How To Understand The Autistic Child
The research and data
compiled by leading institutions have shown that autism, or autistic
spectrum disorder (ASD) affects approximately 1 in 165 children in
America. Based on those numbers, that would indicate that an alarming
1.5 million Americans have autism to various degrees. It should be noted
that many of these cases of autism have not been diagnosed. The annual
growth rate of autism is greater than 14%, meaning it has become a major
developmental disability for todays children.
The instance of autism is not relegated to just children, nor does it seem to afflict any particular person based on race or social structure. It also does not appear to be a result of any injury or accident that may have involved trauma. One thing that is known, however, is that males are about 4 times more likely to have autism than females.
In order to properly understand autism, also known as autistic spectrum disorder or ASD, we need to first begin with a definition of what autism is, as well as what it is not. Autism is one of several cognitive disorders that have a detrimental effect on the developmental or learning ability of the afflicted individual. Autism can be detected as early as age 2 or 3 in most children, and is thought to be a neurological disorder that plays varying degrees of havoc with how the brain interprets different information. The most common signs seen are that autism causes difficulty with the childs communication skills, both verbal and non-verbal. In other words, from the non-verbal standpoint, the afflicted child typically has problems with social interactions with other children, their peers, and even their parents.
Autistic Spectrum Disorder or ASD is crucial to be diagnosed as early as possible in the childs life, especially when you consider that there are varying degrees of autism, ranging from very mild to severe. If the presence of autism is diagnosed early, the parents of the child can make arrangements to allow the child to benefit from professionals at school, perhaps even a specialized school, where the teachers have received training in autism and understanding how to teach the autistic child.
One of the common myths about autism is that children afflicted with this disorder are lacking in intelligence. This is not necessarily the case, and in fact in terms of intelligence, the autistic child can rank right up there with their peers. The movie Rain Man with Dustin Hoffman illustrated this, where Dustin Hoffman played an autistic adult with many social interaction problems, but yet was a genius in the casino and with numbers in general.
People who are afflicted with autism display many traits that, when combined, may indicate the presence of autism to a certain degree. But since there are no definitive laboratory tests that can confirm the presence or absence of autism, it is important to watch for these traits when the child is still at a very young age. Those traits include severe resistance to change, difficulty in verbal communications, difficulty or lack of desire to have social interactions, difficulty in making eye contact, a low threshold for pain, and being obsessively fixated on a particular object.
It is critical to get a child suspected of being autistic diagnosed as early as possible so that an effective course of treatment can be started.
The instance of autism is not relegated to just children, nor does it seem to afflict any particular person based on race or social structure. It also does not appear to be a result of any injury or accident that may have involved trauma. One thing that is known, however, is that males are about 4 times more likely to have autism than females.
In order to properly understand autism, also known as autistic spectrum disorder or ASD, we need to first begin with a definition of what autism is, as well as what it is not. Autism is one of several cognitive disorders that have a detrimental effect on the developmental or learning ability of the afflicted individual. Autism can be detected as early as age 2 or 3 in most children, and is thought to be a neurological disorder that plays varying degrees of havoc with how the brain interprets different information. The most common signs seen are that autism causes difficulty with the childs communication skills, both verbal and non-verbal. In other words, from the non-verbal standpoint, the afflicted child typically has problems with social interactions with other children, their peers, and even their parents.
Autistic Spectrum Disorder or ASD is crucial to be diagnosed as early as possible in the childs life, especially when you consider that there are varying degrees of autism, ranging from very mild to severe. If the presence of autism is diagnosed early, the parents of the child can make arrangements to allow the child to benefit from professionals at school, perhaps even a specialized school, where the teachers have received training in autism and understanding how to teach the autistic child.
One of the common myths about autism is that children afflicted with this disorder are lacking in intelligence. This is not necessarily the case, and in fact in terms of intelligence, the autistic child can rank right up there with their peers. The movie Rain Man with Dustin Hoffman illustrated this, where Dustin Hoffman played an autistic adult with many social interaction problems, but yet was a genius in the casino and with numbers in general.
People who are afflicted with autism display many traits that, when combined, may indicate the presence of autism to a certain degree. But since there are no definitive laboratory tests that can confirm the presence or absence of autism, it is important to watch for these traits when the child is still at a very young age. Those traits include severe resistance to change, difficulty in verbal communications, difficulty or lack of desire to have social interactions, difficulty in making eye contact, a low threshold for pain, and being obsessively fixated on a particular object.
It is critical to get a child suspected of being autistic diagnosed as early as possible so that an effective course of treatment can be started.
Author Description :
Jon is a computer engineer who maintains web sites on a variety of
topics based on his knowledge and experience. You can read more about
Autism and Autistic Spectrum Disorder at his web site Autism Explained.
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