Comments on: Brain Overgrowth in the 1st Year Linked to Autism

By: A Biomarker for Autism: Accelerated Head Growth?

A Biomarker for Autism: Accelerated Head Growth? — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:00:17 +0000

[...] noted before that my own son was born with a big head and that this has continued to be the case for him. [...]

By: tanya

tanya — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 03:37:14 +0000

Yes, my son with autism has a 98%+ percentile head. In fact, it grew so fast as an infant that one ped was getting ready to see why, but then the growth stabilized – then, the autism diagnosis 1.5 years later. The upper half of his head is notably larger. Definitely a big brain up there.

By: The Cooked and the Raw

The Cooked and the Raw — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 00:23:18 +0000

[...] the discussion about big heads a few days ago, I was drawn to theory that cooking is the secret to humans having big brains. [...]

By: Remembering When

Remembering When — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:01:19 +0000

[...] to do this with him, as he kicked the blanket off immediately. The first time Jim held Charlie, a big headed bundle. Charlie in his crib in a t-shirt decorated with three pastel rabbits (the shirt was a gift from a [...]

By: He’s Right Here With Me (Big Head and All)

He’s Right Here With Me (Big Head and All) — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 02:10:07 +0000

[...] than a few readers noted that that “big heads” run in their families (and more than few noted that this is not the case, too). A CNN video [...]

By: This and Last’s Weeks Top Posts

This and Last’s Weeks Top Posts — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 09:12:05 +0000

[...] Brain Overgrowth in the 1st Year Linked to AutismMy own son has a notably large head circumference and we’ve long had to buy him an adult-size bike helmet and hats. [...]

By: laurentius-rex

laurentius-rex — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 10:50:27 +0000

I don’t suppose my small head size is a one of freak either, because my head is exactly the same size as my mums who used to struggle to find hats that fitted aswell.

As for my Brother I don’t know, his head is the same shape as mine, but he is about 4 inches taller, so his might be larger in proportion to that

By: Danni

Danni — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:18:20 +0000

Sammie and I both have a small head size- something the paediatrician remarked on at a checkup when she was 6 months old (he couldn’t understand why her head circumference was on the 25th centile while her weight was on the 50th and her height/length on the 98th). He then measured my head and discovered mine is also on the 25th- my height is around the 98th.

By: Kristina Chew, PhD

Kristina Chew, PhD — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:18:51 +0000

Didn’t have a C-section—-Charlie didn’t have an easy time being born. That big head has been an “issue” for him from the first.

By: Melanie, Bobby's mom

Melanie, Bobby's mom — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 04:50:36 +0000

Bobby is definitely big-headed. Not quite lollipop-proportioned, but big enough so that he was a surprise “Oops he’s stuck” c-section.

As for me, I’m like Kassiane in that said my hats come from the little kids’ department. My glasses frames used to be kids’ frames, too.