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What Are the Symptoms of Autism?
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The core symptoms of autism are:
Social communication challenges and restricted, repetitive behaviors.
Symptoms of autism may:
Begin in early childhood (though they may go unrecognized) persist and interfere with daily living.
Specialized healthcare providers diagnose autism using a checklist of criteria in the two categories above. They also assess autism symptom severity. Autism’s severity scale reflects how much support a person needs for daily function.
Many people with autism have sensory issues. These typically involve over- or under-sensitivities to sounds, lights, touch, tastes, smells, pain and other stimuli.
Autism is also associated with high rates of certain physical and mental health conditions.

Social communication challenges
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Children and adults with autism have difficulty with verbal and non-verbal communication. For example, they may not understand or appropriately use:
  • Spoken language (around a third of people with autism are nonverbal)
  • Gestures
  • Eye contact
  • Facial expressions
  • Tone of voice
  • Expressions not meant to be taken literally

Restricted and repetitive behaviors
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Restricted and repetitive behaviors vary greatly across the autism spectrum. They can include:
  • Repetitive body movements (e.g. rocking, flapping, spinning, running back and forth) 
  • Repetitive motions with objects (e.g. spinning wheels, shaking sticks, flipping levers)
  • Staring at lights or spinning objects
  • Ritualistic behaviors (e.g. lining up objects, repeatedly touching objects in a set order)
  • Narrow or extreme interests in specific topics
  • Need for unvarying routine/resistance to change (e.g. same daily schedule, meal menu, clothes, route to school) 

Additional social challenges can include difficulty with:
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  • Recognizing emotions and intentions in others
  • Recognizing one’s own emotions
  • Expressing emotions
  • Seeking emotional comfort from others
  • Feeling overwhelmed in social situations
  • Taking turns in conversation
  • Gauging personal space (appropriate distance between people)
This information and more can be found on the following website.
What Are the Symptoms of Autism? | Autism Speaks
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  • About EFC
    • Meet the Staff
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    • Meet the Volunteers
  • Early Start
    • Early Start Resource Staff
    • Early Start Events
    • Newsletter-English
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    • Early Start (Intervención temprana)
    • Story time at our facebook page
  • Programs and Services
    • Annual Conference
    • Clubs
    • Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
  • information & Events
    • Event Photos
  • COVID-19 Resources
  • Contact Us
  • Topics A‑Z
    • Autism: What are the symptoms?
    • Anxiety log to find out why your child gets anxious
    • Angry Kids: Dealing With Explosive Behavior
    • Are Time Outs Harmful to Children?
    • 8 Ways to Build a Strong, Loving Bond With Your Autistic Child
    • Homemade bedtime schedule for kids can be a powerful visual reminder
    • Managing problem behavior at home
    • Social Challenges of Kids With Learning Problems
    • Quick Facts on Selective Mutism
    • 5 Tips for Talking to Patients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
    • Overcoming obstacles while traveling with people who have ASD
    • Did you know the signals of depression on kids/teenagers?
    • How to Make the Most of Your IEP meeting
    • Helping Kids Dare to Share/Ayude a los niños a atreverse a hablar
    • Advice for kids​/Consejos para niños ​
  • 2022 Newsletter
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