| They are able to earn degrees and to maintain gainful | | | | Atypical Brain Development. |
| employment. Others never develop the communication | | | | Immune Deficiency Problem. |
| and self-help skills necessary to live independently. | | | | Food Allergies. |
| Autism spectrum of disorders are difficult to recognize | | | | Poor Nutrition. |
| because of their insidious nature. Symptoms come on | | | | Enlarged brain size. |
| slowly and gradually and parents are seldom | | | | Signs and Symptoms of Autisim |
| motivated to assume the worst about their children's | | | | Common sign and symptoms of Autisim |
| atypical behavior and symptoms until they become | | | | Delayed or unusual speech patterns. |
| impossible to ignore. People with autism have found | | | | High pitched or flat intonation |
| abnormalities in several regions of the brain which | | | | Lack of slang or "kidspeak. |
| suggest that autism results from a disruption of early | | | | Difficulty understanding tone of voice and body |
| fetal brain development. | | | | language as a way of expressing sarcasm, humor, |
| Though symptoms might be visible early on to an | | | | irony, etc. |
| experienced eye, most parents do not bring their | | | | Lack of eye contact. |
| children in for formal diagnosis until they are between | | | | Avoids cuddling or touching |
| eighteen months and three years of age. As | | | | Frequent behavioral outbursts, tantrums |
| awareness of pervasive developmental disorders | | | | Inability to take another's perspective (to imagine |
| grows, however, more parents and physicians learn | | | | oneself in someone else's shoes. |
| what to look for, more children are diagnosed at earlier | | | | Treatment of Autisim |
| ages, and the methods and techniques for identifying | | | | Common treatment of Autisim |
| pervasive developmental disorders early continue to | | | | Parents should be educated in behavioral techniques |
| be refined. Autism affects an estimated 10 to 20 of | | | | so they can participate in all aspects of the child's care |
| every 10,000 people, depending on diagnostic criteria | | | | and treatment. |
| used, and strikes males about four times more often | | | | The autistic child requires much of the parents' |
| than females. | | | | attention, often affecting the other children in the family. |
| Causes of Autisim | | | | Special education classes are available for autistic |
| Common causes and risk factors of Autisim | | | | children. |
| Genetic and environmental factors. | | | | Treatment of Mercury Toxicity. |
| Bad Parenting. | | | | Bibliography. |