自閉症的早期跡象

When it comes to autism, early intervention is key.

提及自閉症，早期預防是關鍵。

Services and resources for children of autism are more widely available than ever. But most experts agree accessing those services as early as possible is key to supporting families and kids who were born not neurologically typical. But the only way to know if your child is on the spectrum is to have them tested. So what would make a parent suspect their child might need to be tested? Here are some of the common signs:

有關自閉症兒童的服務以及資源比以往任何時候都要廣泛。但大多數專家都同意：儘早的接觸這些服務是支持生來並非神經學典範的家人及小孩的關鍵。但知道自己的小孩是否患有自閉症的唯一方法就是讓他們接受檢查。所以什麼跡象會讓家長懷疑他們的寶寶可能需要接受檢查呢？以下是自閉症的一些常見跡象：

While not a guarantee a child has autism, kids who can't make eye contact when spoken to or smiled at are often on the spectrum.

雖然並不能肯定這個孩子患有自閉症，但當你和這個孩子說話或衝他微笑時，如果他和你沒有眼神交流，那他十有八九患有自閉症。

Does Not Respond To Own Name

別人叫他/她名字時，他/她沒有反應

Kids who have autism often don't respond to their own name or to the sound of a familiar voice. Does yours?

患有自閉症的孩子往往對自己的名字及熟悉的人的聲音沒有反應。你的孩子是不是這樣呢？

Follows Objects Or Visual Gestures

緊盯着物體或視覺手勢

While every child develops at their own pace, kids who fall on the autism spectrum often don't develop the skill to follow object with their eyes or follow visual cues such as a toy held by mom or a hand waved by dad.

雖然每個孩子都有自己的成長步伐，但患有自閉症的孩子往往不會發展這類技巧：母親手拿玩具時，孩子的眼睛會跟着玩具的移動而移動；或是父親揮手時，他/她會盯着父親的手。

Communicate With Gestures

與手勢交流

Parents of kids who fall on the spectrum often notice that their child lacks the ability to communicate with visual cues, such as waving goodbye or pointing at an object.

若孩子患有自閉症，父母們往往會注意到他們的孩子缺乏與視覺提示進行交流的能力，比如揮手道別或是指向某個物體。

Your Child Doesn't Make Noise To Get Your Attention

你的孩子不會製造噪音引起你的注意

Most parents will say silence is golden when it comes to raising kids, but parents of kids on the spectrum would say just the opposite. Autistic babies and toddlers often don't make noise to get Mom or Dad's attention.

在撫養孩子方面，大多數父母都會說沉默是金，但患有自閉症的孩子的父母卻不會這麼認爲。患有自閉症的孩子通常不會製造噪音來引起母親或父親的注意。

Doesn't Initiate Or Respond To Touch

不會主動碰別人，也不會對別人的觸碰做出反應

Most little ones love to be cuddled and held, but autistic kids often don't respond to touch and don't initiate it either.

大多數小寶寶都喜歡抱抱，但患有自閉症的孩子往往不會主動碰別人，也不會對別人的觸碰做出反應。

Unable To Imitate Facial Expressions

無法模仿面部表情

Most little ones will imitate facial expressions of grown ups, but kids with autism don't.

大多數小寶寶都會模仿大人的表情，但患有自閉症的孩子卻不會這麼做。

Never Progresses Parallel Play

從來不會在平行遊戲中取得進步

While parallel play, where kids play in the same space but alone, is common and developmentally appropriate for young kids, autistic kids almost always play alone-even when they are with other kids.

在平行遊戲中，孩子們會在同樣的空間單獨遊戲，這是一種常見的、有利於孩子發展的遊戲，但患有自閉症的孩子本來就總是獨自玩耍--即使是和其他小朋友在一起的時候。