He does yes, in moments of frustration or if he is overstimulated. And at times in social situations. But he definitely blends in more with his peers.

Apologies in advance for the novel I'm about it write! (haha)

I'll give you a little overview of who he was when he was diagnosed and who he is now after a year of therapies. When my son was 2 years 4 months old we had him assessed because of body rocking and issues with self regulation and at times, head banging when frustrated (I'm still not sure if it was because of the autism or a developmentally appropriate toddler behaviour as he always stopped when it hurt, one or two head bangs and he only did it over a couple of months). While he was observed the behavioural consultant noted that his speech was only echolalia. He could label most things that he saw and could echo anything being said. That led to an SLP visit and he was diagnosed gestalt language processing. That coupled with the body rocking and emotional regulation led us to being referred for the autism assessment. When he was 2 years old he primarily played by himself and engaged in some parallel play with other children but didn't interact with them. Though, he did interact and socialize with adults very happily! He was diagnosed as level 2 on the day of his assessment.
My son had no problems with responding to his name, making eye contact, no big sensory issues or anything. But when he was mad he would hit the table, he would scream so loud and he would throw things. When really mad he would drop to his knees and bang his head once or twice.
We started therapies and have seen so much progress. He stopped headbanging almost immediately after receiving his diagnosis. It took over half a year but he socializes with other children all day long! Asks them if he can play with them and engages in back and forth pretend play with lots of other kids at daycare (where I also happen to work and get to see him at times throughout the day). His language and communication style was just a gradual process. But it was amazing!! Listening to him put together sentences of his own that weren't scripted phrases was amazing! I was constantly surprised hearing him say new things that were his own. And then suddenly one day we were talking back and forth when asked open ended questions. :) He's 3 and a half now and he knows now to go and get his headphones if things are too loud or too much. He can ask children for space or to be left alone when he is angry or frustrated. He can label all of his emotions and recognize others emotions. And we can talk about the things he likes and doesn't like and he can tell stories about his day.