Some things to know about autism

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Autism is one group of developmental problems in childhood is very serious. And this problem is often referred to as autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In general, autism spectrum disorder before the child’s experience of 3 years old.

Symptoms and severity of each child will vary considerably; all of autism will be able to influence the child’s ability to communicate and interaction with others. For conditions such as autism is not curable, only need early and intensive treatment which can make a big difference in the lives of children who experience problems like this.

A child who has autism in general will have problems in three crucial areas of development of social interaction, language and customs. Because, symptoms of autism; vary greatly between one and another. In many cases found, a severe autism is often characterized by a total inability to communicate and interact with others.

In some children will show symptoms of autism in the early period of growth. There is also growing normally in the first few months or years, then all of a sudden going into decline, or become more aggressive, or it could also lose the ability to speak has had.

Although children who have autism have different patterns and unique but there are some common symptoms among others. The ability to socialize the child will fail to mention his name, the child will experience less eye contact, more often do not listen to people who are talking to him, the child will not want to be hugged, the child will feel the unconscious will of other feelings, and will also be more like to play alone and drowned in his own world.

In terms of language a child with autism can be seen from the common symptoms are: the child will speak after the age of 2 years and will have the delay capability within 30 months, will lose their ability to previously owned, will not make eye contact when requesting something, child will speak with the tone or rime that is not normal and may just be using a sound like singing or like a robot, it will be able to start a conversation or maintain a conversation, often repeating words or utterances but is not understood how to use it.

Symptoms of children with autism also can be recognized in general through customs, among others. Will show that repetitive motion, demonstrate a particular ritual or routine, frequent moves constantly and awe at the part of certain objects.

A child with autism will also have a very difficult time to be able to share experiences with others. Developing the ability to socialize at an early age is crucial to the development of speaking and socializing at a later date.

If an adult has a child with autism will become more familiar with others and will show little interference with the habit. Some of these children generally have to live with normal or near normal and ended up with severe problems at the time. Some others will have difficulties in language skills and socializing, and at the age of an adult it will be to exacerbate these problems.

There are many children with autism are very slow to improve capabilities, or new experiences and some of them have very low intelligence. There are also other children with autism are normal but have a higher level of intelligence. In a small portion of children with autism is “autistic scholar” who has extraordinary ability in the particular field that is more specific, such as art, mathematics or music.

The cause of autism in children is a very complex problem. Two children with autism would not be the same. In some cases the cause of this condition is as follows.

• There is a genetic problem. In some genes will show linkage with autism. Some of them may make a child more vulnerable to disorder, which affects the child’s development or how the brain cells to communicate.
• Autism can also be caused by environmental factors. There are many health problems that can be caused by genetic and environmental factors.

Autism can affect all children, although of different races and nations. However, certain factors can increase the risk.

• A boy will have the possibility of three or four times affected by autism than girls.
• In a family who has one child with autism will have an increased risk of other children will experience problems like this.
• A child who has certain medical conditions will have a higher risk of autism. Conditions that include Fragile X syndrome is a condition in which heredity factors that could cause the problem of intelligence, tuberous sclerosis is a condition where there has been a benign tumor in the brain, there is a neurological Tourette syndrome disorder, epilepsy and diseases that would cause seizures.
• Parents who are having children at older ages will be able to increase the risk of having a child with autism.

Autism can not be prevented. For autism treatment and can only be done only with the care of children may improve language skills and socialize. If your child is at diagnosis with autism, say in your child’s doctor about how to create strategies for your child’s care. But keep in mind that you only need to try some of the different treatments before it can find the best combination for your child.