Characteristics of Autism

What is NOT a repetitive behaviour in an autistic child?

• hand flapping

• singing

• head banging

What is Mind Blind

• Autistic children are not able to attribute mental states to others

• Not able to follow someone else's gaze

• Autistic children has difficulty in processing information

How does autism affect socialization?

• Difficulty in communicating with others

• Difficulty in sleeping

• Has OCD

Rita son Adrian has autism and he likes to have cereals for breakfast, One day, Rita decided to give him an apple instead of cereals and he had a massive tantrum. This is due to ?

• socialization difficulties

• Communication deficit

• Impairment in cognition

• Obsession

What are the impairment in cognitive ability in an autistic child

• able to reason

• trouble in watching movie

• trouble concentrating

• not able to make decisions

What are the socialization difficulties in an autistic child

• Lack of social smile

• not able to reason

• Lack of social imitation

• repetitive behavior

What is rote memory in an autistic child ?

• Not able to process information

• can remember large chunks of information

• Not able to focus

Why do some autistic children get anxious when they are in a social event

• Socialization Difficulties

• Impairment in Cognition

• Not able to communicate

If a child with autism finds it difficult to process everyday sensory information they can experience

• Not able to think

• intellectual disability

• sensory overload