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