| Autism (say: aw -tih-zum) causes kids to
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| | sounds.
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| experience the world differently from the
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| | Injures himself or herself or is unafraid
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| way most other kids do. Kids who have
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| | of danger.
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| autism usually keep to themselves and
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| | Has a flat facial expression or uses a
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| many can't communicate without special
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| | monotone voice.
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| help. Although treatment has improved
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| | Doesn't understand hand gestures or body
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| greatly in the past few decades, autism
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| | language.
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| cannot be cured. It's estimated that
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| | Is very concerned with order, routine or
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| three to six of every 1,000 children have
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| | ritual.
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| autism. It persists throughout life. Some
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| | Treatment of Autism
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| believe this increase is largely due to
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| | Therapists use highly structured and
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| changed diagnostic criteria and/or
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| | intensive skill-oriented training
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| societal factors, while others think the
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| | sessions to help children develop social
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| reason is environmental. Although the
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| | and language skills. Family counseling
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| specific causes of autism are unknown,
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| | for the parents and siblings of children
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| there is a large database of links
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| | with autism often helps families cope
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| between autism and genetic loci that span
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| | with the particular challenges of living
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| every chromosome. Other ASDs include
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| | with an autistic child.
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| Asperger syndrome, Rett syndrome,
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| | Doctors often prescribe an antidepressant
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| childhood disintegrative disorder, and
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| | medication to handle symptoms of anxiety,
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| pervasive developmental disorder not
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| | depression, or obsessive-compulsive
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| otherwise specified (usually referred to
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| | disorder. Anti-psychotic medications are
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| as PDD-NOS). Some autistic children and
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| | used to treat severe behavioral problems.
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| adults are opposed to attempts to cure
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| | Seizures can be treated with one or more
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| autism, because they see autism as part
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| | of the anticonvulsant drugs.
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| of who they are, and in some cases they
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| | There are a number of controversial
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| perceive attempts of a cure to be
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| | therapies or interventions available for
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| intensive and unnatural.
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| | autistic children, but few, if any, are
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| Symptoms of Autism
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| | supported by scientific studies. Parents
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| Some Symptoms of Autism :
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| | should use caution before adopting any of
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| Avoids cuddling or making eye contact.
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| | these treatments.
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| Doesn't respond to voices or other
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