* common
sense :
A set of background assumptions held
by all members of a community.
Individuals with ASD generally do not share in this and thus tend to understand
things very literally. |
Inability to play imaginatively with objects or toys or with other children
or adults.
Individuals with ASD tend to focus their attention on details of things
in the environment instead of understanding the whole scene, eg. attending
to a wheel instead of the whole toy car, a switch instead of the entire electrical
appliance, reacting to an injection needle while ignoring the person giving
the injection.
 Some children with ASD do display a limited range of imaginative activities,
which may be imitated, for example, from television. However, they carry out
these activities repetitively and will generally not be distracted by
what other children are doing. Such play may seem very complex, but on closer
examination, it is rigid and stereotyped in nature. Some have narrow
but focused interests, like watching soap operas or reading particular types
of books, like science fiction.
Lack of understanding of the purpose of activities that involve comprehending
words and their complex meanings, eg. social conversation, literature
– especially fiction, subtle verbal humour (though simple jokes may be enjoyed).
Children with ASD thus would generally lack motivation to engage in such social
activities.
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