This list serves as guidance for the diagnosis .
As a rule of individuals with autism, at least 50% of those characteristics. ;
The symptoms can vary in intensity or by age.
* Difficulty socializing with others.
* Difficulty socializing with others.
* Stress identical gestures, resistance to change his routine.
* Laughs and smiles inadequate.
* No fear of danger.
* Little eye contact.
* Low response to normal teaching methods. * Games
very disrupted.
* Apparent insensitivity to pain.
* Echolalia (repeating words or phrases.)
* Preference to be alone, reserved demeanor.
* May not want hugs and love or accommodated affectionately
* Spins objects.
* Hyper-or hypo-activity.
* Appears distress for no apparent reason.
inadequate
* Attachment objects.
* Attachment objects.
* Does not respond to verbal commands, acting like a deaf.
* motor skills and fine motor activities uneven.
* Difficulty in expressing needs; uses gestures or signs to objects instead of words.
Most parents of children with autism begin to suspect that something is wrong when the child is 18 months old and seek help by 2 years of age.
Children with autism typically presents difficulties and n:
* Pretend play.
* Pretend play.
* Social interactions.
* verbal and nonverbal communication.
Some children with autism appear normal before 1 or 2 years of age and then suddenly "regress" and lose language or social skills they had acquired earlier. This is called the regressive type of autism .
* Be overly sensitive in terms of vision, hearing, touch, smell or taste (for example, may refuse to wear "itchy" clothes and become distressed if they are forced to wear the clothes).
* Have unusual distress when routines are changed.
* Perform repeated body movements.
* Show unusual attachments to objects.
Symptoms can range from mild to severe.
Communication Problems may include:
* Can not start or maintain a social conversation.
* Communicates with gestures instead of words.
* Develop language develops slowly or not at all.
* Does not adjust gaze to look at objects that others are watching.
* does not refer to self correctly (for example, says "you want water" when in fact means "I want water").
* Do not point to direct others' attention to objects (occurs in the first 14 months of age).
* Repeats words or memorized passages, like commercials.
* Use meaningless rhymes.
SOCIAL INTERACTION:
* Has difficulty making friends.
* No play interactive games.
* is retracted.
* May not respond to eye contact or smiles, or may avoid eye contact.
* May treat others as objects.
* Prefers to spend time alone and not with others.
* shows a lack of empathy.
Response to sensory information:
* Does not startle at loud noises.
* Has heightened or low senses of sight, hearing, touch, smell or taste.
* The May find normal noises painful and hold hands over ears.
* You can avoid physical contact because it is very exciting and overwhelming.
* Rubs surfaces, takes things in their mouths and licks.
* seems to have an increase or decrease in response to pain.
GAME:
* Does not imitate actions others.
* Prefers solitary or ritualistic play.
* Shows little pretend or imaginative play.
BEHAVIOR:
* "is expressed" with intense tantrums.
* is dedicated to a single topic or task (perseveration).
* Has a short attention span.
* Has very narrow interests.
* is hyperactive or too passive.
* Shows aggression to others or himself.
* Shows a strong need for sameness.
* Uses repetitive body movements.
DRUGS:
often drugs used to treat behavioral problems or emotional problems that people with autism may have, as
* Aggression.
* Anxiety.
* attention problems.
* Extreme compulsions that the child can not stop.
* Hyperactivity.
* Impulsiveness.
Irritability.
* Changes in mood.
* Angry outbursts or anger.
* Difficulty sleeping.
* tantrums.
Currently, only risperidone is approved for the treatment of children aged 5 to 16 years que presenten irritabilidad y agresión con el autismo. Otros medicamentos que se pueden usar abarcan ISRS, Divalproex sódico y otros estabilizadores del estado de ánimo, y posiblemente estimulantes como metilfenidato. No existe ningún medicamento que trate el problema subyacente del autismo.
Dado que el autismo abarca un espectro de síntomas tan amplio, una observación breve y única no puede predecir las verdaderas habilidades de un niño. Por lo tanto, sería ideal que un equipo de distintos especialistas evaluara al niño.
Dicho equipo podría evaluar:
* Communication.
* language.
* motor skills.
* Speech.
* School performance.
* cognitive skills.
Sometimes parents are reluctant to be diagnosed with the illness of a child because of concerns that stigmatize. However, without a diagnosis, the child may not receive the treatment and services you need, which are essential for good treatment.
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