Core Symptoms of Autism

Specialized healthcare providers make autism diagnoses via a condition checklist that overlap the core symptoms above. They also use an autism symptom severity scale. Autism's severity scale will show the amount of support a person with autism needs. The needs will often vary per person. Many people with autism have sensory problems. These may include sensitivity to smells, sounds, touch, tastes, lights, pain, and touch along with other stimuli.

  • Difficulty communicating with others

  • Repetitive and restricted behavior and actions

  • Persistant interferance with regular living

  • Can start early on in childhood (and may go unnoticed and unrecognized)

    • Speaking and verbal language (1/3 of autism cases cannot speak)

    • Euphemisms/things not meant to be taken literally

    • Physical or hand gestures / lack of eye contact

    • Making facial expressions/controlling voice tone

    • Ability to express or recognize emotions

    • Feelings of being overwhelmed in social situations

    • Taking turns properly in social situations

    • Maintaining proper personal space

    • Repetitive movements: rocking, shaking sticks etc.

    • Ritualistic behaviors, ex. lining up objects

    • Obsessive interest in a few (often specialized) topics

    • Need for a steady routine (ex. the same clothes, the same schedule, etc.)

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