| While the average IQ rate of the population | | | | education, special behavior and speech training and |
| seems to be about 100, patients with autism | | | | even medications in some cases. Children with |
| mostly have a decreased one due to the learning | | | | autistic disorders require special care in an |
| disability or creating the disabilities; some of the | | | | appropriate school environment or in regular |
| autistics though have shown a normal or even | | | | schools with additional help if the symptoms are |
| high IQ rate. From this reason many sufferers | | | | moderate. The progresses of the patients very |
| from the Asperger syndrome are able to lead a | | | | much depend on a well organized structure of the |
| normal life. | | | | classes and classrooms. Schools must also use |
| The autistic disorder is usually diagnosed during | | | | methods to help the patients find new ways of |
| childhood, especially around the age of 3-4 when | | | | expressing themselves. |
| parents notice an abnormal behavior in their | | | | An adequate behavior therapy can only be |
| children. Some children however can remain | | | | provided by a clinical psychologist and will help the |
| undiagnosed until the age of 12 and the medical | | | | family to better understand the child's needs. |
| treatment is mostly hard to begin at this age. | | | | Some neurovegetative abnormal actions can be |
| Many autistic children are only diagnosed after | | | | controlled by medications. Autistic children have |
| going to school as they show their poor social | | | | frequent outbursts of aggressiveness, obsessions, |
| skills or a challenging behavior. Especially patients | | | | hyper agitation and hyperactivity of their behavior. |
| with the milder form called Asperger syndrome | | | | Used for a longer period of time, these drugs can |
| can remain undiagnosed until later opportunities | | | | show dangerous side-effects like provoking |
| 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 conditions | | | | they are however not approved by medical |
| by performing hearing and blood tests. Autism is | | | | organizations as their benefits are not been |
| diagnosed by the close observation of the | | | | proven. Music therapies can help calming down the |
| behavior, social skills and ability to communicate. | | | | patients while symbols and pictures might improve |
| Parents and specialists must work together to | | | | the communication skills. Another unscientifically |
| identify a possible autistic disorder. If suspicion of | | | | proved method of treating autism symptoms is |
| autism persists, the child will be seen by a group | | | | the use of the Secretin hormone. |
| of specialists such as a pediatrician, a child psycho | | | | The autistic child requires permanent care and the |
| loge and psychiatrist, a speech therapist and an | | | | parent will need another qualified persons to help |
| educational expert. Every autistic child must have | | | | with the child's observation. Caretakers of patients |
| his personal caretaker which will closely observe | | | | with such disorders are also entitled to an |
| the patient's assessment and progresses. | | | | allowance for disabilities. |
| An appropriate treatment for autism includes | | | | |