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HAT ARE THE SIGNS OF AUTISM? - Spins objects
- Sustained odd play
- Little or no eye contact
- Severe language deficits
- Insistence on sameness
- Uneven gross/fine motor skills (may not kick a ball but can stack blocks)
- Laughs, cries, or shows distress for no apparent reasons
- Noticeable physical over-activity or extreme under-activity
- Difficulty expressing needs; gestures or points instead of speaking
- Not responsive to verbal cues; acts as if deaf but tests in normal range
- Echolalia (repeats words or phrases in place of normal responsive language)
- Inappropriate attachment to objects
- May not want cuddling or act cuddly
- Unresponsive to normal teaching methods
- Oversensitivity or under-sensitivity to pain
- Aloof manner; difficulty mixing with others