Autistic behavior

Autistic behavior describes behavioral patterns similar to those seen in autism.

Autistic behavior includes:

• Absent or poorly-developed verbal and nonverbal communication skills
• Abnormal socialization (lack of need for socialization)
• Social withdrawal
• Inability to make friends
• Repetitive body movements
• Ritualistic behavior
• Lack of eye contact
• Various speech pattern abnormalities

Several infectious and neurological diseases can produce symptoms mimicking autism.

• Infantile autism
• Deafness
• Mental retardation
• Metabolic degenerative CNS (central nervous system) disorders
• Schizophrenia

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