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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.
What else can I help you with?
What is arrested development of the brain I Have twin daughters who are 24 years old and they are very yough do and like things under 5 years would do also have bad mood swings?
i have read it is linked with autism.
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He was 5 years old.
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My daughter was 5 ft 3 when she was 13 years old and now she is 24 years old and still is 5 ft 3.
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he would be 45 years old
What are the release dates for Inside Autism - 2011?
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How old is your chihuahua if he is 5 years old in human years?
35 years old! ( 5 years x 7 = 35 because 1 year for us is 7 years for a dog)
How old is a dog at 5 years?
He is actually 36 years old. (In dog years)
How old are mia hamm's kid's?
5 years old!
How old will Justin bieber be in 5 years?
In 5 years he will be 21
How old are the sextuplets?
5 years old
How old is adalia?
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