The Spiritual Face of Autism

People with autism also process and respond to information in unique ways.
In some cases, aggressive and/or self-injurious behavior may be present. Persons with autism may also exhibit some of the following traits: 
• Insistence on sameness; resistance to change
• Difficulty in expressing needs; using gestures or pointing instead of words 
• Repeating words or phrases in place of normal, responsive language 
• Laughing (and/or crying) for no apparent reason; showing distress for reasons not apparent to others 
• Preference to being alone; aloof manner 
• Tantrums 
• Difficulty in mixing with others 
• Not wanting to cuddle or be cuddled 
• Little or no eye contact 
• Unresponsive to normal teaching methods 
• Sustained odd play 
• Spinning objects 
• Obsessive attachment to objects 
• Apparent over-sensitivity or under-sensitivity to pain 
• No real fears of danger 
• Noticeable physical over-activity or extreme under-activity 
• Uneven gross/fine motor skills 
• Non-responsive to verbal cues; acts as if deaf, although hearing tests are in normal range
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