Every intellectual disability shows the different pattern in children which need to be identified first by their parent then by doctor. Some of the symptoms to look in children suffering from autism are:
Behavioural symptoms:
• Keeping the focus on one item.
• Unresponsiveness towards others.
• Speech in an abnormal tone of voice, or with an odd rhythm or pitch
• Repetition of the words over and over, often without communicative intent
• Repetition of your questions rather than answering
• Usage of incorrect language like grammatical errors
• Has a difficulty expressing needs or desires
• Difficulty in understanding simple directions, statements, or questions
Social symptoms:
• Seems disinterested or unaware of others.
• Unaware of social behavior with friends and even not able to connect in playing.
• Dislike to be touched, held, or cuddled
• Imitate others, or use toys in creative ways
• Difficulty in understanding others feelings
• Basic social interaction seems difficult for children suffering from Autism.
• Prefer to live in their own world, alone and detached from others.
Physical symptoms:
• Can be self-abusive like banging his head
• Narrow topic of interest, often involving digits or symbols
• Keep watching moving objects such as a ceiling fan, or focusing on one specific object
• Repetition of actions, such as clapping hands, blinking eyes or spinning objects
• Sleep Disturbances
• No respond to gestures, such as pointing or waving
Developmental symptoms:
• Delaying in learning to speak
• Lack of eye contact
• Lack of back-and-forth play, with others
• Your baby or toddler doesn’t Initiate to cuddling or to be picked up himself
• Your baby or toddler doesn’t mimic your actions and facial expressions
• Delaying in learning to respond his name
• By 12 months there will be no babbling from his side
Emotional symptoms:
• Trouble in understanding feelings or talking about them
• Has difficulty adapting to any changes in his routine or environment
• Attachment to toys or strange objects such as keys, light switches, or rubber bands.
• Screams and cry to express their needs
• Lack of Empathy
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It is to be noted that every child is special in himself, and it is not necessary to observe all above mentioned symptoms in every child suffering from autism.
For more information, you can visit WebMD and AutismSpeaks.
