Thursday, October 9, 2008

Kanner - characteristics of autistic children

Leo Kanner, a psychologist, discovered the disorder of infantile autism in 1943.

Kanner described that autistic children have certain Behavioural Characteristics
a. Marked inability to establish social relation.
b. Obsessive desire to maintain sameness or a routine.
c. Fascination for objects (intense curiosity).
d. Failure to use language normally for the purpose of communication.
e. Good cognitive potential.
http://lionsreach.net/autism.htm

These characteristics appear in the child before the age of 30 months.

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