Autism

Autism

Description:
In general, children with autism have problems in three areas of development: social skills, language and behavior. It is a condition which exists on a spectrum, known as the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD): this means that the abilities and behaviors of affected children vary widely, so that two individuals diagnosed with it may act differently and have very different skills. The most severe (or profound) cases are marked by a complete inability to communicate or interact with other people. If a child has autism, he or she may develop normally for the first few months or years of life, but then later stop interacting with familiar people and places in a way that most children without autism would.

The following are examples of common problems and behavior for a child with Autism*:

1. Little or limited use of eye contact.
2. Use of pointing to people or things rather than calling them by name (not speaking)
3. Does not play with other children near to their age.
4. Problems with friendships and playing with others, preferring to play alone, and using children/adults as "tools", which means only using them to get what they want (for example, placing an adult's hand on a door knob to open a door)
5. Delay or lack of using words and sentences to communicate
6. Repetitive speaking, saying the same words again and again
7. Strong need for consistent routines and habits, being very inflexible with changes to a daily routine/schedule
8. Repetitive body movements such as flapping arms or jumping up and down over and over or chewing on a string
9. Can't use their imagination
10. Does not like bright lights or loud noises
11. Does not like to be touched and may often refused to be hugged*


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