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WHAT IS AUTISM?
Autism is the complex Autism effects the normal
development disability that development of the brain in
typically appears during the social interaction and
first three years of life due to communication skills. Children
neurological disorder that and adults with autism have
effects the functional of the difficulties in verbal and non
brain. It is prevalent more verbal communication, social
four more time in boys than interactions and leisure or play
girls. activities.
The disorder make it hard to
Autism shows no racial,
ethnic and social them to relate to the outside
world. It is hard for them to
boundaries and cut across
communicate with others.
family income, lifestyle and
educational levels. Parents They will probably experience
usually sees the symptoms sensitivities in the five senses
of sight, hearing, touch, tastes
in the children between age
two and six. Some of the and smell.
symptoms that are most Some students with autism do
found to be associated with not speak at all, but most do
develop speech is usually
autism are not being scared
of danger, either being delayed, limited or
sensitive or not to sensitive appropriate. Some may repeat
word or mimic sentences or
at all to pain, avoiding eye
phrases they have observed
contact, having difficulty
expressing what they want from someone else. As yet
or need, routine has to there is no cure for autism but
there is great amount of
always be the same and
different medications that can
may show and overall
difficulty interacting with reduced the symptoms and
others. manage the patients better.
