To figure out if your child has Autism or to better explain it if your child falls on the spectrum, one must know what Autism/Autism Spectrum Disorder is?
According to American Psychiatric Association, “Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex disorder of brain development characterized by social communication impairments and restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior”
Or in simple words, Autism spectrum disorder (ADS) is a neurological and developmental disorder that begins early in childhood and lasts throughout a person’s life. It majorly effects how a person acts, communicates and interacts with others and how they learn.
It is called a “spectrum” disorder because people with ASD can have a range of symptoms. It is very crucial to understand …show more content…
• lack of other gestures – besides pointing and showing, 12 month old children should also be reaching to be picked up, waving, and shaking their head (for “no”).
• lack of shared enjoyment – shared enjoyment refers to a child’s desire to interact with others, just for the sake of connecting. Child rarely smiles or laughs when playing with a caregiver, this is a red flag for autism.
• repetitive actions or movements - like flapping hands repetitively. Some typically-developing babies do these types of repetitive actions once in a while, but babies with autism demonstrate these actions more often.
• poor eye contact - not looking at caregivers when communicating or playing with them.
• paying more attention to objects than people - all children are fascinated with toys and interesting objects. But young children with autism will spend much more of their time with objects than people.
• limited play with toys – a young child with autism may only engage with a small number of toys, or play with just a part of the toy (the wheels of the toy car) rather than the whole
According to American Psychiatric Association, “Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex disorder of brain development characterized by social communication impairments and restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior”
Or in simple words, Autism spectrum disorder (ADS) is a neurological and developmental disorder that begins early in childhood and lasts throughout a person’s life. It majorly effects how a person acts, communicates and interacts with others and how they learn.
It is called a “spectrum” disorder because people with ASD can have a range of symptoms. It is very crucial to understand …show more content…
• lack of other gestures – besides pointing and showing, 12 month old children should also be reaching to be picked up, waving, and shaking their head (for “no”).
• lack of shared enjoyment – shared enjoyment refers to a child’s desire to interact with others, just for the sake of connecting. Child rarely smiles or laughs when playing with a caregiver, this is a red flag for autism.
• repetitive actions or movements - like flapping hands repetitively. Some typically-developing babies do these types of repetitive actions once in a while, but babies with autism demonstrate these actions more often.
• poor eye contact - not looking at caregivers when communicating or playing with them.
• paying more attention to objects than people - all children are fascinated with toys and interesting objects. But young children with autism will spend much more of their time with objects than people.
• limited play with toys – a young child with autism may only engage with a small number of toys, or play with just a part of the toy (the wheels of the toy car) rather than the whole