| Persons with autism may possess the following characteristics in various combinations in varying degrees of severity: |
Inappropriate
laughing or giggling | No real fear
of dangers | Apparent
insensitivity to pain | May not want
cuddling | Sustained unusual
or repetitive play |
Uneven physical or
verbal skills | May avoid
eye contact | May prefer
to be alone | Difficulty in
expressing needs;
may use gestures | Inappropriate
attachments
to objects |
Insistance on
sameness | Echos words
or phrases | Inappropriate
response to sound | Spins objects
or self | Difficulty in
interacting with others |
| Autism Society of America 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300 Bethesda, MD 20814.3067 1.800.328.8476 www.autism-society.org |
