14 March 2011

High-functioning Autism checklist - know when it's time to talk to a specialist

A child with high-functioning Autism can be difficult, but it can also a joy you have the right attitude and if you get your child help, while he or she is young enough. Apart from the fact that the same symptoms of high-functioning Autism also with other disabilities or conditions may be present, so can it's difficult to know when you are talking about your child to a specialist. Here are some things to look for, but it is not perfect and find out that your child has autism not high-functioning even if some these things on this list is still possible. In any case, it is better to know and peace of mind so or have so as to wait for it and find out too late that your child high-functioning Autism.

1. Have has your child of visual perceptual problems? This is one of the most important problems with children with high-functioning Autism. Still, it can be to keep in mind one of the toughest. This problem is typically surface when your child starts school, as it manifests itself as a learning disability.

(2) Is through your child on his or her toes instead of the whole foot? If so, try teaching to go your child properly and if this doesn't work, it may be a sign for the disability.

3) Has your child sensory problems? These can appear in different methods. Some of them are feeling uncomfortable with certain types of clothing or materials on the skin such as SOAP or other products, freaking out in the dark or unusual situations, food or to try things to eat, which are not edible etc. are.

4. Have your child has good eye contact? If not, this is a strong sign that something is wrong. Can they see you or others briefly but then her eyes question me out in all directions or they stare on the ground speak.

5? Your child has any kind of stimming examples include: turn in continuous movement without reason, waving their hands a lot in excitement, rubbing body parts for extended periods of time, licking her hands and other body parts excessively, and so on. Stimming begins to appear in the rule over the age of four years. So, if they are very young, you would try then still not.

6. Does your child withdrawn from the real world? or, he or she have abnormal social problems or seem as he or she is awkward around people?

7. If your child has already begun the school, have his or her teacher said nothing about your child's behavior?

8. What thinks your regular doctor of behavior or your child's development? When using a regular doctor talk you need to be blunt and make sure that he or she knows that an honest opinion about what he or she really thinks you.

9. If you have another child or children, works like this child behavior, that of the other child or children when compared to? It is the same, or see remarkable differences.

10. Diagnosed has your child already with an other learning disability? In many cases children are diagnosed autism with something else first with high-functioning before the real diagnosis is found.