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Possible Specific Symptoms of Autism From: The Importance of Early Diagnosis in Autism, for newborns to eighteen month olds with autism At 18 months, an infant with autism may: •Be late to smile or not smile •Not demonstrate attachment behaviour especially to his/her primary caregiver •Avoid people’s gaze •Not reach out, even in anticipation of being picked up •Not seek comforting or may be difficult to soothe •Prefer to be alone •Not cuddle •Exhibit simple repeated actions with their body, such as flapping their hands or rocking •Exhibit simple repeated action with objects, such as the wheels of a toy car •Have an intense dislike of any changes in routines or the surroundings •Show a lack of nonverbal communication: -no gestures to communicate -no response to body language -not copying facial expressions or gestures, such as pointing, clapping or waving •Show a lack of response to attempts to communicate with the infant    for one and a half to four year olds with autism Children with autism may: •Prefer to be alone •Not come for comfort, even when ill, hurt or tired •Not imitate or have impaired imitation •Avoid people’s gaze •Lack an awareness of other people’s existence •An older child may exhibit a failure to greet people or take turns while playing or interacting •Have delayed language development •Have weak language comprehension •Fail to develop language for communication, e.g. the child does not use language to ask for something •Lack appropriate gestures •Have unusual first words •Tend to repeat what is said to him or her •Display an unusual manner of talking, e.g. with unusual tone, off-rhythm, squeaky, or sing-song voice •Strangely manipulate objects, e.g. spinning them or aligning them •Have unusual body movements, e.g. hand-flicking or hand twisting, spinning, head-banging, or whole body movements •Persistently be preoccupied with parts of objects •Show an attachment to unusual objects •Show marked distress over changes in trivial aspects of the environment •Show an unreasonable insistence on following routines in precise detail •Have difficulty in toilet training •Have extreme fears   in children aged four years & older Children with autism may: •Not imitate others •Treat people like objects •Lack an awareness of the existence or feelings of others •Not play with other children •Lack or have unusual emotional responses •Be socially unresponsive •Be indifferent or respond negatively to physical affection •Show no interest in making friends •Not understand conventions of social interaction, such as turn-taking •Not initiate interactions •Be socially awkward •Show little expressive language •Have delayed language development •Rarely or never use appropriate gestures •Show improper use of pronouns, statements and questions •Fail to initiate conversation •Say strange things •Have unusual tone or rhythm of speech •Not use speech in a meaningful way •Repeat remarks made by others •Frequently make irrelevant remarks •Have great difficulty with abstract language •Be preoccupied with one or only a few narrow interests •Have an excessive need for sameness •Show an attachment to unusual objects •Show market distress over changes in trivial aspects of the environment •Show unreasonable insistence on following routines in a particular and rigid way •Twirl sticks, or flap pieces of paper •Be fascinated with spinning objects •Adhere to routines •Be very good at rote memory tasks such as repeating lists of items or facts Sunil Kumar                              Jayasudha Kamaraj Clinical Psychologist                   Clinical Psychologist http://mindzone.in/child-and-adolescence/

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Autism

What is autism?
Autism is believed to result from problems in the way a person’s central nervous system functions, in
particular how it processes and organises information. The causes of autism are not known for certain
and there are many theories. There does not appear to be a single cause. What is true, however, is that
the style of parenting used for raising and managing children does not cause autism.

Autism is life-long. There is no cure, although with early diagnosis, appropriate therapy and
educational programs, it is possible in many cases to make significant progress. With appropriate
therapy and educational intervention the impairments that an autistic child has may diminish, however, they will always exist to some extent. Consequently, a person with autism will always need some form of assistance, depending upon their level of disability. When diagnosed, usually as children, autistic people have significant impairment in three specific areas of their development: communication, social skills, and flexible, adaptive behaviour.

Autism Checklist
Individuals with autism usually exhibit at least half of the traits listed below. These symptoms can
range from mild to severe and vary in intensity from symptom to symptom. In addition, the behavior
usually occurs across many different situations and is consistently inappropriate for their age.
Please note this symptom list is not a substitute for a full-scale diagnostic assessment. Consult MIND Zone....http://mindzone.in/child-and-adolescence/

􀂾 Difficulty in mixing with other children
􀂾 Inappropriate laughing and giggling
􀂾 Insistence on sameness; resists changes in routine
􀂾 No real fear of danger
􀂾 Little or no eye contact
􀂾 Sustained odd play
􀂾 Apparent insensitivity to pain
􀂾 Echolalia (repeating words or phrases in place of normal language)
􀂾 Prefers to be alone; aloof manner
􀂾 May not want cuddling or cuddle-up
􀂾 Spins objects; twirls string
􀂾 Not responsive to verbal cues; acts as if deaf
􀂾 Inappropriate and obsessive attachment to objects
􀂾 Difficulty in expressing needs and feelings
􀂾 uses gestures and pointing instead of using words
􀂾 Noticeable physical over-activity extreme under-activity
􀂾 Unresponsive to normal teaching methods
􀂾 Tantrums -displays extreme distress for no apparent reason
􀂾 Uneven gross fine motor skills. (May not wait to kick ball but can stack blocks.)

Autistic behaviours
􀂾 Withdrawal from other people
􀂾 No eye contact - looking at people as if they were not there
􀂾 Acting as if deaf
􀂾 Resistance or indifference to physical contact, such as cuddling.
􀂾 Little or no language skills
􀂾 Body language may be limited
􀂾 Speech may be delayed. (Some autistic children never learn to speak.)
􀂾 Words may be used inappropriately, or the child may use such gestures as pointing, instead of
speech
􀂾 The child may repeat word for word what is said to them. (This is called echolalia)

Strange physical behaviour
􀂾 Laughing or giggling for no apparent reason
􀂾 Flicking fingers, flapping hands, standing on tips of toes or rocking the whole body, twirling string
􀂾 Appearing not to feel pain. (Not crying after a heavy fall)
􀂾 Being very active. The child will rarely stand still
􀂾 Poor sleep patterns

Resistance to change
Children with autism often become upset when their routines are altered even if the change is very
small. They are also unwilling to learn anything new. While children with autism have no fear of such real dangers as road traffic, they may have an unreasonable fear of such harmless things as a whistle or a toy train or a soft toy.

Strange play habits
􀂾 Spinning or flicking objects endlessly
􀂾 Tearing paper into tiny bits
􀂾 Twirling thread
􀂾 Collecting such things as combs or rubbish


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