AUTISM
By Kaity
Basic information
Autism-psychiatry abnormal, self-absorption, usually affecting children, characterized by lack of response to people and actions and limited ability to communicate.
Daily life- they have a hard time interacting with other people. EX;they have troubles making friends, being in groups of people.
Life spam- live like a normal person
Cause
Mutation caused-it is cause by abnormalities in the brain. But there is not yet a "trigger" to cause it
Chromosome-none
Gene-none
Treatment and other facts
Usually children who have autism go to therapy.
Boys are 5 times more likely to have autism then girls.
Autism costs a family 60,000 dollars a year.