playing in a repetitive and unimaginative way, often preferring to play with objects rather than people.repetitive movements, such as flapping their hands, rocking back and forth, or flicking their fingers.rarely using gestures or facial expressions when communicating.not enjoying situations and activities that most children of their age enjoy.being unable to adapt the tone and content of their speech to different social situations – for example, speaking very formally at a party and then speaking to total strangers in a familiar way.not understanding how people normally interact socially, such as greeting people or wishing them farewell.little interest in interacting with other people, including children of a similar age, or having few close friends, despite attempts to form friendships.not being aware of other people’s personal space, or being unusually intolerant of people entering their own personal space.reacting unusually negatively when asked to do something by someone else.taking people’s speech literally and being unable to understand sarcasm, metaphors or figures of speech.seeming to talk "at" people, rather than sharing a two-way conversation.speaking in pre-learned phrases, rather than putting together individual words to form new sentences.speech that sounds very monotonous or flat.preferring to avoid using spoken language.The NHS outlines the signs of symptoms of autism spectrum disorder in school-age children. While autism is most often diagnosed in toddlers, it’s possible for adults with autism spectrum disorder to go undiagnosed.
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