Abnormal+Responses+to+Sensory+Stimulation

=- Children with autism may have difficulties filtering out some extraneous noises in the environment.= =- Loud babies crying in a group setting, tone noises over the loud speaker in a supermarket, etc. may upset a child with autism.= =- Some noises may affect the child while others won't. Experts do not know why this is the case.= =- An autistic child may be seen placing his/her fingers in their ears to block out these noises.= =- The child may be fascinated with lights, color patterns, logos, shapes or the configuration of letters and words.= =- A child with autism tends to use their senses of taste and smell to learn and explore rather than their senses of hearing and vision.=