Autism is considered a developmental disability, as it is known to interfere with the communication and socialization abilities of its sufferers. This disability is marked by the failure of different sections of the brain. Overall, its effects range from person to person. There are several treatments for autism.
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Autism is a developmental disorder of the brain. Those who have display poor or no communication and a lack of social interaction as well as repetitive behavior. This disease is thought to originate in the fetal or immediately after birth stages and thus the postulated causes all stem from events that may take place during those times.
When we’ve got a child with Autism, it can feel as if we are the only people in the world who are presented with this challenge. The daily challenges can frequently make us feel isolated from other folks, and we can regularly feel as if no one else understands the unique jobs we face every day to get our child to feel encouraged, progressing, and fully supported. Whether as a parent, teacher of caregiver of a child with ASD, it’s sometimes overwhelming to take on our challenges alone, and important to search out other people who fully understand what we experience, and can lend a supportive shoulder to let us blow off steam from time to time.
The incidence of autism may be much higher than previously thought in the United States and elsewhere in the world, according to a recent rigorous, comprehensive study of the autism condition, conducted in South Korea. In the first ever attempt to take a broad-based look at an entire population for the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders – and all types of autism ranging from severe symptoms to the milder Asperger’s syndrome – researchers found a rate of 2.64% among South Korean children. That’s an incidence rate of 1 in 38 children, a rate far higher than the estimate of 1 in 110 children for the U.S., published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Even though autism is a disorder that’s commonly heard about in movies, TV, books, or in general, a surprising number of people are still unaware of what it is and what can typically be expected from a person who who has it. Because of this, it tends to be something that’s misunderstood more often than not, as well as something that’s sometimes feared in some cases and due to various different reasons. However, understanding the disorder and its common symptoms may help one to prepare for such situations and to understand it more all together.
When it comes to identifying the cause of autism, we run into the problem that no one has a definite answer yet. Autism is known as a “spectrum” disorder, because it’s not a single condition, but has many varieties.