What is Autism, and what are they symptoms?
The top three signs of autism are; 1. Social Impairment such as; a. No eye contact, pointing, or gestures to communicate. b. Doesn’t show off items. “Look at what I have!” type behaviour, or otherwise share interest or enjoyment with others. 2. Impairments in Communication such as; a. Delay in, or total lack of speech b. Or with Asperger’s, marked impairment in the ability to initiate or sustain a conversation with others. 3. Repetitive movements, patterns of behavior & interests such as; a. Hand-flapping, rocking, etc. b. Obsessions with objects or parts of objects. c. Prefers to organize or line up items rather than actually “play” with them. d. Inflexible adherence to routines & rituals. (My niece will throw a fit if the bus driver doesn’t stop at every normal stop even if the child at that particular stop didn’t come to school that day, therefore doesn’t need to be dropped off. There is not blood test, brain scan, or genetic testing that can determine if a child is autistic. Observ
