Sunday, November 20, 2011

Characteristics of Autistic Children

Children with autism spectrum usually shows at least half of the list of autism signs are mentioned below. The autism symptoms can range from mild to severe and its intensity is different among each individual. We know that Autistic brain works with different way, so it's just a characteristic description, but for more details, you should contact an expert in child development and explore the field of autism. Children with autism can be recognized with the following characteristics:
  • Difficult to socialize with other children.
  • Laugh or a chuckle out of place.
  • Never or rarely making eye contact.
  • Insensitive to pain.
  • Loner. Having somewhat aloof in nature.
  • Likes things that spin / rotate the object.
  • Interest in one object excessively.
  • Hyperactivity / perform excessive physical activity or even to do nothing (too quiet).
  • Difficulty in expressing what they need, prefer to use a hand gesture or pointing instead of words.
  • Demanding the same thing, opposed the change for the routine things.
  • Do not care about the dangers.
  • Pursue the game in a strange way for a long time.
  • Echolalia (repeating words or sentences, not ordinary language).
  • Does not like to cuddle (being loved) or loving.
  • Does not responsive to cues of words, behave such as a deaf person.
  • Does not interested on ordinary teaching methods.
  • Easy to rampage and show sadness without obvious reason.
  • Gross motor skills and smooth motor skills that balanced (such as do not want to kick the ball, but can stacking blocks).

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