The True Red Flag for Autism | www.agentsofspeech.com/micro

25 Jan 2022 · 37 min
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Ming argues the real red flag for autism isn't poor eye contact or stimming, but active unwillingness to interact. He recommends building motivation to communicate first through rewards and reinforcers, then addressing other behaviors as symptoms of low engagement.

Questions this video answers

Around 2 years old (speaker states a 2-year-old should use two-word sentences).

If at about 2.5 years the child is still not using phrases, seek assessment/see a speech therapist (speaker's recommendation).

By age 3 the child should be speaking in sentences (speaker's statement).

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