Is more withdrawn or more difficult to comfort than other children
Is more interested in looking at objects than people's faces
When eating, has sensitivity / aversions to different textures OR difficulty chewing or swallowing
Lacks interest in toys or typically play with them in an unusual or repetitive way (e.g. lining up, spinning, opening / closing parts rather than using the toy in the expected way)
Is preoccupied with unusual interests or topics (e.g light switches, doors, fans, trains)
Is preoccupied with unusual interests or topics (e.g. light switches, doors, fans, trains)
Shows an intense interest in letters or numbers and / or some ability to recognize untaught printed words
Moves his / her fingers, hands or body in an odd or repetitive way
STUTTERS: Parents report child "stutters" using repetitions of words (e.g. "I I I" or syllables (e.g. "dadadaddy"), sound prolongations(e.g. mmmommmy) or blocks (e.g. "b---all"))
Has an unusual voice quality (e.g. nasal, hoarse, breathy)