AUTISM:
During childhood, autistic children may fall behind their same-aged peers in
the areas of communication, social skills, and cognition. In addition, dysfunctional
behaviors may start to appear, such as self-stimulatory behaviors (i.e., repetitive,
non-goal directed behavior, such as rocking, hand-flapping), self-injury (e.g.,
hand-biting, headbanging), sleeping and eating problems, poor eye contact, insensitivity
to pain, hyper-/hypo-activity, and attention deficits.
Many children become overly insistent on routines; if one is
changed, even slightly, the child may become upset and tantrum. Some common
examples are: drinking and/or eating the same food items at every meal, wearing
certain clothing or insisting that others wear the same clothes, and going to
school using the same route.Autism
ctd... Autism
Illinois. Chicago area.
