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Autism Symptoms Need To Be Detected Early In Life
Autism is a brain disorder that begins in early childhood, usually within the first three years of life and persists throughout adulthood. What follows is a quick rundown of the different symptoms that may be seen in a person with autism:
Learning difficulties, such as an inability to make use of inductive learning tools or an inability to properly speak or communicate to others. Difficulties in interacting with other people, including but not limited to a lack of empathy, indifference to other people such as parents and an inability to relate to others' emotions. Limited to nonexistent social interaction. short attention span, Lack of creativity, especially in terms of play activities. performing actions that are often repetitive and unchanging like twirling objects or rocking, A tendency to react in extremes to certain stimuli or changes in their surroundings.
Autistic children appear to lack the ability to see things from another person's perspective, a behavior cited as exclusive to human beings above the age of five and possibly in some primates.
Autistic traits continue into adulthood, but vary in severity. That has not proven a hindrance to some, who have finished college and gone on to live independently or with their own family. Others never develop the skills of daily living, and may be incorrectly diagnosed with a variety of psychiatric illnesses.
The origins of autism have yet to be descried by medical professionals - what they know is that it is a pervasive developmental disorder. It is not to be misconstrued as a mental illness, it is a bioneurological disorder and does not affect one's mental facilities. Again, there is no conclusive evidence, but many believe that either genetics or exposure to chemicals or harmful bacteria cause this condition. Medical professionals normally base diagnosis on a psychiatric checklist or provide the subject to a battery of standardized tests.
It may come to an observer as a surprise, but many people who suffer from autism are exemplary in different mental manifestations such as advanced mathematics, classical music, painting and other art forms.
While there is no present-day cure for autism even with the advent of advanced medicine and technology, there are some children diagnosed with autism who have significantly improved their social and physical skills with practise and rigorous therapy sessions with their psychiatrist - these children have actually done well in social settings and in rigid academic environments.
Asperger's syndrome and developmental delay syndromes are two of the related categories of Autism. These conditions are largely connected with the brain's general circuitry.
There is no rule of thumb when it comes to accurately diagnosing autism, but most physicians look for the following symptoms (all found in sensory integration dysfunction), which would include, but not be limited to the following - physical clumsiness and a difficulty in learning new movements, a lack of understanding of the concept of change or transitions, proclivity towards hyperactivity, a paucity of empathy and related behaviors, impulsive decision making or physical actions and a state of activity that may either be too high or too low. Autistic individuals also tend to have "selective hearing", to put it loosely - they may hear other people's voices louder than those of others.
Learning difficulties, such as an inability to make use of inductive learning tools or an inability to properly speak or communicate to others. Difficulties in interacting with other people, including but not limited to a lack of empathy, indifference to other people such as parents and an inability to relate to others' emotions. Limited to nonexistent social interaction. short attention span, Lack of creativity, especially in terms of play activities. performing actions that are often repetitive and unchanging like twirling objects or rocking, A tendency to react in extremes to certain stimuli or changes in their surroundings.
Autistic children appear to lack the ability to see things from another person's perspective, a behavior cited as exclusive to human beings above the age of five and possibly in some primates.
Autistic traits continue into adulthood, but vary in severity. That has not proven a hindrance to some, who have finished college and gone on to live independently or with their own family. Others never develop the skills of daily living, and may be incorrectly diagnosed with a variety of psychiatric illnesses.
The origins of autism have yet to be descried by medical professionals - what they know is that it is a pervasive developmental disorder. It is not to be misconstrued as a mental illness, it is a bioneurological disorder and does not affect one's mental facilities. Again, there is no conclusive evidence, but many believe that either genetics or exposure to chemicals or harmful bacteria cause this condition. Medical professionals normally base diagnosis on a psychiatric checklist or provide the subject to a battery of standardized tests.
It may come to an observer as a surprise, but many people who suffer from autism are exemplary in different mental manifestations such as advanced mathematics, classical music, painting and other art forms.
While there is no present-day cure for autism even with the advent of advanced medicine and technology, there are some children diagnosed with autism who have significantly improved their social and physical skills with practise and rigorous therapy sessions with their psychiatrist - these children have actually done well in social settings and in rigid academic environments.
Asperger's syndrome and developmental delay syndromes are two of the related categories of Autism. These conditions are largely connected with the brain's general circuitry.
There is no rule of thumb when it comes to accurately diagnosing autism, but most physicians look for the following symptoms (all found in sensory integration dysfunction), which would include, but not be limited to the following - physical clumsiness and a difficulty in learning new movements, a lack of understanding of the concept of change or transitions, proclivity towards hyperactivity, a paucity of empathy and related behaviors, impulsive decision making or physical actions and a state of activity that may either be too high or too low. Autistic individuals also tend to have "selective hearing", to put it loosely - they may hear other people's voices louder than those of others.
