| • | Poor eye contact |
| • | Delayed language development |
| • | Disordered language development |
| • | Weak language comprehension |
| • | Poor listening responses (not responding to name or other conversational attempts |
| • | Unusual tone or rhythm of speech |
| • | Difficulty with social interactions or peer relationships |
| • | Poor pragmatic language (includes but is not limited to an inability to initiate, maintain, or close conversations, difficulty answering 'wh' questions, using irrelevant non-contextual remarks) |
| • | Unusual behavioral characteristics |
| • | Preoccupation with a few narrow interests |
| • | Repetitive activities and/or expressions |
| • | Extreme temper tantrums or meltdowns |
| • | Perseveration (objects or thoughts) |
