21. May Lose Language or Regress
Regression is the loss of a talent that a youngster formerly possessed. A toddler, for example, may learn a few words but then cease using them. Or he may lose interest in gazing at people, even though he used to do it frequently. One of the warning signs of autism spectrum disorder is the loss of abilities during childhood (ASD). Even while regression has been described in children with ASD for many decades, it remains a mystery, and the information available about it is perplexing. Recently, researchers discovered novel approaches to learning about regression. They have been investigating the younger siblings of ASD children because these children are more likely to develop ASD themselves. The majority of reports of regression involve youngsters losing skills between the ages of 18 and 24 months. New research, however, has discovered that some children with ASD have impairments in their early social communication skills beginning around the age of 12 months. Because these early talents are more subtle than later-developing skills like utilizing words, when youngsters stop using them, it can go unreported. This may explain why many parents do not observe regression in their children until they are toddlers. According to a previous study, around one-third of children with ASD experience regression. This data was derived from parent reports about their child’s development. Newer studies that have tracked children since infancy have allowed researchers to examine for those early, subtle social communication skills during the time when they are expected to develop. According to this research, significantly more children with ASD – probably more than 80% – exhibit some type of skill loss. A recent study evaluated the development of three groups of babies: generally developing children, children who subsequently had language impairment, and children who were later diagnosed with ASD. They followed the newborns’ growth until they were seven years old. They observed regression in a percentage of each of the three groups of youngsters. Children with ASD lost more skills than the other two categories, although even typically developing children lost some skills (26 percent). This makes diagnosis difficult. Regression is currently regarded as a red flag for ASD; however, it can occur in other groups of children as well.
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