... human contact. Development in social interaction, communication and behavior are severely retarded. There will be slow learning of language. They will have inability to initiate or sustain a conversation. Another major symptom is use of idiosyncratic language, that is, use of stereotype or repetitive use of language. They ignore other's speech and they have a short attention span. People with autism suffer from impairment in use of multiple non-verbal behaviors. They use gestures instead of words. They usually do not maintain eye contact. There is failure to develop peer relationships; social and emotional reciprocity will also be lacking in them. The children have restricted repetitive pattern of behavior. They have an inflexible adherence to specific, non-functional routines or rituals (i.e.) they insist on sameness. They have stereotyped and repetitive motor movements like head banging, screaming fits, arm flapping which can be attributed to self-stimulation. They have an aversion to ...

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