Speech and Language Early Indicators of Autism

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Speech and Language Early Indicators of Autism

Speech and language indicators for Autism in children ages 24-36 months include: The child is mute or talks only intermittently, is echolalic (repeats words of others consistently), shows specific cognitive abilities (e.g., good rote memory, super puzzle skills), appears to be able to do things but refuses, leads adult by hand to communicate needs, and/or does not use speech for communication.

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