What are the characteristics of autism in children?

After autism, the common manifestation is mental retardation. Generally, the intelligence level of children is inconsistent during illness, and a few patients will have mental retardation, even moderate mental retardation.

2. Narrow interests

Generally, after autism, children will have a narrow range of interests and will not be interested in toys and games that normal people are keen on. Usually, some things that children don't like will show a wide range of interests, such as observing abnormal objects such as electric fans and bottle caps, which may last for a long time without getting bored, but they are not interested in toys that normal people like, which is also related to autism.

3. Stereotyped behavior

Autistic people usually have rigid behavior patterns, such as going to bed at a fixed time every day and going out to take the same route. These behaviors are rigid, and if they stop, they usually show unhappiness, anxiety and even resistance, which are related to autism.

4. Language barriers

Autism will have language barriers in the development process, which is a common manifestation of the disease. In the process of language barrier development, language ability is usually slow, and you may not be able to speak when you are two or three years old. With the growth of age, there may be reticence, less language and decreased expression ability.

5. Social barriers

After general autism, the obvious performance is social disorder. Patients can't establish normal interpersonal relationships with others and can't communicate with others normally. They generally lack friends and can't tell the specific relationship between relatives and friends. They treat their relatives and others with the same attitude.