| Autism is a brain disorder that begins in early childhood, | | | | are also used. |
| usually within the first three years of life and persists | | | | Surprisingly some autistic individuals may be |
| throughout adulthood. It affects crucial areas of | | | | outstandingly good at some kinds of mental |
| development and exhibits following symptoms like: | | | | manipulations for example, arithmetical calculations, |
| ·learning difficulties i.e. he lacks in ability to learn | | | | music, drawing etc. |
| inductively from surrounding events, | | | | With intense therapy, practice and schooling, some |
| ·communication or speech problems, ·difficulty | | | | children diagnosed with autism can improve their social |
| relating to people, marked by a lack of awareness of | | | | and other skills to the point where they can fully |
| the feelings of others, indifferent to parents ·lack | | | | participate in mainstream education and social events, |
| of social interaction, ·short attention span, ·not | | | | but there are no indications that a cure from autism is |
| exhibiting creative or imaginative play, ·performing | | | | possible with current technology or advances in |
| actions that are often repetitive and unchanging like | | | | medicine. |
| twirling objects or rocking, ·reacting extremely to | | | | Asperger's syndrome and developmental delay |
| changes in the immediate environment. | | | | syndromes are two of the related categories of |
| Autistic children appear to lack the ability to see things | | | | Autism. These syndromes exist because of brain |
| from another person's perspective, a behavior cited as | | | | circuitry problems. |
| exclusive to human beings above the age of five and | | | | A key indicator to physicians making a proper |
| possibly in some primates. | | | | assessment for autism would include looking for |
| Autistic traits continue into adulthood, but vary in | | | | symptoms found in 'sensory integration dysfunction', |
| severity. Some adults with autism do well, earning | | | | where children will exhibit problems such as |
| college degrees and living independently. Others never | | | | oversensitivity or under-reactivity to touch, movement, |
| develop the skills of daily living, and may be incorrectly | | | | sights, or sounds; physical clumsiness; poor body |
| diagnosed with a variety of psychiatric illnesses. | | | | awareness; a tendency to be easily distracted; |
| Autism is a pervasive developmental disorder with an | | | | impulsive physical or verbal behavior; an activity level |
| unknown origin. It is a bioneurological disorder and not a | | | | that is unusually high or low; not unwinding or calming |
| mental illness, which affects the functioning of the brain. | | | | oneself; difficulty learning new movements; difficulty in |
| Some theories suggest that it may be caused by | | | | making transitions from one situation to another. |
| genetics, viral and/or chemical exposure during | | | | Autistic people may experience difficulty in hearing |
| pregnancy. Diagnosis is based on a list of psychiatric | | | | certain people's voice while others' are louder than |
| criteria as well as a series of standardized clinical tests | | | | usual. |