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.
Autism manifests itself all the way into adulthood in varying degrees. In fact, there are adults with autism who have earned college degrees, started families and are employed with large companies. But there are other autistic adults who still find it hard to cope with adult life, thus being incorrectly diagnosed as being mentally or psychologically unfit when in reality they are not.
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.
Surprisingly some autistic individuals may be outstandingly good at some kinds of mental manipulations for example, arithmetical calculations, music, drawing etc.
Though the bad news for children with autism is that we have yet to find a cure amid the rapidly changing spectrum of medicine and technology at large, the good news is that regimented therapy and schooling could actually help these children improve their social and physical skills to a point where they can properly socialize with elders and age-mates alike.
Two related categories of Autism that are common in children are Asperger's syndrome and developmental delay syndromes. These syndromes exist because of brain circuitry problems.
To succinctly put it, physicians looking to make a judgmatic prognosis of a child's autism would want to look for a few key symptoms, and these would include those manifested through sensory integration dysfunction such as oversensitivity or underreactivity to the five senses, a lack of physical grace, a lack of awareness of bodily functions, a tendency towards easy distraction, impulsive thought, speech or behavioral patterns, an inability to accept change/lack of understanding of transition and a tendency to become easily agitated or high-strung. One final manifestation of autism would be their difficulty in hearing the voices of some people, whereas he or she may hear another person's voice louder.
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.
Autism manifests itself all the way into adulthood in varying degrees. In fact, there are adults with autism who have earned college degrees, started families and are employed with large companies. But there are other autistic adults who still find it hard to cope with adult life, thus being incorrectly diagnosed as being mentally or psychologically unfit when in reality they are not.
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.
Surprisingly some autistic individuals may be outstandingly good at some kinds of mental manipulations for example, arithmetical calculations, music, drawing etc.
Though the bad news for children with autism is that we have yet to find a cure amid the rapidly changing spectrum of medicine and technology at large, the good news is that regimented therapy and schooling could actually help these children improve their social and physical skills to a point where they can properly socialize with elders and age-mates alike.
Two related categories of Autism that are common in children are Asperger's syndrome and developmental delay syndromes. These syndromes exist because of brain circuitry problems.
To succinctly put it, physicians looking to make a judgmatic prognosis of a child's autism would want to look for a few key symptoms, and these would include those manifested through sensory integration dysfunction such as oversensitivity or underreactivity to the five senses, a lack of physical grace, a lack of awareness of bodily functions, a tendency towards easy distraction, impulsive thought, speech or behavioral patterns, an inability to accept change/lack of understanding of transition and a tendency to become easily agitated or high-strung. One final manifestation of autism would be their difficulty in hearing the voices of some people, whereas he or she may hear another person's voice louder.
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