Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Autism Spectrum Disorders


A Child With

Autism Spectrum Disorders Might:

1. Not play “pretend” games, pretend to feed a doll

2. Not point at objects to show an interest (plane flying over)

3. Not look at objects when another person points at them

4. Have trouble relating to others or not have an interest in people at all

5. Avoid eye contact and want to be alone

6. Have trouble understanding other people’s feelings or talking about their own feelings

7. Prefer not to be held or cuddled or might cuddle only when they want to

8. Appear to be unaware when other people talk to them but respond to other sounds

9. Be very interested in people, but not know how to talk, play or relate to them

10. Repeat or echo words or phrases said to them, or repeat words or phrases in place of normal language

11. Have trouble expressing their needs using typical words or motions

12. Repeat actions over and over again

13. Have trouble adapting when a routine changes

14. Lose skills they once had like stop saying words they used to say.

15. Not respond to their name by 12 months

16. Avoid eye contact and want to be alone

17. Have trouble understanding other people's feelings or talking about their own feelings

18. Have delayed speech and language skills

19. Repeat words or phrases over and over (echolalia)

20. Give unrelated answers to questions

21. Get upset by minor changes

22. Have obsessive interests

23. Flap their hands, rock their body, or spin in circles

24. Have unusual reactions to the way things sound, smell, taste, look, or feel

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