Autism
If your child has one or more of the following symptoms, consider asking a doctor to evaluate your child for possible autism:
General:
- Repetitive behaviors
- Obsessive interest in certain things
- Avoidance of eye contact with people
- Repetitive rocking, twirling, etc.
As a baby:
- Unresponsive to people
- Tendency to focus on one item for a long period of time
- Low sensitivity to pain
- High sensitivity to sound, touch, etc.
- Resistance to being touched (especially to being hugged)
As an infant:
- Slow to start speaking
- Refers to themself by name vice “me” or “I”
By one year old:
- Not responding to their name
- Lack of happy expressions
- Lack of babbling
- Problems establishing eye contact
- Staring for a long time at items which aren’t moving
As a child:
- Difficulty making friends
- Difficulty starting or carrying on conversations
- Lack of imaginative play
- Unusual and/or repetitive use of language
- Difficulties with social interactions
- Difficulties with communication (verbal and nonverbal)
- Deisre to adher to certain routines
- Failure to respond to their name
- Difficulties determining what others think or feel
- Difficulties interpreting social cues (e.g., tone of voice, facial expressions)
- Lack of empathy
- Self-abusive actions (e.g., biting, head-banging)
- Difficulties playing with other children
- Speaking in a singing voice
- Often speaks about the same topics over and over again
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