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Article #226: Understanding Autism In Children

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Do you know autism affects male children autism within the first few months of
four times more than female children? The life, or the child would be apparently
characteristic feature of autism in normal up to 18 to 24 months of age, and
children includes non-verbal and impaired then the symptoms would occur suddenly.
verbal communication. In addition to this The symptoms of autism in children
the autism in children creates include nonverbal and verbal
imaginative social interaction and communication skills, along with odd
activity. Infantile autism in children facial expressions and speech
develops at about 30 months of age. difficulties. The language used by the
Autism in children is a condition in children in the autism is often immature,
which they find it difficult to build unimaginative and not concrete. The
normal relationships with others. This language will be stilted in nature. Keep
can easily be diagnosed by disturbances in mind that all of these symptoms may
normal characteristic behaviors. not be present in all children with
It has been found that autism in children autism.
is occurring at a rate of 4 in 10,000 Children with autism can also be less
children. Moreover, autism in children is aware of stimulus in the external
considered a lifelong disease. The environment. In some cases, they are
occurrence of the disease ranges from unable to recognize their parents after
mild to severe. In mild form, the child the first few months of life. Autism in
with autism can live independently, children can lead to toilet training
whereas in severe form the autism problems. The autism in children can
requires medical supervision and support hamper the child?s ability to smile and
throughout his/her life. show emotion and can end with behavioral
The risk factors and causes of autism abnormalities, such as walking on tiptoe,
include viral infection. Viral infection, tantrums, unpredictable behavior, strange
mainly rubella virus during the first postures, staring at hands, and rocking.
term of pregnancy, may predispose the They may also prefer playing alone,
occurrence of autism in children. remain aloof, and become segregated from
Genetic, traumatic and infectious factors other children. Autism in children may
are the physical bases considered to be cause the affected child to become
the main culprits for the occurrence of obsessed with one action or topic, and
autism in children. In early stages, it extreme confrontation to change of any
has been considered that the autism in kind. The children with autism may want
children is mainly induced by the to set a separate environment for
parents, but it is not true. themselves and also may establish their
Autism in children can occur in two own behavioral patterns.
forms: Patients exhibit the symptoms of






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