| In the case of child autism, an autistic child may indicate | | | | The social difficulties often persist but with help they |
| that they are hungry but refuse to eat the food when | | | | can be reduced. The patient may improve on the eye |
| given to them, and they'd often rather pick things up by | | | | contact front, but would still rather not look at you, and |
| themselves than let you hand it to them. In adults, this is | | | | they may continue to repeat back words to you in a |
| quite different because he or she may decide to reach | | | | strange pattern. |
| out for what they want or make gestures when calling | | | | Adult autism symptoms still tends to include over |
| for attention. | | | | sensitivity to sounds, which may require that the patient |
| You may not realize it reading like this, but these can | | | | wear ear plugs or head phones over their ears; the |
| be major problems for any family member or friend. | | | | patient would certainly still prefer to be by themselves |
| Even caregivers that are professionally trained to care | | | | and line things up, but those too fade. |
| for patients with autism can sometimes get frustrated | | | | However, when the sufferer has more severe forms |
| in trying to administer" anything to the patient. And as | | | | of classic autistic disorder, they cannot be left by |
| they age, the symptoms don't go away. | | | | themselves. In such cases, you are going to have to |
| In some cases, when an autistic adult is suffering from | | | | quit your job to be at home with them, or you are |
| some form of high functioning autism like Asperger's | | | | going to have to sequester them in a home for better |
| syndrome, the communication problems may lessen. | | | | attention and care. |