Autism - Signs, Symptoms, Treatments, Resources, Support for Autism

Do you have an autistic child or know someone who has autism? Do you understand the special needs of an autistic person? Sometimes it is hard to understand that an autistic child is trapped within themselves without the ability to communicate or socially interact with others. While there is no cause or cure yet, autism can be treated and according to the level of severity, many adult autistic people can enjoy a rich, fulfilling life. To most people autism is a mystery. Over the past 20 years cases of autism has jumped an amazing 172%. Ninety people out of every ten thousand born this year will be diagnosed with autism. Where did this strange disorder come from and why is it affecting more and more of our children each year? Parents and doctors have pondered this question for decades and very few details are sorted out. How do you teach an autistic child? How do parents cope with a lifetime of caring and nurturing an autistic child? You can scan a thousand web

There are many famous people with autism or autistic characteristics. Some of them are Albert Einstein, Bill Gates, Mark Twain, Emily Dickinson, Beethoven, Van Gogh, Mozart, Thomas Jefferson, and Thomas Edison. I would also have to say Temple Grandin is pretty popular in the world of autism. Temple wrote many books on her life and experiences with autism. She is also a college professor and speaker at autism conferences. I found her very interesting to listen to. Famous people with unspecified forms of autism The following people have been diagnosed as being somewhere on the autistic spectrum but the specific classification is unknown. Daryl Hannah, an American actress best known for her roles in Splash, Blade Runner and Kill Bill was diagnosed as a child as being 'borderline autistic' Christopher Knowles, American poet Matthew Laborteaux, actor on Little House on the Prairie Katherine McCarron, autistic child allegedly murdered at the age of three by her moth