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It usually appears during the first three years of child’s life.
Child shows little interest in others and a lack of social awareness is observed.
The focus of an autistic child is a consistent routine and includes an interest in repeating odd and peculiar behaviours.
Autistic child often finds problems in communication; they avoid eye contact, and show limited attachment to others.
Autism can prevent a child from developing relationships with others due to an inability to interpret facial expressions or emotions.
These Children may resist cuddling; they like to play alone and are resistant to change. Delayed speech development is seen in Autistic children.
Autistic Children language skill is delayed or it does not develop. When develops they repeat words or phrases like an echo (echolalia).
They tend to exhibit repeated body movements such as flapping hands or rocking and have unusual attachments to objects.
However, many persons with autism excel consistently on certain mental tasks like counting, measuring, art, music, memory etc.
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