Attention! Your child may have autism!
PLEASE CONSULT EXPERTS if your child:
- does not make an eye contact, or only does at their will,
- does not look when they are called,
- is older than 1½ year old and does not speak, or used to have a few words then ceased to talk,
- says a few words when they are forced or at their will,
- has echolalia; repetition of vocalizations made by another person,
- does not use their index finger to show objects,
- tries to communicate through pulling and pushing a person,
- does not or could not wave,
- does not create role playing games like playing house, doctors, policemen, etc. and cannot dramatize,
- has limited imitation skills,
- -does not establish a relationship with their peers or play games
- treats others like they are objects or tools,
- has obsessive behaviors such as using the same road,
- repeats the same things or opens and closes doors, windows, etc.
- has ritualistic behaviors,
- has stereotypical behaviors such as hand flapping, looking their hands, shaking, rotating objects, turning
around, swinging ropes, cables, etc. and carrying irrelevant objects, - does not play with their toys in their intended way,
- lays toys together or pays attention to small parts (turning toy car’s wheel instead of driving or poking doll’s eyes instead of feeding),
- does not have a matching facial expression with the situation, does not use their gestures,
- rolls their eyes to left or right (peripheral gazing) and follows a line,
- is not aware of danger,
- has low pain sensitivity,
- walks on their tiptoes,
- cries or laughs pointlessly,
- has tantrums and does self-harm (punching their jaw or head, biting themselves)
- dislikes being touched or wants to touch their parents (especially to mother) at all times,
- shows no reactions when meet or leave people,
- feels insecure due to any change in the environments or behaviors they are accustomed to.