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There are about 48 symptoms of autism.
Impaired social interaciton
-Not responding to name.
-Not looking at people.
-Not smiling. (Note that newborns do not smile for several weeks.)
-Avoiding eye contact.
-Not liking cuddles.
-Lack of imaginative play.
-Lack of social play.
-Inablility to make friends.
-Lack stranger anxiety. (This develops within the first year.)
-Lack separation anxiety. (When mothers leave children without autism, they are usually upset.)
-Independence. (Doesn't seek help or interact with others.)
-Plays alone.
-Unprovoked attacks on others.
Verbal Communication Problems
-Inability to sustain conversation.
-Appears deaf at times.
-Language stereotyped.
-Repetived language. (Repeats things over and over.)
-Unusual language. (Noises, gibberish.)
-Not talking. (Many autistic infants are mute, or become mute after initially making sounds.)
-Echolalia. (Parroting what they hear. Many infants without autism also do this.)
-Confusing pronouns. (Mixing up "I", "you", and "we" or similar words.
Nonverbal Communication Problems
Obsessions
-Unusual or severely limited activities and interests.
-Repetitive moments. (Rocking, hair twirling, etc.)
-Inflexibility with highly specific routines and rituals.
-Overly focused attention on specific objects.
-Lines things up.
Sensory Symptoms
-Hypersensitivity to sensory stimuli. (Taste, sound, etc.)
-Reduced sensitivity to pain.
-Extraordinary sensitive to sensations.
-Self-mutilation.
Early Symptoms of of possible autism (In infants, toddlers.)
-Regression. (Negative change from early development to impaired abilities. About 20% of cases of regression.)
-Delayed development. (Slow to speak.)
-No babbling by 12 months.
-No gesturing by 12 months.
-No single words by 16 months.
-No 2 word phrases by 24 months.
-Loss of language skills already acquired.
-Tantrums.
-Hyperactivity.
Savant abilities - A rare gift of very unusual abilities in music, math or other areas.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoFrom my best understanding of the diagnosis of ADHD, a five month old baby is too young to diagnose. There are behaviors that are looked at in different environments with different circumstances. A five month old does not have a fully developed brain function to give proper assessment.
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∙ 12y agoLack of focus, lack of organization, impulsivity, easily distracted, trouble in school academically or behaviorally.
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∙ 11y agoThe symptoms of ADHD typically appear before the age of seven, but it is unlikely to present itself in an infant. One should rather wait longer to see if the child has ADHD.
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