Autism Symptoms Checklist - What to Look for when Checking for Autism

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Autism Symptoms Checklist - What to Look for when Checking for Autism

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Autism is a mental disorder that has been found in just a few

isolated cases quite a while ago. Nowadays, autism has gained

somewhat 'popularity' (in a manner of speaking) especially

since more and more individuals seem to suffer from it. As a

parent, it is almost imperative to see whether your child is

suffering from autism because the sooner you spot and treat it,

the better your child will be.

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Autism Symptoms Checklist - What to Look for when Checking for Autism

Copyright © 2008 Gust Lenglet

Autism Resources

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Autism is a mental disorder that has been found in just a few

isolated cases quite a while ago. Nowadays, autism has gained

somewhat " popularity " (in a manner of speaking) especially since

more and more individuals seem to suffer from it. As a parent, it

is almost imperative to see whether your child is suffering from

autism because the sooner you spot and treat it, the better your

child will be. The first thing you have to know is that this

disorder begins either at birth (when it is rather hard to spot

it) or within the next one or two years. You should not be fooled

by the fact that your child seems perfectly healthy and normal,

because the disease acts only at a neurological level. If your

child has a tendency towards puzzling and weird behaviors then

you might consider this fact, and check your idea with a

qualified physician.

The main problem about autism is that you cannot simply look at a

symptoms list and say whether your child is or is not suffering

from that disorder. Since it is a neurological disease, some or

even all of the main symptoms may not check out at all, and your

child can still be suffering from autism. However, you should

check several symptoms before proceeding with any other tests.

These main symptoms are:

* Eye-to-eye contact - Usually children suffering from autism

avoid any type of eye-to-eye contact, however they have the

tendency of staring at one object for a long time. A fixed look

in one direction may be a tip.

* Interest in things - Normal children tend to bring objects to

their parents' attention to find out more about them. Pointing at

them is another thing they usually do. Children suffering from

autism have almost no interest at all in objects and they do not

point towards objects.

* Deafness - Children suffering from autism may give everybody

around them the feeling that they are deaf because they tend to

ignore any verbal or visual advices. For example, they do not

even answer when their name is called.

* Communication - Aside from eye to eye contact, children

suffering from autism develop almost no social skills and they do

not interact with children of their own age. In some cases, they

do not even interact with their own parents.

* Lack of smile - If the child seem like he is always unhappy or

simply never smiles you might get a hint on what's wrong with

them. Autistic children do not react to stimuli such as smiling

or laughing.

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