ARE THESE SYMPTOMS OF AUTISM

Dear Ask The Doctor: Tantrums, head banging, body rocking,

Dear Cebrena:

Autism is one of a group of serious developmental problems called autism spectrum disorders (ASD) that appear in early childhood, usually before age 3.

Children with autism generally have problems in three crucial areas of development social interaction, language and behavior. But because autism symptoms vary greatly, two children with the same diagnosis may act quite differently and have strikingly different skills. In most cases, though, severe autism is marked by a complete inability to communicate or interact with other people.

Certainly the symptoms that you mentioned could also be present in Autism, however a more detailed evaluation is always done first to confirm the diagnosis.