Autism Spectrum Disorder

People with ASD often have difficulty understanding social cues and may encounter challenges with communication. 

• Prefer being alone or retreating into their world
• Lack of facial expressions
• Poor eye contact
• Non-verbal or speaks slowly
• Can’t start or maintain a conversation 
• Only initiates conversation to make requests

• Repeats words or phrases verbatim without understanding their meaning
• Doesn’t comprehend basic questions or directions
• Has trouble interpreting nonverbal cues (such as other people’s facial expressions, body postures, or voice tone)

People with Autism Spectrum Disorder may exhibit restricted or repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, and activities, which may include any of the following signs:

• Repetitive movements like rocking, spinning or clapping the hands 
• Develops specific routines or rituals and is disturbed by even minor changes
• Has coordination issues or unusual movement patterns, such as clumsiness or walking on toes, and odd, stiff, or exaggerated body language
• Is fascinated by the details of an object, such as the spinning wheels of a toy car, but is oblivious to the object’s overall purpose or function

• Sensitive to light, sound, or touch
• Fixates with unusual intensity or focus on an object or activity
• Has specific food preferences, such as only eating a few foods or refusing to eat foods with a particular texture.