Autism
How does Autism affect people, especially children?
Edith Martinez
Who am I?
How does it affect you?
What I hope others gain
My progress
So what is Autism exactly?
The three main types of ASD
Aspergers Syndrome
Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Its defining features are significant challenges in social and language development. Some developmental health professionals refer to PDD-NOS as “subthreshold autism." In other words, it’s the diagnosis they use for someone who has some but not all characteristics of autism or who has relatively mild symptoms. For instance, a person may have significant autism symptoms in one core area such as social deficits, but mild or no symptoms in another core area such as restricted, repetitive behaviors.
Autistic disorder.
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) refers to a group of complex neurodevelopment disorders characterized by repetitive and characteristic patterns of behavior and difficulties with social communication and interaction. The symptoms are present from early childhood and affect daily functioning. The term “spectrum” refers to the wide range of symptoms, skills, and levels of disability in functioning that can occur in people with ASD. Some children and adults with ASD are fully able to perform all activities of daily living while others require substantial support to perform basic activities. i A diagnosis of ASD includes an assessment of intellectual disability and language impairment.
Symptoms
Most commonly are:
Social Challenges
- Communication Difficulties
- Repetitive Behaviors
Associated Medical Conditions
Seizure Disorders, including epilepsy
Sleep Dysfunction
Genetic Disorders
- Sensory Processing Problems
- Pica, Pica is a tendency to eat things that are not food.
Talking to parents
I had 20 of my classmates take a survey over autism, and these were the results.
Temple Grandin
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Kim Miller
Further Questions
There is no cure for Autism, however Intervention can involve behavioral treatments, medicines or both to help. Behavior treatment sessions involves a child's entire family, working closely with a team of professionals. Scientific studies have demonstrated that early intensive behavioral intervention improves learning, communication and social skills in young children with autism.
Is it genetical or caused?
There is clearly a genetic part to autism, but it isn't easy to nail down what is going on genetically with autism. In many families, there appears to be a pattern of autism or related disabilities, further supporting the theory that the disorder has a genetic basis. . It also appears that some children are born with a susceptibility to autism, but researchers have not yet identified a single “trigger” that causes autism to develop.