4 Sworl(SWIRL) On Head

Can you give a little more details please? Are these causing problems?
Just like Doris Day said below, if you're talking about cowlicks in his hair, this is not an issue, you just need to have his hair cut by someone that knows how to cut around them otherwise the hair will stick straight up.

S.:

Welcome to mamapedia!

I'm sorry - I don't know where you heard that "cow licks" or "curly hair" correlate with Autism.

To the best of my knowledge, NO, there is no cure for Autism. You would need to go to your pediatrician and start there - get a referral to a neurologist, speech pathologist/therapist and find out what help your son needs in order to be able to "be"....hands shaking is a neurological disorder - you need to make a list of all of your concerns and make an appointment with your pediatrician - take the list with you and make sure all of your concerns are met and referrals to find out what's going on.

Do NOT label your son. Get him the help he needs.
DO NOT try and diagnose your son. and DO NOT tell a doctor what you THINK he has or is...tell them the symptoms you see and then go from there.

Your son is 5 years old - so he should be in Kindergarten - what does his school say? Have they suggested an IEP or 504 plan for him? Do they feel he needs summer school or smaller classes??

Good luck!

Meh.
Some people resemble Abyssinian guinea pigs with the various swirls of hair they have on their heads.
For guinea pigs they call them rosettes.
Cowlicks is a common term for them on people.
As far as I know there is no relationship to the nap of your hair and brain development.
I've known brilliant people who could NOT get their hair to stop sticking up no matter what they did and less brilliant people who just didn't care whether their hair stood up or not.
Perhaps the smartest thing to do is to not obsess about hair so much as long as it is clean.

I have to admit, you seem to be trolling. But when I googled this, it appears there are some theories out there. I think it's ridiculous. Both my kids have multiple cowlicks and no issues with autism. Sounds like a wive's tale to me.

Hair is hair. The brain is the brain.

Please visit your school district for an evaluation. Most school districts will evaluate a child for free. Mine was evaluated at 4, and was found to be on the spectrum with High Functioning Autism. He received free pre-school assistance and is in a regular kindergarten classroom. He gets some aid in school and he is doing well.

It's crazy that you are getting multiple diagnosis from so many directions. Not all doctors have the training to diagnose autism. visit this website - http://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism/diagnosis - it will give you some info. You can also call your local branch to see if they can refer you to doctors in your area that have the training. When my son was diagnosed, there were 2 separate people observing different things.

I don't know if you can "cure" autism. It is how the brain is wired. BUT depending on the severity and the assistance/treatment of behaivors, etc., the brain can be trained to learn more/learn differently. That is the goal, really - to help the people with non-typical brains be able to function in the "regular" world, and to communicate so that people can understand them and that they just function a bit differently.

First of all there is no correlation between having curly hair and brain disorders.

Autism is not curable.

You need to see a neurologist or psychiatrist for a proper diagnosis. They will work with the correct therapists to get him the treatment he needs.

It is helpful that you added to your writing.

I know you're confused. It's hard going through all of this with a child, S.. You feel like you are walking through molasses with the varied opinions from different professionals.

No one here can give you a real answer to your question about the swirls. I guess you could research it, but honestly, I'd just leave that alone. Instead, what you need to do is get as many services for your son as you can. Speech/language, occupational therapy, and a special needs preschool. You could ask for a play therapist to come and evaluate your child. A good play therapist really does understand a lot. They spend a lot more time with your child than in a doctor's office, and they make recommendations to the doctors.

Is there a children's hospital near you? If there is, you might get an appointment with their developmental pediatrician. You would want to take all the reports you have from the doctors with you to this appointment and ask him/her to put together a team of professionals to help you. A children's hospital also has a social worker to help you.

Whatever is the problem with your son, the most important thing is EARLY INTERVENTION. You get him the services he needs to help him. Even without a definitive diagnosis, you work the problem. Make it your mission to get him the help. I promise you that it will make a huge difference in his little life.

2nd:
Okay - swirl. Is it kind of like a cowlick? You're talking about his hair? If you are, some people do have those. Sometimes they are on the crown, and sometimes also above the temples. You have to end up having a hairdresser who knows how to work around the cowlicks.

If you're not talking about hair, then I don't know what to say.

Original:
I looked up the word "sworl" in the dictionary and cannot find it. I don't know what you are asking here, so I can't help you.

Please find the right word for whatever you are talking about and edit your question. Also, if you tell us more, we can help you more.

I don't know the answers to your exact question but that is something a geneticist will look at when doing an exam . Again, I don't know what exactly their looking for & what it would mean. I'm sure it would have to be present with other traits, to hint to a problem. I think " whorl" , instead " sworl" , is the term yor looking for.