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Article #139: How to determine autism

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Autism is an ubiquitous disorder. The The child with autism may show little
rate of incidence of autism is increasing intellectual level than children of his
10-17% per year in the U.S. The classical age. The signs of autism are the
type of autism are: classic autism, following: withdrawn difficulty in social
asperger syndrome, Rett's Syndrome. The interaction, exaggerated behavior and
causes of autism are given to the genetic movements, flat facial expression, voice
origin, although social factors and and language disability, self-inflicting
surrounding environment appears to play a tendency, aggressive behavior,
major role in developing autistic sleeplessness. No drugs are available to
behavior in children. treat autism. Autism and asperger
Some symptoms of autism in child may syndrome are similar as language and
include the following: like to stay/play behavior skills. People with asperger
alone, frequent behavioral out bursts, syndrome have a normal intellectual level
does not like to have eye-to-eye contact and may also exhibit exceptional skills
self-inflicting tendency, exaggerated as well. They do not have learning
movements, may seem unresponsiveness to disabilities, but they have difficulty in
others. The way an autistic child behaves social interaction, perceiving facial
depends on his surroundings as well. A expressions.
precise diagnose of autism is hard to Even children with autism present
give. Early signs of autism may include disabilities in their behavior they are
decrease in activity level, abnormal treated like everybody.
pattern of speech, sleeplessness.






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