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possible autism? clenched one fist/clenched foot same side

by kit900, Jul 04, 2008 04:10PM
I am a grandma of a helathy 2 year old   lately he has closed clenched fist. His hand  rarely opens .. On the same side of his body his left foot is also clenched or curls  somewhat  when he doestn have shoes on.   I am very concerned.  He stares a lot  also   What do you thinK??
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by Sally44, Jul 04, 2008 05:32PM
To: Kit900
Have you mentioned this to his doctor/paediatrician?
If not I would go and talk to the doctor about it, especially as it seems to be affecting one side of his body.  It could be something to do with brain development, or some kind of seizures that are affecting one side of the brain.  
With autism there are usually a combination of characteristics that involve speech/social interaction/ridig routines etc.
I have started a Health Page which you can access by clicking on the Health Page icon on the top right hand side of this page.  This lists the diagnostic criteria for autism and parents have posted examples of their childs behaviour to give examples.
At 2 years old he is just getting to that stage when he should be becoming more social.  But your post concerned me because it seems to be only affecting one side of his body, which could indicate something else.

by MJIthewriter, Jul 05, 2008 01:18AM
To: kit900
Doesn't sound like autism, but is something that needs to be checked out.
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