Autism-World

?Children with autism?display autistic signs?while?very young- now autism can be diagnosed at 2 years old, parents who?found autistic symptoms ?in the child should?read the following questions, it’s like a test-if most of you answers is “yes”, then unfortunately, the kid is at a risk of autism, take him to hospitals to get diagnosed as soon as possible.

____ 1. Does your child enjoy being swung, bounced on your knee, etc.?
____ 2. Does your child take an interest in other children?
____ 3. Does your child like climbing on things, such as up/on chairs?
____ 4. Does your child enjoy playing peek-a-boo / hide & seek?
____ *5. Pretend Play (PP): Does your child ever pretend, for example, to make a cup of tea using a toy cup and teapot, or pretend other things (pouring juice)?
____ 6. Does your child ever use his or her index finger to point, to ask for something?
____ *7. Protodeclarative Pointing (PDP): Does your child ever use his or her index finger to point, to indicate interest in something?
____ 8. Can your child play properly with small toys (e.g. cars or blocks) without just mouthing, fiddling, or dropping them?
____ 9. Does your child ever bring objects over to you (parent), to show you something?
* Indicates critical question most indicative of autistic characteristics

This entry was posted on Tuesday, May 29th, 2007 at 9:00 pm and is filed under Autism Diagnosis.