All About Autism
Always Unique Totally Interesting Sometime Mysterious
What is Autism?
Autism is a neurological disorder that effects the development of the brain.
Finally figuring out why Austim is happening
In a study between a control group and an autistic brain many of the extra synapses in an autistic brain were damaged. Normally anything that is damaged in the brain gets cleared out by autophgy. But for some reason in an autistic brain the autophgy is not working properly.
Synapses in a normal brain vrs an Autistic brain
Autistic brain on the left.
Normal brain on the right
What is Autophgy?
Asperger's syndrome explained for children
Diagnosis
Normally a child is diagnosed with Autism at a young age. However, I was diagnosed when I was about 15. I went to see a specialist in Des Moines. At first she asked me tons of questions just trying to get to know me better. Then she had my mom take a test. The test consisted of various questions about my behavior. My mom could answer either very true, mostly true, sometimes true, and never true. When she was finished taking the test her answers were evaluated and if it fell into a certain range will determine if you have autism and how severe your case is.
Ways to treat Autism Behavioral Training and Managment
uses techniques like positive reinforcement, and social skills training in order to improve a behavior and communication skills.
Specialized Therapies
include the following.
- physical therapy- is used if the person has a lack of coordination and any mortar skill problems
- speech therapy- can help a child communicate more effectively and improve there overall language
- occupational- is used for the same purpose as physical therapy but also helps a person understand information better by using the five senses.
Medicine
Its the most common form of treatment. Is used to help with problems that associate with behavior. Examples are depression, anxiety, ocd, and ect.
Who is at risk
Anyone can get austim however its more common to develop austim if your family is at risk and if your a boy. Boys are four to five times more likely to have autism than girls. And it does not target a certain race or ethnicity.
Facts and statstics
- 1 out of 68 of baby`s born will be diagnosed with austim in the US
- more than 3.5 americans will be diagnosed with autism or a form of autism from the autism spectrum disorder
- autism is the fastest growing development disability
- About 1% of the population in the entire world has autism spectrum disorder
- prevalence has increased from 1 out of 150 to 1 out of 68. 119.4% from 2000-2010 and the prevalence is suppose to increase 6-15 percent every single year.
People who have/had autism
Me! This picture was taken at the Iowa Autism Society`s fall conference. I nominated Angie Corson for the Stephen Tasi Its an award for a person who impacted a autistics child`s life.
Mozart
It`s been told that Mozart had repeated facial expressions when he was growing up and that he constantly needed to be in motion. He also had very sensitive hearing. One day when he was bored and had nothing to do he did summersaults,hurdled over furniture ( like tables and chairs) and meowed like a cat.
Daryl Hannah
She became an actress and her Aspergers almost destroyed her career . She refused to go to premires and talk shows and every time she was up for an academy award she felt like she was going to faint while walking down the red carpet.
Who has Autism Continue Tim Burrton
The famous director of the Nightmare before christmas and Corpse Bride. He and his wife used to watch documentaries on Autism and Tim Burrton would comment that he felt the same way as a child. His autism also gives him and amazing sense of dedication and imagination. He see`s things in a whole new light. A light that most people can never understand
Temple Grandin
"The thing about being autistic is that you gradually get less and less autistic, because you keep learning, you keep learning how to behave. It's like being in a play; I'm always in a play." - Temple Grandin
James Durbin
He competed on American Idol in 2010 and won. He opened up during that time about his Aspergers. He released an album after he won called Memories of a beautiful disaster in 2011 and it got a bunch of solid reviews
3 questions for all to answer
What is autism?- its a neurological disorder that effects the development of the brain
What is causing autism to occur?- there are extra synapses in the brain and the autophgy does not get ride of the damaged synapses.
Who is at risk to be diagnosed with autism?- anyone who has a history of autism and more common in boys.
My sources
1. http://www.webmd.com/brain/autism/autism-treatment-overview
2. http://www.everydayhealth.com/autism/whos-at-risk.aspx
3. http://www.autism-society.org/what-is/facts-and-statistics/
4. https://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism
5. http://www.iflscience.com/brain/children-autism-have-extra-synapses-their-brains
6. http://www.babble.com/entertainment/famous-people-with-autism-2/#james-durbin
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And remember there is no such thing as normal and everyone is amazing just the way they are :)