What are signs of autism?

[CarlyP]

Can anyone give me an idea of what to look for please.

Thanks

Carly

[coppertop]

A lot depends on the age of the child. Are you worrying about anything in particular?

[CarlyP]

lack of attention span. hitting. he is jsut 18mths old.

[coppertop]

Lack of attention and hitting is fairly normal at that age. A better indicator of autism at 18 months is this test here

[Jimjams]

at 18 months too much attention (of your own choosing) is more of a sign. 18 months olds are meant to have short attention spans.

[coppertop]

Yes. Ds2 was unusual because at that age he would sit at the table drawing pictures for more than an hour at a time. Flitting about from one activity to another was viewed as being far more normal.