I wanted to take the time to discuss with you the autistic children behavior that you may experience. The thing that is a little scary about the medical community is that they won't try to diagnose autism in children until they're around three or four years old. The reason they give is that some children are just late bloomers and I suppose that is a fair answer. The problem I see is that the earlier you treat the child, the more likely it'll work. The signs of autism can start extremely early. Sometimes children have a mild version of it and a professional can miss it. For this reason alone, I feel it is necessary for parents to be able to identify autistic children behavior, just in case your doctor is wrong.



Autism is a spectrum disorder that leaves children with communication and relating skills, along with problems interpreting senses. Those are extremely broad and I have to keep it broad because autism affects each child differently. You can have children that speak perfectly, while others don't say a word. It doesn't matter how perfect or imperfect they seem to be, there is still those defining behaviors that still come out and you can identify those.

Obviously, autistic children behavior varies when it comes to communication. You can't view it as words. There's a lot more to communication than what you say. The biggest is body language. You really need to observe the behavior your child and the way they respond with to body language. Typically when you smile at someone, they'll smile right back at you. It's just an instinctive thing to do, but when you have autism in the mix they may not respond. You could have the biggest smile on your face and they just stare back at you with a blank look.

Autistic children behavior can really come out when you watch your child interact with others. It doesn't necessarily have to do with the communication, but the relating aspect of things. For example, autistic children have an extremely hard time making eye contact. Naturally we gravitate to the eyes when we see others, but they don't seem to recognize that. I'm sure you've seen toddlers that just stare right into the eyes of people. If you notice your child rarely ever makes eye contact, they could be showing signs of autism.

The last of all the autistic children behavior is repetitiveness. This is sort of side tangent of what appears to make up autism, but it is something that the vast majority of sufferers have. They have this desire to do the same repetitive tasks over and over again. Give your child a little toy car and see what they do with it. Typically children will try driving it around, but for an autistic child, you may see them turn it upside down and turn the wheels. This repetitive behavior could be the problem.

There are lots of behaviors that could show autistic problem, but they could be as simple as a late bloomer. It is important to remain vigilant, but also practical. Talk with a doctor if you actually have concerns.