| Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is | | | | express irony, sarcasm or humor. |
| characterized by impaired development of | | | | * Lack of eye contact |
| communication, social interaction, and ability to | | | | * Inability to understand the perspective of the |
| relate to others. The disorder may vary from | | | | second person, and hence such people are often |
| severe mental problems to mild abnormalities. | | | | concrete minded. |
| Autism is also sometimes found in association with | | | | Autism, in the past had also often been confused |
| other mental disorders which may increase the | | | | with childhood schizophrenia. However, when the |
| severity of the abnormality. Also known as | | | | symptoms were found to differ in many ways, |
| Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDDs), people | | | | the disorder was distinguished from other mental |
| with this disorder have pervasive impairment in | | | | problems which were seemed similar. |
| thinking, feeling and comprehending things. Such | | | | Treatment |
| problems are normally identified in early childhood | | | | Finding a permanent cure for autism can be more |
| due to the reduced development of child's senses | | | | difficult than it seems, however if you do some |
| or mental abilities. | | | | research you'll find loads of treatments offered |
| Symptoms | | | | for autism. But if you are looking for scientifically |
| Although, one should understand that each autistic | | | | proven treatments, there are two kinds of |
| person is different from the other and you | | | | therapies which are believed to be effective. The |
| cannot generalize the symptoms of Autism, there | | | | first is the ' Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA)'. |
| are some disabilities which are common and are | | | | This approach does not involve use of medication |
| mostly associated with the underdeveloped social | | | | and is based on planning to achieve measurable |
| skills of a person. Here are some commonly | | | | goals. The second is Risperdal (risperidone), an |
| observed traits in autistic children: | | | | antipsychotic medication called which is amazingly |
| * Delay in speech with identifiable speech patterns. | | | | the first and only medication to be specifically |
| Often when these children try to copy someone | | | | approved to be used by autistic people. |
| they do it with precise intonation, often repeating | | | | However, one must understand that there is no |
| word to word what has been said. | | | | perfect cure for autism found yet. It is required |
| * The tone of speech may be high pitched or flat. | | | | that the parents seek assistance of a trusted |
| * These children often lack the ability to | | | | expert so that their child can be helped in the |
| understand changes in tone or body language to | | | | best possible manner. |