Signs related to social skills
Children with autism spectrum disorder have difficulty interacting with others, the child may want to form close relationships with others, but does not usually know how to do so, and some social symptoms appear on the child at the age of (8-10) months, and these symptoms include:
- The inability of the child to respond and respond to his name in the first year of his life.
- Not interested in playing with others, or talking to them.
- The child's preference is to be alone.
- Avoid and refuse physical contact.
- Inability to understand the child's emotions or the emotions of others.
Signs related to communication skills
Children with autism face many problems in communication skills with others, including:
- Not speaking before the age of 16 months.
- Not pointing out the things the child needs, and not sharing things with others.
- Repeating what others say, without understanding the meaning.
- Not responding to the call, and responding to other sounds, such as a car horn or a cat's meow.
- Confusion between pronouns, as the child, refers to himself with the pronoun you, and to others with the pronoun I.
- Not wanting to engage in dialogue or talking, not starting it, or wanting to continue it.
- Memory strength in all subjects, especially numbers, letters, and songs.
Behavior patterns of autistic children
Children with autism may have different patterns of behavior or repetitive activities, including:
- Repetition of various movements, such as: shaking, spinning, and flapping hands.
- Doing activities that cause self-harm, such as: biting or hitting the head.
- Getting used to certain rituals, and turmoil when there is any change to this routine.
- Having problems with coordination, and doing strange movement patterns, such as: walking on the toes.
- Unusual sensitivity to light, sound, or touch, pain, or heat.
- Having specific food preferences, such as eating a small number of foods, or refusing a certain type of food.
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