AUTISM
Persuasive Developmental Disorder
What is Autism?
Autism is a severe developmental disorder that affects the way a child sees and interacts with the rest of the world
In 2012 the U.S. Federal Centers for Disease Control stated that 1 in 88 children in the U.S. were diagnosed.
Symptoms
-impairment to social interaction
-fixation on inanimate objects
-inability to communicate normally
-resistance to changes in everyday routine
-fixation on inanimate objects
-inability to communicate normally
-resistance to changes in everyday routine
Characteristic Traits
-lack of eye contact
-repetition of words or phrases
-unmotivated tantrums
-inability to express needs verbally
-insensitivity to pain
-repetition of words or phrases
-unmotivated tantrums
-inability to express needs verbally
-insensitivity to pain
There is no concrete cause for Autism, but researchers do know it is not due to bad parenting
Treatments/Approaches to Autism
-Drug Therapy
-Auditory Training
-Music Therapy
-Holding Therapy
-Speech-language Therapy
-Auditory Training
-Music Therapy
-Holding Therapy
-Speech-language Therapy
Finances
In 2014, researchers estimated the lifetime cost of caring for a child with Autism is as great as $2.4 million. Not only is it expensive it usually has a negative effect on the child's family
Autistic children often have other disorders of brain function; 2/3 of kids with autism are mentally retarded; over 1/4 of kids with Autism develop seizures
School and Austim
Most kids with Autism have to take at least some form of special ed class.
Children do not "outgrow" Autism, but studies show that early diagnosis and intervention led to significantly improved outcomes.
Over half of kids with Autism are bullied