| Statistics say that there are more than a half million | | | | independently and may have an average or above |
| people in the U.K. affected by autism, and the | | | | average intelligence. |
| number of diagnosed cases is rising rapidly. It was | | | | Many parents of children having autism may |
| seen that boys are four times more likely than girls | | | | experience a serious dilemma: there exist a lot of |
| to have autism, and twelve times more predisposed | | | | websites on the internet, there are a lot of |
| to have asperger syndrome. | | | | practitioners from private surgeries, that offer |
| Autism is a lifelong disability that affects the way a | | | | treatments or sustain that they can even cure |
| person communicates and relates to other people. | | | | autism. Of course this may be a lie, and that is why |
| People with autism have problems with social | | | | the decision is hard to take. The problem is that |
| interaction and with imagination. | | | | there is not enough information about autism, |
| People with autism can say that reality is confusing, | | | | scientific trials have to be done in the future. |
| and it is difficult to interact with people, places, | | | | It is good to know that there exists a large number |
| events, sounds and lights. | | | | of support groups, charities and web sites made for |
| The causes for autism are not clear at this time, no | | | | people with autism and by the people with autism. |
| one knows if there is an external factor like diet, an | | | | It was seen that the number of persons diagnosed |
| infection or exposure to toxins in the home that can | | | | with autism is rising rapidly, but, unfortunately, there |
| lead to autism. There exists the suspicion that there | | | | is still too little knowledge about this condition. The |
| are genetic factors involved. | | | | autism is affecting the way a person communicates |
| It is known that the degree of this disability varies. | | | | and relates to other people, but the factors that |
| That is why the term autistic spectrum disorder or | | | | cause this are not known. There are only some |
| ASD is often used. For example there are people | | | | suspicions, like the possibility that genetic factors to |
| with classic autism, that may have severe learning | | | | be involved, but we will find the real causes that lead |
| disabilities or little speech. Other people, that have | | | | to this condition only after more researches will be |
| Asperger syndrome could be able to live and work | | | | done. |