What are the symptoms of ASD?
Problems with eye contact
No response to one’s name
Problems following another person’s gaze or pointing, “joint attention”
Reduced facial expression that does not match what is being said, or the expression’s of others
Excessive lining up of toys
Abnormally intense or focused interest
Preoccupation with moving objects, or parts of objects (truck wheels!)
Repetitive hand or arm movements (flapping)
Inflexible adherence to specific routines or rituals (nighttime)
Unusual language – few spontaneous words, echolalia
DiCicco-Bloom, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
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