Children develop at different rates, but you'll want to discuss these behaviors with your pediatrician:
- Having low to no social skills
- Appearing to be deaf
- Avoiding eye contact
- Wanting to be alone
- Demonstrating obsessive behavior
- Getting upset by minor changes
- Hypersensitivity
- Giving non-sequitur answers to questions
- Avoiding or resisting physical contact
- Having extreme anxiety and phobias
- Having meltdowns
- Unusual eating and sleeping habits
- Impulsivity
- Causing self injury
Listen in as Kristin Gonzalez, President of the Autism Hope Alliance, shares what signals may indicate your loved one is on the autism spectrum.