Autism spectrum disorder

Autism spectrum disorder

It is common for children with PTHS to have a lack or reduced social and communication interaction skills along with repeated behaviour patterns, such as hand clapping and flapping, head banging, body rocking, or finger movements. They are also likely to have less adaptive skills Often the lack of skills cannot be explained by the degree of their intellectual disability. Therefore, careful observation of behaviour including autism-specific assessments are warranted. If ASD is present as a separate diagnosis, next to PTHS, this is helpful in caring for someone with PTHS, for instance by preventing overstimulating and/or under-stimulating (R39).