| For a long time, doctors and specialists believed | | | | interact socially, learn communication skills, and |
| that autism was a general condition, but because | | | | control their motor behavior. Some Doctors may |
| of special funding researchers have begun to learn | | | | prescribe medications to control the child's anxiety |
| a lot about this disorder, including that there are | | | | and hyperactivity while he is learning. This is why |
| many types of autism, among which is a disorder | | | | it is so important to seek help from specialists in |
| called high functioning autism. | | | | the field. |
| High functioning autism is a condition that falls | | | | A person is diagnosed with high functioning autism |
| within the autism category, but children who | | | | when the symptoms are not severe. These |
| experience this type of condition, only experience | | | | children are just as intelligent as others that are |
| mild symptoms of autism. Normally they can | | | | the same age and sometimes even more |
| interact socially and only have small social | | | | intelligent. They can use vocabulary to express |
| impairments. People who experience high | | | | themselves but their learning comprehension falls |
| functioning autism can often be misdiagnosed with | | | | behind other children. They are not able to |
| Aspergers syndrome and Pervasive | | | | express emotional detail or interpret non verbal |
| Developmental Disorder. | | | | instructions or cues. |
| Children who suffer from high functioning autism | | | | Beware of Aspergers! Many doctors tend to |
| will have only some problems when trying to | | | | confuse high functioning autism with Asperger's |
| communicate with others, you may also | | | | Syndrome because many of the symptoms are |
| distinguish the disorder by small movements and | | | | similar. But there is a difference between the two, |
| kids will want a certain routine and feel lost | | | | and they need to be treated in different manners. |
| without it. | | | | There isn't a set definition for what is high |
| Having your child diagnosed with autism can be | | | | functioning autism and it is difficult for doctors to |
| heart breaking but if he is diagnosed with high | | | | diagnose. Doctors use different testing methods, |
| functioning autism then there are advantages. The | | | | but some use IQ tests to help them with their |
| first thing you want to do is get the right kind of | | | | diagnosis, although this is not really an adequate |
| help. A lot of the symptoms of high functioning | | | | testing method because IQ tests have many |
| autism can be corrected and reversed but you | | | | elements that autistic children struggle with. They |
| need to teach your child how to do that, and you | | | | will also determine the level of autism by the way |
| need the help of a pediatric neurologist and a child | | | | the child uses language, and the way he behaves. |
| psychologist to do that. | | | | It is important that you find physicians that are |
| Research has shown that there are certain | | | | very experienced with autism and can diagnose it |
| therapies that will allow your child to have a | | | | well. |
| normal life. This therapy will teach them how to | | | | |