It is a neurological disorder that hampers normal brain development thereby affecting the cognition, ability to communicate, social interaction, and certain behavior of the child. It is characterized by:

• Lack of eye contact.
• Sensitivity to sounds, smell, touch, etc.
• Stereotype behaviors – hand flapping, spinning an object.
• Repeating words or phrases.
• Lack of social interaction.
• Fine or Gross motor skill problem.
• Compulsive behavior.
• Speech delay. Non-verbal communication.
• Interest in the limited number of things/ inattentiveness.
• Unaware of others emotions.