We recommend scheduling an autism evaluation with Dr. Lavado if you or your child is demonstrating any of the following symptoms:
- Limited eye contact or facial expressions
- Rarely shows enjoyment with you by smiling or laughing and looking at you
- Rarely shows their interests with you
- Limited interest in other children
- Limited imaginative play
- Rarely responds to their name
- Limited use of gestures such as pointing
- Minimal imitation or pretending
- Pulls your hand as if it’s a tool
- Shows more interest in objects than people
- Unusual movement of their fingers, hands, or body such as hand-flapping, finger-flicking, rocking, spinning, running back and forth
- Repeated unusual movements with objects such as spinning or lining up toys
- Develops routines and may get very upset over unexpected change
- Excessive interest in objects or activities
- Repetitive speech
- Very focused on or attached to unusual objects such as rocks, metal, cloth, sticks, flowing water or gadgets
- Unusual reaction to sounds, sights or textures
- Shows interest in unusual sensory experiences such as looking out the side of their eye, closely inspect objects, excessive rubbing of certain textures or licks objects
- Limited back-and-forth conversation
Results of an Autism Evaluation:
Early detection and early intervention can potentially lead to improvements in cognitive, social, language, and behavioral functioning.