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What are characteristics to look for in a child with Autism not diagnosed yet?

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What are characteristics to look for in a child with Autism not diagnosed yet?

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From the age of about two, most children will look at their parent, look at a toy, play with it, look at the parent, look at the toy, look at the parent… If the child that age just plays with the toy and doesn’t look back to the parent, take that kid to the pediatrician!

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a speech pathologist cannot diagnosis autism- only a doctor can- go to a pedicatric neurologist or a developmental pediatrician this is the link for the diagnostic criteria http://www.autism-resources.com/autismfa… if some of these signs are exhibited-but the criteria is not met-it could be something else on the autism spectrum (PDD.