| Autism is considered to be a serious neurological | | | | some autistic children may engage in behaviors that |
| disorder, causing dramatic changes in behavior and | | | | lead to self-injury (some autistic children unwillingly bang |
| affecting social interactions, communication skills and | | | | their heads against their crib). Child autism is also |
| adaptability. The first signs of autism can either be | | | | characterized by low adaptation skills and strong |
| spotted at birth or later in childhood. Child autism is | | | | resistance to changes in their activities or behaviors. |
| characterized by refusal of social interactions, inability | | | | Autism occurs to persons regardless of their IQ. |
| of anticipating movement, poor eye contact, lack of | | | | Autistic children sometimes have good skills with |
| interest towards mothers or caretakers, inability of | | | | numbers, excelling in areas like mathematics. However, |
| engaging in imitational acts, preference for repetitive, | | | | it is a fact that all children diagnosed with autism have |
| stereotype activities.Child autism is different from one | | | | reduced emotional intelligence.Child autism can |
| child to another. Although autistic children have | | | | determine either hyper-active or hypo-active behaviors. |
| common behavioral features, every child with autism | | | | While some children are very impulsive and difficult to |
| develops in a different, unique way. Child autism | | | | calm down, other children are very still and passive. |
| affects the perception of persons and objects and | | | | |