True or False? All people who have behaviors of stimming (i.e. hand
flapping), echoing, spinning and perseveration (i.e. lining up objects,
subject fascination) are in the autism spectrum. The answer is false.
These characteristics are byproducts of autism. In fact, a child or
adult displaying one or more of these issues may indicate that the
individual has sensory processing challenges or gross motor issues, not
autism.
According to the American Psychiatric Association, a diagnosis of autistic disorder is made when an individual displays 6 or more of 12 symptoms in three major areas of social interaction, communication and behavior. The checklist is from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSMIV). If a child displays some but
not all of the criteria, he may receive a PDD-NOS diagnosis which is a
diagnosis within the autism spectrum, too. Delays or abnormal
functioning in social interaction, language as used in social
communication and symbolic or imaginative play should occur in at least
one of these areas prior to age 3. The autism definition in the upcoming
Fifth Edition of the DSM is being revised and will be changing. In the
meantime, the current 12-symptom checklist is as follows:
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