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What is Autism?
- By Jonny Michaels
- Published 04/13/2010
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Autism is known as spectrum disorder since the severity of symptoms varies from mild learning and social disability to badly damage with multiple problems and highly unusual behavior. The disorder may occur alone or with other problems such as mental retardation or seizures. Autism is not a rare disorder, the third most common development, common than Down syndrome.
Usually 20 in a population of 10,000 people suffer from autism or have autistic symptoms. 80% of people affected by autism are boys. Autism is found throughout the world in families of all economic, social and racial groups.
What are the Causes of Autism?
Autism affects about 1 child in every 150 children, but nobody knows what the real cause of Autism is. Knowing the exact cause of autism is difficult because the human brain is very complex.
The brain contains over hundred billion nerve cells called neurons. Neuron can carry hundreds or thousands of connections that send messages to other neurons in the brain and body. This neurons will help you see, feel, move, remember, and to cooperate as they should.
For some reason, some brain cells and connections in a kid with autism, particularly those that affect communication, senses and emotion that does not develop properly and get damaged. Scientists are still now trying to understand why and how autism happens.
What are some common signs of autism?
Children with ASD may not react to their names and also avoid eye contact with others. Having problems with the interpretation
of what others think or feel because they do not realize social cues such as facial expression or tone of voice, and do not see other people's faces about appropriate behavior. They lack empathy.
Children with autism, suggests a higher risk than normal for certain conditions, including fragile X syndrome have, tuberous sclerosis (in which tumors develop in the brain), seizures, Tourette syndrome, learning disabilities and problems with attention deficit.
How Is Autism Cured?
There is no treatment for autism, but doctors, therapists and special teachers helps the children to overcome form autism or help them to adjust too many difficulties.
Different children need different types of support, but learning how to communicate, which is always an important first step. The language of children with autism can be difficult to learn. Most understand words better to see for therapists to teach them to communicate with the labeling or the use of pictures or sign language.
This makes learning other things easier, and finally, many children with autism learn to speak.
Therapists also help children learn social talent such as how to welcome people, wait a turn, and follow the instructions. Some children need extra help in daily living skills (like brushing your teeth). Some children take medication to help moods and behavior, but there's no medicine that will make a kid's autism go away.
Students with mild autism can sometimes go to school for studies. You need qualified teachers who understand the problems of communication and learning. They can study at home or in special classes at public or private schools.
Usually 20 in a population of 10,000 people suffer from autism or have autistic symptoms. 80% of people affected by autism are boys. Autism is found throughout the world in families of all economic, social and racial groups.
What are the Causes of Autism?
Autism affects about 1 child in every 150 children, but nobody knows what the real cause of Autism is. Knowing the exact cause of autism is difficult because the human brain is very complex.
The brain contains over hundred billion nerve cells called neurons. Neuron can carry hundreds or thousands of connections that send messages to other neurons in the brain and body. This neurons will help you see, feel, move, remember, and to cooperate as they should.
For some reason, some brain cells and connections in a kid with autism, particularly those that affect communication, senses and emotion that does not develop properly and get damaged. Scientists are still now trying to understand why and how autism happens.
What are some common signs of autism?
Children with ASD may not react to their names and also avoid eye contact with others. Having problems with the interpretation
Children with autism, suggests a higher risk than normal for certain conditions, including fragile X syndrome have, tuberous sclerosis (in which tumors develop in the brain), seizures, Tourette syndrome, learning disabilities and problems with attention deficit.
How Is Autism Cured?
There is no treatment for autism, but doctors, therapists and special teachers helps the children to overcome form autism or help them to adjust too many difficulties.
Different children need different types of support, but learning how to communicate, which is always an important first step. The language of children with autism can be difficult to learn. Most understand words better to see for therapists to teach them to communicate with the labeling or the use of pictures or sign language.
This makes learning other things easier, and finally, many children with autism learn to speak.
Therapists also help children learn social talent such as how to welcome people, wait a turn, and follow the instructions. Some children need extra help in daily living skills (like brushing your teeth). Some children take medication to help moods and behavior, but there's no medicine that will make a kid's autism go away.
Students with mild autism can sometimes go to school for studies. You need qualified teachers who understand the problems of communication and learning. They can study at home or in special classes at public or private schools.