Persons with autism may also exhibit some of the following traits.
* Insistence on sameness; resistance to change
* Difficulty in expressing needs; uses gestures or pointing instead of words
* Repeating words or phrases in place of normal, responsive language
* Laughing, crying, showing distress for reasons not apparent to others
* Prefers to be alone; aloof manner
* Tantrums
* Difficulty in mixing with others
* May not want to cuddle or be cuddled
* Little or no eye contact
* Unresponsive to normal teaching methods
* Sustained odd play
* Spins objects
* Inappropriate attachments to objects
* Apparent over-sensitivity or under-sensitivity to pain
* No real fears of danger
* Noticeable physical over-activity or extreme under-activity
* Uneven gross/fine motor skills
* Not responsive to verbal cues; acts as if deaf although hearing tests in normal range.
2006-09-27 11:09:59
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answered by amber 3
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It's a difficult question to answer, in part because the diagnosis of autism is based on the patient meeting some minimum number of symptoms out of a much larger list. Autism presents VERY differently for different people; some people believe that autism itself is actually a blanket for a number of more specialized neurological conditions that we don't yet identify separately.
At the root, though, autism is based on social interaction, fixed repetitive behavior and strongly atypical response to sensory stimuli. It can range from extremely mild cases such as our friend's daughter (she's completely functional in basically every way, as long as she stays away from loud noises) to extreme cases such as another friend's nephew (who is unable to communicate with his family in any way other than screaming, hitting and repetitive motions).
Autistic individuals are often quite intelligent; when I first told my own daughters that our friend's child was autistic, their immediate shocked response was, "But she's so SMART!" And many people in the autistic community believe that Bill Gates has Asperger's Syndrome, a specific combination of characteristics that fall under the umbrella of autism. At the other end of the spectrum, you have individuals who cannot speak or understand spoken language.
The Sources field includes a link to the National Institute of Health's page on autism. At the bottom of that page is a long checklist of behaviors that are presented -- in some combination -- by people diagnosed as autistic. This should give you an idea of the range of behaviors that are encompassed by this diagnosis.
2006-09-27 11:29:28
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answered by Scott F 5
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there are various stages of autism. an autistic child may be very withdrawn and not speak to most, but have a tendency to start throwing a fit out of nowhere. They also need a routine that is stuck to, or else it throws them off. They are usually very intelligent, but people often see then as "retarded" (I hate that word) because they can't always control themselves. They may have a habit of playing with their fingers on just moving body parts. some will completely blank out and hear nothing you are saying at times. As i said, there are different severities, and the ones i have experience with have all been mild cases. I am a classroom teacher.
2006-09-27 11:09:14
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answered by Erika 4
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Autism is a somewhat variable developmental ailment. someone with autism will instruct indicators at the same time as they are lower than the age of three (commonly, lower than the age of one million, in accordance to modern analyze). Autistic human beings will be mentally retarded, have ordinary intelligence, or actually have above regularly happening intelligence. in spite of the indisputable fact that, all autistic human beings have problems with social skills, commonly with such issues as making eye contact, understanding body language, and so on. they actually have repetitive behaviors (e.g. spinning the wheel on a toy motor vehicle for hours and hours somewhat than twiddling with it) and/or very restricted and extraordinary interests. as an celebration, i have heard of a few autistic youthful toddlers who're obsessed on door handles. Sensory issues are also hassle-free, consisting of over- or lower than-sensitivity to the contact, sound, and so on. Autistic human beings commonly actually have a problematic time coping with (unpredicted) change. Autism can not presently be cured, so remedy is often behavioral (from time to time medicine will be prescribed to reduce repetitive habit or to calm them down). some autistic human beings can study sufficient coping skills to steer a somewhat ordinary existence, while others will favor to be cared for till they die. i'm hoping that permits. the different solutions contain sturdy innovations on the savant section. only a small share of autistic human beings exhibit savant skills (i imagine i have considered the kind 10% said someplace once, i imagine in a clinical American article many years again).
2016-11-24 23:08:59
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answered by incera 3
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autism is a spectrum disorder, i.e. some people who have it will appear perfectly normal, just a bit weird or quirky, but others will be absolutely unable to communicate, with everything in between. it's a brain disorder that essentially makes people unable to interact with the outside world, particularly other people. people who have this disorder will display things like repetitive behaviour, self-stimulation and rigid routines to varying degrees, and you'll find it very hard to get through to them. some might be unable to speak. for a lot of them, autism is very frustrating because it makes them unable to communicate their intelligence, and some might then resort to self-harming to get rid of that pain. other people with autism, however, might also have a reduced iq. the other day i read about a boy with autism who was thought to be retarded until his teacher found that he had taught himself to read and write. she then taught him facilitated communication and it turned out he was actually very bright. until then, he had had serious behavioural difficulties, but now being able to communicate through faciliated communication he actually splits his schooling between the special education he needs to help him function in society and a regular school where he participates in a number of subjects and is the best in class for all of them. as a consequence, he is now a happy child and his behavioural problems have almost disappeared. so, dealing with autism successfully has a lot to do with finding understanding from the outside world and the ensuing support.
2006-09-27 11:47:54
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answered by nerdyhermione 4
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autism is a disorder not a disease. autistic is curable but trainable. some manifestations are echolalia (repetition of words), rare or no eye contact at all, they have their own world, they dont socialize. it was believed to be caused by genetics.
2006-09-27 11:12:56
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answered by Greta 2
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brain disorder that begins in early childhood and persists throughout adulthood; affects three crucial areas of development: communication, social interaction, and creative or imaginative play.
2006-09-27 11:07:10
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answered by Anonymous
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