| While the average IQ rate of the population | | | | education, special behavior and speech |
| seems to be about 100, patients with autism | | | | training and even medications in some cases. |
| mostly have a decreased one due to the | | | | Children with autistic disorders require |
| learning disability or creating the | | | | special care in an appropriate school |
| disabilities; some of the autistics though | | | | environment or in regular schools with |
| have shown a normal or even high IQ rate. | | | | additional help if the symptoms are moderate. |
| From this reason many sufferers from the | | | | The progresses of the patients very much |
| Asperger syndrome are able to lead a normal | | | | depend on a well organized structure of the |
| life. | | | | classes and classrooms. Schools must also use |
| | | | methods to help the patients find new ways of |
| The autistic disorder is usually diagnosed | | | | expressing themselves. |
| during childhood, especially around the age | | | | |
| of 3-4 when parents notice an abnormal | | | | An adequate behavior therapy can only be |
| behavior in their children. Some children | | | | provided by a clinical psychologist and will |
| however can remain undiagnosed until the age | | | | help the family to better understand the |
| of 12 and the medical treatment is mostly | | | | child's needs. Some neurovegetative abnormal |
| hard to begin at this age. Many autistic | | | | actions can be controlled by medications. |
| children are only diagnosed after going to | | | | Autistic children have frequent outbursts of |
| school as they show their poor social skills | | | | aggressiveness, obsessions, hyper agitation |
| or a challenging behavior. Especially | | | | and hyperactivity of their behavior. Used for |
| patients with the milder form called Asperger | | | | a longer period of time, these drugs can show |
| syndrome can remain undiagnosed until later | | | | dangerous side-effects like provoking |
| opportunities occur. | | | | obsessions and repetitive actions. |
| | | | |
| No exact method of autism diagnose is known. | | | | Other therapeutic approaches are known, but |
| Still, doctors must firstly eliminate other | | | | they are however not approved by medical |
| conditions by performing hearing and blood | | | | organizations as their benefits are not been |
| tests. Autism is diagnosed by the close | | | | proven. Music therapies can help calming down |
| observation of the behavior, social skills | | | | the patients while symbols and pictures might |
| and ability to communicate. Parents and | | | | improve the communication skills. Another |
| specialists must work together to identify a | | | | unscientifically proved method of treating |
| possible autistic disorder. If suspicion of | | | | autism symptoms is the use of the Secretin |
| autism persists, the child will be seen by a | | | | hormone. |
| group of specialists such as a pediatrician, | | | | |
| a child psycho loge and psychiatrist, a | | | | The autistic child requires permanent care |
| speech therapist and an educational expert. | | | | and the parent will need another qualified |
| Every autistic child must have his personal | | | | persons to help with the child's observation. |
| caretaker which will closely observe the | | | | Caretakers of patients with such disorders |
| patient's assessment and progresses. | | | | are also entitled to an allowance for |
| | | | disabilities. |
| An appropriate treatment for autism includes | | | | |