About Autistic

	Difficulty mixing with other children		Not responsive to verbal cues; acts as deaf
	Insistence on sameness resist change in routine		Spin objects
	Inappropriate laughing and giggling		Inappropriate attachment to objects
	No real fear of dangers		Difficulty in expressing needs; uses gestures or pointing instead of words
	Little or no eye contact		Noticeable physical or extreme underactivity. Overactivity
	Tantrums – displays extreme distress for no apparent reason		Prefer to be alone; aloof manner
	Sustained odd play		uneven gross/fine motor skills (may not want to kick ball but can stack blocks)
	Apparent insensitivity to pain		May not want cuddling or act cuddly
	Echolalia (repeating words or phrases in place of normal language)		Unresponsive to normal teaching methods