Autism Spectrum Disorders

seeing the world through the perspective of others. Affected individuals may have restricted speech or even be nonverbal, may use language unusually (invert pronouns, repeat phrases over and over), and frequently have difficulty sustaining conversations with others. Persons who have autism are often quite concrete and may be preoccupied with parts of objects or use objects in unusual ways. They may have routines that cannot be disrupted without conflict (eg, lining up toys in a certain way) and may exhibit unusual motor behaviors such as hand flap