you don't want to miss the opportunity to have an early diagnosis and thereby, early intervention.
Absence seizures. These seizures usually start between the ages of 4 and 14 and most disappear by age There are notable differences between daydreaming and absence seizures.
The seizures can occur at any time, even during physical activity. The child will not respond to being called and they cannot simply snap out of it. Absence seizures can occur many times throughout the day and usually last for about 20 seconds.
Like autism, this alone will not make the diagnosis, but if you are worried, get off the internet and talk to your doctor. Adolescents who stare into the distance with a little smirk on their faces when you are trying to talk to them, have a very serious condition knows as teenagism.
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To learn more, please visit our Legal Notices Page. Find a center near you. On the flipside, sometimes your baby may stare off into space because he just wants to chill out from sensory overload. Just as adults may retreat to a quiet space to unwind from the stress of constant motion and input, babies sometimes need to do the same.
After all, they are rapidly taking in a whole new world—and that can be tiring!
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