Repetitive behaviours

• Repetitive behaviour patterns

  • unique ways of using language
  • repeat words or even whole sentences(echolaila)
  • they can sound overly formal(little professor syndrome)
  • engage in repetitive hand movements
  • use objects in the same way repeatedly
• Routines,rituals and resistance to change

  • follow routines very strictly,doing things in a specific order with no change
  • verbal rituals,insisting that others use words in a specific way
  • changes in routine can be upsetting
  • they prefer literal speech,struggling to understand sarcasm
• Restricted and fixated interests

  • intensely focused on a specific interest,a particular toy or object
  • may also fixated on particular topics
• Unusual reactions to sensory input

  • strong reactions to touch,finding it unpleasant
  • might develop an obsession of moving objects
  • they may lick or sniff something that is new to them
  • closely examine objects with no obvious reason
  • unaffected by pain,their own or other people