... problems: - In terms of communication autistic people: - * Avoid eye contact - a normal child tends to study mothers face * Prefer being alone * Seem deaf - a normal child stimulated by sound easily * Start developing language and abruptly stop communicating altogether In terms of social relationships autistic people:- * Act as if unaware of people entering or leaving a room - a normal child usually cries when the mother leaves the room * Physically attack and injure others readily * Inaccessible without any form bodily or facial expression. In terms of exploration of an environment, an autistic individual:- * May remain fixed on a single item or activity and behaviour may become repetitive or ritualistic. * Practice strange actions such as waving or banging their heads on a wall. * Show no sensitivity to burns or bruises and tend to engage into periods of self harm or disruption. Normal individual may seek pleasure to avoid pain. * ...

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