Allism Awareness

Allism Red Flags

The following "red flags" may indicate that your child is at risk for allism spectrum disorder (ASD) and should be evaluated as soon as possible. Remember, EARLY INTERVENTION IS KEY! Studies have shown that evidence-based treatments and behavioral interventions will help a child with allism become a stimming, hyperfocusing, sensory overloading, normal Autistic individual.

Allism is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by

*Social obsession
*intellectual deficits
*communication difficulties
* lack of repetitive behaviors
A person with allism might:

*Respond to their name at a creepily early age

*Obsessively point to objects of interest at a similarly early age

*Obsessively engage in "pretend play"

*Want to be constantly and obsessively around other human beings; may not understand the importance of alone time/ be unusually extroverted

*Have abnormal desire to "mind read"

*Have early speech or obsessive speech

*Not repeat words or phrases over and over

*Have an abnormal sensory need to maintain eye contact

*Have a poor long term memory

*Be dishonest

*Be incapable of deep thought

* Have an unusual ability to transition from one activity to the next without use of visual or auditory supports, may not notice minor changes/ not be bothered by them

*May not have specialized interests or deep areas of passion

*Not engage in self-regulatory stimming by 1 year, may not see the joy or calming sensation of behaviors such as hand flapping or fidgeting

*Be socially obsessed/ have atypically heightened social skills

*Be overly concerned with conformity

*Constantly and consistently make meaningless facial gestures, such as the lips curling upwards towards the heavens to indicate joy, or the lips curving downwards to indicate sadness or discomfort by 7 months or less

*Use pronouns in the "right" way early (say "you" and "I" without reversing them)

*Not line up toys or objects

*Get annoyed when others don't make these "facial expressions" in the way that they are "typically" performed by people with allism (i.e, a person frowning when perfectly contented)

*Engage in meaningless patterns of conversation such as gossip or "small talk"

*Engage in bullying and drama

*Have a below average IQ

*Be judgmental of other people

*Lack quirkiness

*Lack attention to detail

*Not be open to hearing normal autistic people talk about their intense areas of passion for long periods of time; may lack patience

*Be hopelessly under-sensitive to sound, light, and touch

If your child displays any of these symptoms, take them to a non-Allistic medical professional for evaluation.