How to Determine if a Child Has Autism
Disease description:
My daughter always prefers to stay alone in her bedroom and avoids communication—it seems like autism. I’d like to ask how to determine whether a child has autism.
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Xie Zixing
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children is typically diagnosed using standardized clinical assessment scales, which also help determine the severity of autistic symptoms. In addition to aiding differential diagnosis, these scales—along with characteristic clinical features—constitute a primary dimension for differential diagnosis. Typical symptoms observed in children with ASD include persistent deficits in social communication and interaction, delayed language development, restricted interests, and repetitive, stereotyped patterns of behavior.
