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Autism Autism
What is autism? Diagnosis of autism, signs, early intervention and treatment
Autism refers to a spectrum of disorders where the child has impaired social interaction skills, communication skills and demonstrates restricted and repetitive stereotyped behaviors such. Autism is a lifelong developmental disability that affects the ability of the child to understand what he / she sees, hears and senses which causes problems in social interaction, communication skills (and the use language) and unusual behavior and interests. Children with ASD do not follow the typical patterns of child development and behavior can vary from mild to severe.
Signs of Autism
Early identification of Autism ideal is that early intervention and treatment has been directly linked with better outcomes for children with autism. Babies are social beings. Since the beginning of life, they turn to familiar voices, look at their parents, smile and are comforted by hugs and touch. Many young children with autism have difficulty developing these skills and early forms of interaction in both sense.
The causes of autism are unclear but research supports a genetic component, then a break in the normal development brain. There may be multiple factors or causes that lead to autism and the search will find those answers. Twin and family studies have suggested an underlying genetic vulnerability to autism and other studies have shown that one of the causes of autism may be abnormal brain development from the first year of the child's life.
How autism diagnosed?
Ideally a diagnosis of autism team to assess and diagnose autism. The team should be composed clinicians specially trained in the diagnosis of autism and understand a pediatrician, clinical psychologist and speech therapist.
About the Author
For more Autism Information visit Child Health Review and Health Reform websites.
Autism Speaks Co-Founders Bob and Suzanne Wright at St. John’s University
