we all have our "disabilities". even Bill Gates.
mpaired social interaction
Not responding to name
Not look at people
Not smiling - note that normal newborns do not smile for several weeks
Avoid eye contact
Not liking cuddles
Lack of imaginative play
Lack of social play
Inability to make friends
Lack stranger anxiety - this develops within the first year.
Lack separation anxiety - once this develops (first year), when mother departs normal infants are upset.
Independence - doesn't seek help or interact with others.
Plays alone
Unprovoked attacks on others
Verbal communication problems
Inability to sustain conversation
Appears deaf at times
Language stereotyped
Repetive language
Unusual language
Not talking - many autistic infants are mute, or become mute after initially making sounds.
Echolalia - only parroting what they hear (many normal infants also do this).
Confusing pronouns - mixing up "I", "you", and "we" or similar words.
Nonverbal communication problems
Obsessions
Unusual or severely limited activities and interests
Repetitive movements - rocking, hair twirling
Inflexibility with highly specific routines and rituals
Overly focused attention on specific objects
Lines things up
Sensory symptoms
Hypersensitivity to sensory stimuli - e.g. taste, sound, etc.
Reduced sensitivity to pain
Extraordinarily sensitive to sensations
Self-mutilation
Early symptoms of possible autism
Regression - negative change from normal early development into impaired abilities; about 20% of cases have a regression
Delayed development - slow to speak
No babbling by 12 months
No gesturing by 12 months
No single words by 16 months
No two-word phrases by 24 months
Loss of language skills already acquired
Loss of words
Loss of social skills already acquired
Tantrums
Hyperactivity
Savant abilities - rare gift of very unusual abilities in music, math or other areas.
be safe, have fun Josh.