Autism Symptoms
This is a comprehensive list of autism signs and symptoms as pulled from various websites.
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/autism/detail_autism.htm < Thank you to this website!
Autism Fact Sheet
Signs to look out for:
* No speech of babbling by at least age 1
* No single words/phrases by 16 months or two-word phrases by age 2
* No response to name
* Loss of language/social skills
* Poor eye contact/no eye contact
* No smiling/social responsiveness.
Other Indicators (come later)
* Impaired ability to make friends.
* Impaired ability to initiate/sustain conversations with others.
* Absence or limited imagination/social play.
* Repetitive use of language, or unusual use of language
* Small areas of interest, unusual intensity in focus
* Preoccupation with certain objects/things
* Needs set, certain routine
http://www.webmd.com/brain/autism/autism-symptoms < Thank you to this website!
This website contains a huge list of different autism symptoms. I've taken a few symptoms and pasted them here.
* Lack of empathy: People with autism cannot always understand another person's feelings.
* Unusual focus on pieces: Children with autism will usually focus on one part of the toy, and not the whole toy.
* General behaviors associated with autism: Examples include body rocking (moving back and forth) and hand flapping.
* Difficulty understanding humor or their listener's perceptive
http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/a/autism/symptoms.htm < Thank you to this website!
This is probably one of the most comprehensive list of autism symptoms on the web itself.
Examples include:
* Avoiding eye contact
* Not enjoying cuddling
* Lack or limited social play
* Unprovoked (no reason) attacks on others
* Unusual, repetitive, or no language
* Hypersensitivity
* Delayed Development
MORE LINKS
http://helpguide.org/mental/autism_signs_symptoms.htm - what symptoms one should look for in babies
http://teachmetotalk.com/2008/03/14/could-my-toddler-be-autistic-signs-of-autism-in-toddlers/ - What symptoms to look for in toddlers
http://www.myomancy.com/2006/07/signs_of_autism - Signs in toddlers & infants
http://www.webmd.com/brain/autism/news/20070705/cues-may-signal-autism-toddlers - Early Signs of Autism in infants & toddlers
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/autism/detail_autism.htm < Thank you to this website!
Autism Fact Sheet
Signs to look out for:
* No speech of babbling by at least age 1
* No single words/phrases by 16 months or two-word phrases by age 2
* No response to name
* Loss of language/social skills
* Poor eye contact/no eye contact
* No smiling/social responsiveness.
Other Indicators (come later)
* Impaired ability to make friends.
* Impaired ability to initiate/sustain conversations with others.
* Absence or limited imagination/social play.
* Repetitive use of language, or unusual use of language
* Small areas of interest, unusual intensity in focus
* Preoccupation with certain objects/things
* Needs set, certain routine
http://www.webmd.com/brain/autism/autism-symptoms < Thank you to this website!
This website contains a huge list of different autism symptoms. I've taken a few symptoms and pasted them here.
* Lack of empathy: People with autism cannot always understand another person's feelings.
* Unusual focus on pieces: Children with autism will usually focus on one part of the toy, and not the whole toy.
* General behaviors associated with autism: Examples include body rocking (moving back and forth) and hand flapping.
* Difficulty understanding humor or their listener's perceptive
http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/a/autism/symptoms.htm < Thank you to this website!
This is probably one of the most comprehensive list of autism symptoms on the web itself.
Examples include:
* Avoiding eye contact
* Not enjoying cuddling
* Lack or limited social play
* Unprovoked (no reason) attacks on others
* Unusual, repetitive, or no language
* Hypersensitivity
* Delayed Development
MORE LINKS
http://helpguide.org/mental/autism_signs_symptoms.htm - what symptoms one should look for in babies
http://teachmetotalk.com/2008/03/14/could-my-toddler-be-autistic-signs-of-autism-in-toddlers/ - What symptoms to look for in toddlers
http://www.myomancy.com/2006/07/signs_of_autism - Signs in toddlers & infants
http://www.webmd.com/brain/autism/news/20070705/cues-may-signal-autism-toddlers - Early Signs of Autism in infants & toddlers
