Autism Checklist
- Has little interest in mixing or playing with other children.
- Leaves you confused because they laugh at inappropritate times, sometimes when people are hurt.
- Makes very little eye contact and when they do it is fleeting, often out of the corner of their eye.
- Likes predictability and routine and can become distressed if this does not occur.
- Would be described as having no fear of danger.
- Games may appear odd, choosing to play with unusual items such as vacuum cleaners.
- Does not seek attention when obviously in pain and may therefore be described as insensitive to pain.
- Repeats phrases that they have heard, often in a completely wrong and inappropriate context. They may repeat rude phrases.
- Would be described as liking their own company.
- Cuddles are not sought or wanted.
- May engage in the spinning of objects or be fascinated by patterns of moving light.
- Appears not to listen and respond to the verbal world.
- May attach to very unusual objects, or be over attached to items such as cars or Thomas the Tank Engine.
- Has great difficulty in expressing their wants and needs. Will probably be highly reliant upon gesture and pulling adults to what they want.
- Physical activity may be much more pronounced than other children of the same age or much less active.
- The child may enter into a tantrum without there being a discernable cue or trigger. The tantrums seem to come out of the blue.
- Will respond to teaching that is highly adjusted to suit children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders.
- There may be an uneven development of large and fine motor skill development. For instance the child may be able to thread beads with great skill but find riding a tricycle or bike very difficult.
