Possible symptoms of Autism:
According to the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, there are five behaviors that signal the need for a doctor to immediately evaluate a child for autism:
1. Does not babble or coo by 12 months of age 2. Does not gesture (point, wave, grasp, etc.) by 12 months of age
3. Does not say single words by 16 months of age
4. Does not say two-word phrases on his or her own (rather than just repeating what someone says to him or her) by 24 months of age
5. Has any loss of any language or social skill at any age.