Parents must pay close attention to the early manifestations of autism! Children with autism have early manifestations, some children may show symptoms of autism in infancy, while some children will show symptoms when they are two or three years old, so parents must pay more attention, especially the following 7 early signs of autism.
1. Unusual quietness in infancy.
Children with autism may cry less than normal babies in infancy, and they may be stared at the same object for a long time, such as staring at toys, lights, windows, etc., but rarely staring at faces.
2. Rarely use finger objects.
Unable or occasionally pointing at things with their fingers, which is a typical symptom of children with autism, although the child may not use the finger to point to what he wants, they will pull the adult to the object they want.
Children have poor communication skills, poor mastery of skills such as facial expressions and body movements, and lack the ability to express delicate emotions in addition to laughing and crying, for example, it is difficult to express their thoughts with gestures, nods, and shakes.
3. There is no response to the name.
For example, when children are playing with blocks, when parents add their names, children have little or no response, but they are very sensitive to the sounds they are interested in.
4. Like to talk to yourself.
Children with autism tend to have low verbal activity, rarely take the initiative to talk to others, often talk to themselves, and the language content often does not match the situation they are in.
Even when communicating with others, their intonation is so simple that they often can't even discern the use of "you, me, and him."
5. Lack of eye contact.
Autistic children do not or rarely make eye contact with others, often avoid the gaze of adults, rarely or will not make eye contact with others, and do not express their emotions with their eyes, and only like to be alone and play with themselves.
6. Narrow interests.
Children may be obsessed with car signs, rotating objects, celestial knowledge, etc., but not interested in toys, watching cartoons, or other objects or activities that normal children are interested in.
It may even be possible to have a strong attachment to some inanimate objects, for example, the child is very fond of collecting bottle caps, and if the bottle caps are taken from the child, the child will become crying and restless.
7. Stereotyped and repetitive behavior.
Children with autism have difficulty accepting the situation in their surroundings, for example, they only take one route when they go out, and the position of objects in the home cannot be changed, and once they change, the child will become uneasy. Children also like to play with things that don't seem to be toys constantly and repeatedly, such as repeatedly turning on and off the lights, constantly poking and waving hands, and other stereotypical and repetitive behaviors.
Once you find that your child has the above early signs of autism, please take your child to the doctor for a check-up in time. Autism