what are the top signs of autism?
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['Avoiding eye contact.', 'Delayed speech and communication skills.', 'Reliance on rules and routines.', 'Being upset by relatively minor changes.', 'Unexpected reactions to sounds, tastes, sights, touch and smells.', "Difficulty understanding other people's emotions."]
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['Atypical or inappropriate social behavior.', 'Uneven skill development (motor, sensory, visual-spatial organizational, cognitive, social, academic, behavioral)', 'Poorly developed speech and language comprehension skills.', 'Difficulty with transitions.', 'Deficits in nonverbal and/or verbal communication.']
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The signs and symptoms of autism vary widely, as do its effects. Some children with autism have only mild impairments, while others have more obstacles to overcome. However, every child on the autism spectrum has problems, at least to some degree, in the following three areas: Communicating verbally and non-verbally.
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['Clumsiness or loss of coordination.', 'Difficulty walking.', 'Facial drooping.', 'Loss of vision.', 'Personality changes.', 'Trouble speaking.', 'Weak muscles.']
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Other signs that your child may have autism As well as showing signs of shyness or a reluctance to socialise, a child with autism may also show other signs.
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['Anxiety.', 'Agitation.', 'Vocalization.', 'Trembling.', 'Restlessness.', 'Increased breathing rate.']
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People with autism sometimes may have physical symptoms, including digestive problems such as constipation and sleep problems. Children may have poor coordination of the large muscles used for running and climbing, or the smaller muscles of the hand. About a third of people with autism also have seizures.
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“Autism can be identified in babies as young as two months, early research suggests,” BBC News reports. Using eye-tracking technology, researchers claim to have identified subtle differences in the way affected babies respond to visual prompts, it says.
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A child or adult with autism spectrum disorder may have limited, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests or activities, including any of these signs: Performs repetitive movements, such as rocking, spinning or hand flapping. Performs activities that could cause self-harm, such as biting or head-banging.
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['being unable to sit still, especially in calm or quiet surroundings.', 'constantly fidgeting.', 'being unable to concentrate on tasks.', 'excessive physical movement.', 'excessive talking.', 'being unable to wait their turn.', 'acting without thinking.', 'interrupting conversations.']
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['having an immediate family member with autism.', 'genetic mutations.', 'fragile X syndrome and other genetic disorders.', 'being born to older parents.', 'low birth weight.', 'metabolic imbalances.', 'exposure to heavy metals and environmental toxins.', 'a history of viral infections.']
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['respiratory distress such as gaping beak, coughing, sneezing, gurgling, rattling.', 'nervous signs characterised by tremors and paralysis and twisting of the neck.', 'unusually watery faeces (diarrhoea) that are yellowish-green in colour.', 'depression.', 'lack of appetite.']
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['Muscle tightening.', 'Unusual head movements.', 'Blank stares.', 'Eyes moving from side to side.', 'Numbness.', 'Tingling.', 'Skin crawling (like ants crawling on the skin)', 'Hallucinations- seeing, smelling, or hearing things that are not there.']
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Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder are often restricted, rigid, and even obsessive in their behaviors, activities, and interests. Symptoms may include: Repetitive body movements (hand flapping, rocking, spinning); moving constantly. Obsessive attachment to unusual objects (rubber bands, keys, light switches)
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['Autism.', 'Blindness.', 'Deafness.', 'Emotional Disturbance.', 'Hearing Impairment.', 'Intellectual Disability.', 'Multiple Disabilities.', 'Orthopedic Impairment.']
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['Avoiding eye contact – this can show nervousness towards a person.', 'Crossed arms – someone who feels under attack may adopt crossed arms, which shows defensiveness.', 'Frowning – this expresses discontent and sometimes anger towards a person and/or situation.']
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['Autistic Disorder. This is sometimes called “classic” autism. ... ', 'Asperger Syndrome. People with Asperger syndrome usually have milder symptoms of autistic disorder. ... ', 'Pervasive Developmental Disorder – Not Otherwise Specified.']