Nigeria: Dealing With an Autistic Child

5 January 2013

If a baby is does not look at his parent when they talk to him, if does not try to play games that other babies his age are playing, if he rarely smiles, if he points to things when he wants them instead of telling his parent, if he does the same thing over and over, if he has extreme temper tantrums, then that child is autistic.

It is important to note that one or two characteristics alone do not mean that your child is autistic. But taken together they should raise questions and prompt a professional evaluation by a specialist. MILLIE IBE writes on how to manage kids with such traits.

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