{"id":1281,"date":"2022-10-30T04:23:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-30T04:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interacttherapyservices.com\/?p=1281"},"modified":"2022-10-30T04:26:40","modified_gmt":"2022-10-30T04:26:40","slug":"what-to-do-if-you-think-your-child-might-have-autism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interacttherapyservices.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/30\/what-to-do-if-you-think-your-child-might-have-autism\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT TO DO IF YOU THINK YOUR CHILD MIGHT HAVE AUTISM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">HOW TO BEST HELP YOUR CHILD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You might have a funny feeling about your child\u2019s development.&nbsp; Something just doesn\u2019t seem right.&nbsp; Maybe all the other toddlers at Emma\u2019s daycare are speaking in sentences and Emma is completely non-verbal.&nbsp; Liam might have unusually terrible tantrums about almost anything that scare away just about everyone.&nbsp; And 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