Recognize the Characteristics of Autistic Children Early

Characteristics of children with autism are generally reflected in behaviors, activities and interactions that tend to be limited and repetitive. In addition, the characteristics of autistic children also appear in their behavior, such as turning, touching and feeling certain objects or objects excessively.

Autism is a brain disorder that prevents many areas of the brain from working together. Therefore, people with autism have difficulty communicating and have social relationships with others.


The cause of autism or autism spectrum disorders (ASD) consists of many factors, but usually due to genetic and environmental factors. There is no evidence that autism can be caused by vaccines given to babies. Autism usually begins in childhood and lasts until adolescence and adulthood.

In general, the characteristics of autistic children seen are as follows:
  • Communication difficulties
Autistic children tend to have difficulty communicating with others, including speaking, understanding languages, reading and writing. In addition, there are several other communication problems, including difficulty starting a conversation, understanding words, and following instructions.

Autistic children also have difficulty understanding the use of body language, such as pointing, waving, or showing objects to others. Other characteristics of children with autism, such as repetition of words that have just been heard or heard some time ago, say something like the tone of a song or rage to express their desires.
  • Interference in social relations
The characteristics of autistic children are children who are busy with their own world, which makes it difficult to connect with people around them. Autistic children have difficulty making eye contact. They also have difficulty understanding the pain, sadness and feelings of others.

As a result, autistic children usually do not make friends, play or share toys with their friends, or focus on the same object with others.
  • Other typical behavior
Some typical behaviors of autistic children include irritability with certain sounds, difficulty moving from one activity to another and have unique limitations or interests. For example, just talking about a subject or watching a certain toy.

In addition, the characteristics of autistic children also seem to like shaking hands, storing stones, turning around and looking into the air. In addition, they generally only enjoy a few types of food.

Diagnosis and treatment

Doctors have specific guidelines for diagnosing autism. First diagnosis, pay attention to verbal and nonverbal communication. Second, the ability to interact and social relationships. Third, limited interest in activities or games.

So far, there is no cure for autism. However, specific interventions to help autistic children aim to improve communication skills, social interaction and children's education.

Not only doctors, to treat children with autism, also requires a medical team including psychologists or psychiatrists, speech therapists, occupational therapists and others.

Tips for Communicating with Autistic Children

It is not easy to communicate with children with autism. Here are a few suggestions you can make:

  • Familiarize yourself with short, clear sentences. You can also speak slowly with pauses between words.
  • Give children time to understand. If necessary, accompany the words you say with simple body movements.
  • Always call the child by name.
  • Limit sounds that occur nearby.

It is important to recognize the characteristics of an autistic child so that he can immediately get the right diagnosis and treatment. For this reason, parents must consult extensively with pediatricians and other medical teams.

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