About autism
worried about some SIGNS OF AUTISM in your child?
Non-verbal
Echolalia (repetition of words or phrases)
DELAYED SPEECH
DELAYED SPEECH
Echolalia (repetition of words or phrases)
DELAYED SPEECH
Echolalia (repetition of words or phrases)
Echolalia (repetition of words or phrases)
Repetitive motor behaviours (e.g., hand flapping, spinning in circles, rocking back and forth)
Repetitive motor behaviours (e.g., hand flapping, spinning in circles, rocking back and forth)
Repetitive motor behaviours (e.g., hand flapping, spinning in circles, rocking back and forth)
Repetitive motor behaviours (e.g., hand flapping, spinning in circles, rocking back and forth)
Loss of previously acquired speech
Repetitive motor behaviours (e.g., hand flapping, spinning in circles, rocking back and forth)
Limited use of gestures (e.G., waving, pointing)
Limited use of gestures (e.G., waving, pointing)
Repetitive motor behaviours (e.g., hand flapping, spinning in circles, rocking back and forth)
Limited use of gestures (e.G., waving, pointing)
Hypersensitivity or sensory seeking in relation to sounds, smells, lights, textures
Hypersensitivity or sensory seeking in relation to sounds, smells, lights, textures
Hypersensitivity or sensory seeking in relation to sounds, smells, lights, textures
Obsessive interests, insisting on doing actions in the same way
Hypersensitivity or sensory seeking in relation to sounds, smells, lights, textures
Hypersensitivity or sensory seeking in relation to sounds, smells, lights, textures
Lack of joint attention
Hypersensitivity or sensory seeking in relation to sounds, smells, lights, textures
Lack of social skills/desire to interact with others
Lack of social skills/desire to interact with others
inconsistent response to name and difficulties maintaining friendships and poor social skills
Lack of social skills/desire to interact with others
Avoiding eye contact
inconsistent response to name and difficulties maintaining friendships and poor social skills
inconsistent response to name and difficulties maintaining friendships and poor social skills
inconsistent response to name and difficulties maintaining friendships and poor social skills
inconsistent response to name and difficulties maintaining friendships and poor social skills
inconsistent response to name and difficulties maintaining friendships and poor social skills
Delayed or limited imaginary play (i.e. lines up toy cars instead of playing with them)
Challenging behaviours in relation to dealing with change, new situations, new people, or new enviro
Delayed or limited imaginary play (i.e. lines up toy cars instead of playing with them)
Trouble with transitioning between activities
Challenging behaviours in relation to dealing with change, new situations, new people, or new enviro
Delayed or limited imaginary play (i.e. lines up toy cars instead of playing with them)
Challenging behaviours in relation to dealing with change, new situations, new people, or new enviro
Challenging behaviours in relation to dealing with change, new situations, new people, or new enviro
Challenging behaviours in relation to dealing with change, new situations, new people, or new enviro
picky or restrictive eating habits
picky or restrictive eating habits
Challenging behaviours in relation to dealing with change, new situations, new people, or new enviro
Unusual sleeping habits
picky or restrictive eating habits
developmental delay with autism
developmental delay with autism
picky or restrictive eating habits
developmental delay with autism
Delay in motor skills (e.g., handwriting, team sports, visual motor coordinatoion
Delay in motor skills (e.g., handwriting, team sports, visual motor coordinatoion
Delay in motor skills (e.g., handwriting, team sports, visual motor coordinatoion
Socially odd behaviour and misunderstand other's SOCIAL CUES
Delay in motor skills (e.g., handwriting, team sports, visual motor coordinatoion
Delay in motor skills (e.g., handwriting, team sports, visual motor coordinatoion
AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER
Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorder (“ASD”) are both names for a group of complex brain development disorders. When diagnosed with Autism or ASD, children and adults have difficulties in social interactions, nonspeaking and verbal communication, and can engage in repetitive and/or self-injurious behaviours.
Diagnoses of Autism or ASD are on the rise, now affecting 1 in 150 Australians, with a greater prevalence in males. The causes of autism aren’t precisely understood, but both genetic and environmental factors are thought to be associated with the disorder.
The use of the term ‘Autism Spectrum Disorder’ was formalized in 2013 with the publication of the DSM-5 diagnostic manual. With this update, a variety of autistic disorders were merged under one umbrella term: autistic disorder, Asperger syndrome, childhood disintegrative disorder, and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified. Individuals with one of these disorders are often said to be “on the Spectrum.”
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