My daughter who's almost 4 shows several signs of the autism spectrum, but they're not always consistent. some days she seems as typical as she can get, then other days she refuses hugs, won't play with her sisters, stims, and acts as if she doesn't know her own name. She was also quite late on hitting her 1-2 1/2 year milestones. At this point a diagnosis has not been made, the assessment process has just started and I'm still lost. is autism something with constant symptoms or do they tend to come and go? do children with autism have 'good' and 'bad' days with their condition? I'm just trying to understand what exactly is going on with my little girl. thanks!

I have a younger sister with autsim (she is now 5 and diagnosed). Yeah, she does have better days.

Some days, we can get her to walk in a store and she talks a lot more.

Other days, she throws fits all the time, only screams, won't leave the house…

I wouldn't say she acts like a completely "typical" child on her "better" days, but some days are just better than others. -shrug-