What are some warning signs of an ASD?
• not play pretend games • not point at objects to show interest • not look at objects when another person points at them • have trouble relating to others or not have an interest in other people at all • avoid eye contact and want to be alone • have trouble understanding other people’s feelings or talking about their own feelings • prefer not to be held or cuddled or might cuddle only when they want to • appear to be unaware when other people talk to them but respond other sounds • be very interested in people, but not know how to talk to, play with, or relate to them • repeat words or phrases said to them, or repeat words or phrases in place of normal language (echolalia) • have trouble expressing their needs using typical words or motions • repeat actions over and over again • have trouble adapting to changes in routine • have unusual reactions to the way things smell, taste, look, feel, or sound • lose skills they once had (for instance, stop saying words they once were using) – CD
