The People Magazine article indicates he did not respond to his mom’s affection, never responded to his name, did not sustain eye contact, lined things up to track, engaged in numerous stereotypies. All are indicative of autism.
Every child with autism presents differently than the next.
“Every child with autism presents differently than the next.”
There certainly are differences, but there are also “classic” signs of Autism that are found in quite a number of kids.
Yes,
I think the child has autism, but the heart stopping/grand maul ceasure she talks about seems indicative of some other issue or problem, IMHO.
And you are correct all children with Autism present differently and cases can range from very very very mild, to incredibly severe effectively non functional.