Autism, a complex neurodevelopmental disorder, often manifests some danger signals in the early stages of children. As a parent or guardian, it is crucial to understand and identify these signals in order to take timely intervention measures and lay a solid foundation for the child’s future. Here are some typical danger signals in the early stages of autism children:
1. Social Interaction Disorder
– Lack of eye contact: Children with autism tend to avoid eye contact with others, which is not only an important deficiency in social interaction but also a prominent sign of autism.
– Reduced social interest: They may lack interest in people and things around them, unwilling to participate in group activities or share joy with others.
2. Delayed Language Development
– Delayed language development: Children with autism may lag significantly behind their peers in language development, starting to speak later than other children or limited to repeating others’ words, lacking autonomous expression ability.
– Communication difficulties: Even if they can speak, they often have difficulties in understanding and expressing, making effective communication challenging.
3. Stereotyped and Repetitive Behavior
– Obsessive interests and behavior: Children with autism may show excessive focus on specific things or activities, such as repeatedly doing the same actions, arranging objects, etc.
– Unusual bodily movements: They may also have a range of unusual bodily movements, like constant head shaking, spinning, whole-body jumping, which may be a form of self-stimulation.
4. Sensory Abnormalities
– Sensory hypersensitivity: Children with autism may have abnormal reactions to stimuli such as touch, sound, light, being overly sensitive to certain sounds, easily startled, etc.
– Food or texture preferences: They may also have special preferences or aversions to food or clothing materials, such as refusing to wear clothes with tags.
5. Emotional and Behavioral Issues
– Large emotional fluctuations: The emotional fluctuations of children with autism may be more pronounced than typical children, exhibiting sudden outbursts or excessive excitement, silence, etc.
– Aggressive behavior: Some children with autism may show strong aggressiveness, but the reasons for the aggression are often unclear.
6. Other Manifestations
– Sleep disorders: Children with autism may experience difficulties falling asleep, unstable sleep, which may be related to their mental tension or environmental abnormalities.
– Learning disorders: Due to the various difficulties mentioned above, children with autism may encounter significant obstacles in learning, such as lack of concentration, poor academic performance, etc.
