Does s/he join in playing games with other children easily? *

Does s/he come up to you spontaneously for a chat? *

Was s/he speaking by 2 years old? *

Does s/he enjoy sports? *

Is it important to him/her to fit in with the peer group? *

Does s/he appear to notice unusual details that others miss? *

Does s/he tend to take things literally? *

When s/he was 3 years old, did s/he spend a lot of time pretending (e.g., play-acting being a superhero, or holding teddy’s tea parties)? *

Does s/he like to do thing over and over again, in the same way all the time? *

Does s/he find it easy to interact with other children? *

Can s/he keep a two-way conversation going? *

Can s/he read appropriately for his/ her age? *

Does s/he mostly have the same interests as his/her peers? *

Does s/he have an interest which takes up so much time that s/he does little else? *

Does s/he have friends, rather than just acquaintances? *

Does s/he often bring you things s/he is interested in to show you? *

Does s/he enjoy joking around? *

Does s/he have difficulty understanding the rules of polite behaviour? *

Does s/he appear to have an unusual memory for details? *

Is his/her voice unusual (e.g., overly adult, flat, or very monotonous)? *

Are people important to him/her? *

Can s/he dress him/herself? *

Is s/he good at turn-taking in conversation? *

Does s/he play imaginatively with other children, and engage in role-play? *

Does s/he often do or say things that are tactless or socially inappropriate? *

Can s/he count to 50 without leaving out any numbers? *

Does s/he make normal eye-contact? *

Does s/he have any unusual and repetitive movements? *

Is his/her social behaviour very one-sided and always on his/her own terms? *

Does s/he sometimes say “you” or “s/he” when she means “I”? *

Does s/he prefer imaginative activities such as play-acting or story-telling, rather than numbers or lists of facts? *

Does s/he sometimes lose the listener because of not explaining what s/he is talking about? *

Can s/he ride a bicycle (even if with stabilizers)? *

Does s/he try to impose routines on him/herself, or on others, in such a way it causes problems? *

Does s/he care how s/he is perceived by the rest of the group? *

Does s/he often turn conversations to his/her favourite subject rather than following what the other person wants to talk about? *

Does s/he have odd or unusual phrases? *

Have the teachers/health visitors ever expressed any concerns about his/her development? *

Language delay *

Hyperactivity/Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD) *

Hearing or visual difficulties *

Autism Spectrum Condition, incl. Asperger’s Syndrome *

A physical disability *