Possible specific symptoms in autism from one year to four years


Social relations

The autistic child may:

Prefer solitude
Do not seek comfort, even when he is sick, injured or tired
Do not know how to imitate or emulate hard
Avoid the gaze of others
Not be aware of the presence of others
Do not greet people or not act in turn in the game or the interaction, if older


Communication

Communication difficulties can result in:

Delayed language development
A diminished understanding of language
A lack of language development for communication (and the child can not use the language to ask for something)
A lack of appropriate gestures
First use of uncommon words
A tendency to repeat what he said
An unusual way of speaking (eg monotone, arrhythmic, singing or screaming)

Repetitive behaviors

Examples of repetitive behaviors:

Strange handling of objects (eg the swirl or aligning)
Unusual movements of the body (eg, rapid heartbeats, or twisting of hands, knocking the head and contortions of the whole body)
A persistent concern with parts of objects
An attachment to unusual objects
A strong grief cope with change insignificant elements of the environment
Unreasonable insistence to continue the routine acts strictly and in detail

Characteristics related

In addition, the child may have:

Difficulty in toilet training
Of extreme fear