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