Possible symptoms in autism four years and over
As with autism grow older, the range of symptoms in three major areas of difficulty can be expanded. Moreover, patterns of behavior or communication of autistic older can recall the symptoms of the youngest.
Social relations
Children with autism may:
Do not imitate others
Treat others as objects
Be sufficiently aware of the existence or feelings of others
Do not play with other children
Not having emotional reactions or have unusual
Do not react socially
Remain indifferent or react negatively to face physical signs of affection
Do not express interest in making friends
Do not understand the conventions of social interaction
Do not initiate interaction
Prove awkward in company
Communication
Examples of communication difficulties:
Limited expressive language
Delayed language development
Rare or no use appropriate gestures
Inappropriate use of pronouns, statements, questions
Do not start a conversation
Say strange things
Unusual tone or rhythm of language
Nonsense language
Repetition of the remarks of others
Frequent irrelevant remarks
Great difficulty with regard to the abstract language
Repetitive behaviors
Examples of possible repetitive behaviors:
A concern for a single subject or several subjects of interest restricted
An excessive need for repeatability and consistency
An attachment to unusual objects
A strong grief cope with change insignificant elements of the environment
Unreasonable insistence to continue routine acts strictly and in detail
Rotate sticks, smacking paper strips
A fascination with objects that spin
A slavish adherence to routine acts
Tasks involving the use rote memory (eg repetition of lists of items or facts)