Autism Behavior Checklist

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Differences in behaviors may be noted
in the following areas:

Autism Behavior Checklist: Sensory Behaviors:

  • 1Artboard 31 Poor use of visual discrimination when learning
  • 1Artboard 31 Seems not to hear, so that a hearing loss is suspected
  • 1Artboard 31 Sometimes shows no “startle response” to loud noise”
  • 1Artboard 31 Sometimes painful stimuli such as bruises, cuts, and injections evoke no reaction
  • 1Artboard 31 Often will not blink when bright light is directed toward eyes
  • 1Artboard 31 Covers ears at many sounds
  • 1Artboard 31 Squints, frowns, or covers eyes when in the presence of natural light
  • 1Artboard 31 Frequently has no visual reaction to a “new” person
  • 1Artboard 31 Stares into space for long periods of time

Autism Behavior Checklist: Relating Behaviors:

  • 1Artboard 31 Frequently does not attend to social/environmental stimuli
  • 1Artboard 31 Has no social smile
  • 1Artboard 31 Does not reach out when reached for
  • 1Artboard 31 Not responsive to other people’s facial expressions/feelings
  • 1Artboard 31 Actively avoids eye contact
  • 1Artboard 31 Resists being touched or held
  • 1Artboard 31 Is flaccid when held in arms
  • 1Artboard 31 Is stiff and hard to held
  • 1Artboard 31 Does not imitate other children at play
  • 1Artboard 31 Has not developed any friendships
  • 1Artboard 31 Often frightened or very anxious
  • 1Artboard 31 “Looks through” people

Autism Behavior Checklist: Body and Object Use Behaviors:

  • 1Artboard 31 Whirls self for long periods of time
  • 1Artboard 31 Does not use toys appropriately
  • 1Artboard 31 Insists on keeping certain objects with him/her
  • 1Artboard 31 Rocks self for long periods of time
  • 1Artboard 31 Does a lot of lunging and darting
  • 1Artboard 31 Flaps hands
  • 1Artboard 31 Walks on toes
  • 1Artboard 31 Hurts self by banging head, biting hand, etc…
  • 1Artboard 31 Twirls, spins, and bangs objects a lot
  • 1Artboard 31 Will feel, smell, and/or taste objects in the environment
  • 1Artboard 31 Gets involved in complicated “rituals” such as lining things up, etc…
  • 1Artboard 31 Is very destructive

Autism Behavior Checklist: Language Behaviors:

  • 1Artboard 31 Does not follow simple commands given once
  • 1Artboard 31 Has pronoun reversal
  • 1Artboard 31 Speech is atonal
  • 1Artboard 31 Does not respond to own name when called out among two others
  • 1Artboard 31 Seldom says “yes” or “I”
  • 1Artboard 31 Does not follow simple commands involving prepositions
  • 1Artboard 31 Gets desired objects by gesturing
  • 1Artboard 31 Repeats phrases over and over
  • 1Artboard 31 Cannot point to more than five named objects
  • 1Artboard 31 Uses 0-5 spontaneous words per day to communicate wants and needs
  • 1Artboard 31 Repeats sounds or words over and over
  • 1Artboard 31 Echoes questions or statements made by others
  • 1Artboard 31 Uses at least 15 but less than 30 spontaneous phrases daily to communicate

Other Behaviors:

  • 1Artboard 31 Learns a simple task but “forgets” quickly
  • 1Artboard 31 Strong reactions to changes in routine/environment
  • 1Artboard 31 Has “special abilities” in one area of development, which seems to rule out mental retardation
  • 1Artboard 31 Severe temper tantrums and/or frequent minor tantrums
  • 1Artboard 31 Hurts others by biting, hitting, kicking, etc…
  • 1Artboard 31 Does not wait for needs to be met
  • 1Artboard 31 Difficulties with toileting
  • 1Artboard 31 Does not dress self without frequent help
  • 1Artboard 31 Frequently unaware of surroundings, and may be oblivious to dangerous situations
  • 1Artboard 31 Prefers to manipulate and be occupied with inanimate things
  • 1Artboard 31 A developmental delay was identified at or before 30 months of age
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