Autism Symptoms Checklist - Common Signs of Autism

Are you concerned your child may have autism?

Here are some signs you can look for:

Not responsive to verbal cues; acts as deaf
Little or no eye contact
Prefers to be alone; aloof manner
Difficulty in expressing needs; uses gestures or pointing instead of words
Tantrums; displays extreme distress for no apparent reason
Uneven gross / fine motor skills
Speech absence or delays
Noticeable physical over activity or extreme under activity
Insistence on sameness; resists changes in routine
Abnormal responses to one or a combination of senses such as sight, hearing, touch, smell, balance, reaction to pain
Laughing or giggling for no apparent reason
Spins objects or lines up objects often checking to be sure all are straight