Behavioral Characteristics of Children with Autistic Disorders
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This study aims to describe the Behavioral characteristics of children with Autistic disorders, at the Autism Center in Sulaimani Governorate. This study investigates the behavioral traits of children who have been diagnosed with autism at the Sulaimani Autism Center in the Sulaimani governorate. The research period spans from November 2013 to May 2014. The findings of the study revealed that children exhibit difficulties in social interaction, with the highest percentage of responses being observed in the item "Marked impairment in the use of multiple nonverbal behaviors such as eye-to-eye gaze, facial expression, body postures, and gestures to regulate social interaction," accounting for 88%. This was closely followed by the item "Stereotyped and repetitive use of language or idiosyncratic language," which accounted for 82% of the responses. The prevalence of communication impairments in children is greatest in the category of "Delay in, or complete absence of, the development of spoken language (without any effort to utilize alternative forms of communication such as gestures or mime)," accounting for 80% of cases. In relation to the restricted repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior, interests, and activities, it has been observed that children exhibit the highest frequency towards the item "Preoccupation with one or more stereotyped and restricted patterns of interest that is abnormal either in intensity or focus," accounting for 62% of cases. Furthermore, the item "Stereotyped and repetitive motor mannerisms (e.g., hand or finger flapping or twisting or complex whole-body movements)" has the lowest frequency.
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