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State the characteristics of autism

      

State the characteristics of autism

  

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Francis
- Has no fear or real dangers, resists change in routine
- Gestures rather than talks
- Laughs and giggles inappropriately
- Physical over-activity,
- Resists eye contact
- shows inappropriate attachment to objects
- Fascinated by spinning objects
- Very sensitive may be greatly troubled, sometimes even pained by sounds, touches, smells, or sights that seem normal to others.
- Children with autism have trouble communicating.
- They have trouble understanding what other people think and feel. This makes it very hard for them to express themselves either with words or through gestures, facial expressions, and touch.
- Children who are autistic may have repetitive, stereotyped body movements such as rocking, pacing, or hand flapping.
- They may have unusual responses to people, attachments to objects, resistance to change in their routines, or aggressive or self-injurious behavior.
- They may seem not to notice people, objects, or activities in their surroundings.
- Some children with autism may also develop seizures. And in some cases, those seizures may not occur until adolescence.
- They may have unusually developed skills in areas, such as drawing, creating music, solving math problems, or memorizing facts.
francis1897 answered the question on August 24, 2022 at 09:51


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