Characteristics of Patients with Autism

Symptoms of children with autism can be seen early, because consider the child's development in every stage of each phase sometimes parents are not overly sensitive to the child's behavior, do not be late. Although autism is not a disease, but the weakness of the nervous system disorder caused by genetic factors are weak. For that we need extra attention in the treatment of children with autism from the start.

The characteristics of children with autism by age:

1. Ages 0 -6 months. If the child is too quiet and rarely cried, too sensitive, hand and foot movements are too excessive, especially in the bath. Never happened eye contact or social smiles, and carrying clenched hands or legs excessively stressful.

2. 6-12 months of age. If picked up stiff or tense and not interact or not interested in toys or do not react to the sound or word. And always look at an object or his own hands as long. It was due late in fine and gross motor development.

3. 2-3 years of age. Not interested or socializing to other children, and do not connect the eye box and never focus. Too stiff to others and still happy and lazy in carrying his body shaking.

4. 4-5 years of age. This kid was screaming and like parrot noises or strange. And irritability or emotion when his routine on his will alone and not easy to obey and aggressive and self-harm.

From birth until the age of 24-30 months children affected by autism generally appear normal. Besides the parents begin to notice changes such as delayed speech, play and make friends.