mild autism is also known as mild autism spectrum disorder or level 1 autism it is a development disorder that can cause challenges in social communication, repetitive behaviour, and sensory sensitivity people with mild autism may have difficulty with 1. Social communication=understanding and using non verbal communication cues, initiating and maintaining conversation , interpreting social cues and making eye contact 2. Repetitive behaviour =hand -flapping, rock back and forth and fixation on certain ideas, concepts and activities 3. sensory sensitivity = being sensitive to light, sounds and pain and getting upset in changed surroundings Main signs of mild autism are= *Finding it hard to understand what others are thinking or feeling *Getting very anxious about social situations *Finding it hard to make friends or preferring to be on your own *Finding it hard to say how you feel *Taking things very literally -fir example, you may not understand sarcasm or phrases like break a bag *Avoiding eye contact *Having the same routine every day and getting very anxious if it changes *Noticing small details, patterns, smells or sounds that others do not *Having a very keen interest in certain subjects or activity *Liking to plan things carefully before doing them