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Autism Symptoms - Detect Them Early
Autism is a brain disorder that begins in early childhood, usually within the first three years of life and persists throughout adulthood. Crucial areas of development are affected.
Children who suffer autism doesn't see things from other people's perspective and this behavior is exclusive to people above the age of five.
Autistic traits vary in severity but continue into adulthood. Some adults who suffer autism have done well and have earned college degrees and live independently. Others never develop the skills of daily living, and may be incorrectly diagnosed with a variety of psychiatric illnesses.
Autism is a pervasive developmental disorder with an unknown origin. It's considered not as a mental illness but rather a bioneurological disorder. Genetics or viral and chemical exposure during pregnancy could be the cause according to some theories. Diagnosis is based on a list of psychiatric criteria as well as a series of standardized clinical tests are also used.
Arithmetical, music, and drawing are some kinds of mental manipulations that autistic individuals are good at.
With intense therapy, practice and schooling, some children diagnosed with autism can improve their social and other skills to the point where they can fully participate in mainstream education and social events, but there are no indications that a cure from autism is possible with current technology or advances in medicine.
Two of the related categories of autism are Asperger's syndrome and developmental delay syndromes. The reason why these syndromes exist is because of brain circuitry problems.
A key indicator to physicians making a proper assessment for autism would include looking for symptoms found in 'sensory integration dysfunction', where children will exhibit problems such as oversensitivity or under-reactivity to touch, movement, sights, or sounds; physical clumsiness; poor body awareness; a tendency to be easily distracted; impulsive physical or verbal behavior; an activity level that is unusually high or low; not unwinding or calming oneself; difficulty learning new movements; difficulty in making transitions from one situation to another. Difficulty in hearing certain people's voice while others are louder than usual may be the experience of autistic people.
Children who suffer autism doesn't see things from other people's perspective and this behavior is exclusive to people above the age of five.
Autistic traits vary in severity but continue into adulthood. Some adults who suffer autism have done well and have earned college degrees and live independently. Others never develop the skills of daily living, and may be incorrectly diagnosed with a variety of psychiatric illnesses.
Autism is a pervasive developmental disorder with an unknown origin. It's considered not as a mental illness but rather a bioneurological disorder. Genetics or viral and chemical exposure during pregnancy could be the cause according to some theories. Diagnosis is based on a list of psychiatric criteria as well as a series of standardized clinical tests are also used.
Arithmetical, music, and drawing are some kinds of mental manipulations that autistic individuals are good at.
With intense therapy, practice and schooling, some children diagnosed with autism can improve their social and other skills to the point where they can fully participate in mainstream education and social events, but there are no indications that a cure from autism is possible with current technology or advances in medicine.
Two of the related categories of autism are Asperger's syndrome and developmental delay syndromes. The reason why these syndromes exist is because of brain circuitry problems.
A key indicator to physicians making a proper assessment for autism would include looking for symptoms found in 'sensory integration dysfunction', where children will exhibit problems such as oversensitivity or under-reactivity to touch, movement, sights, or sounds; physical clumsiness; poor body awareness; a tendency to be easily distracted; impulsive physical or verbal behavior; an activity level that is unusually high or low; not unwinding or calming oneself; difficulty learning new movements; difficulty in making transitions from one situation to another. Difficulty in hearing certain people's voice while others are louder than usual may be the experience of autistic people.
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