Autism is a developmental disorder that begins to appear during the first few years of a child's life, and it is a permanent disorder that cannot be cured. Most symptoms begin when a child is a few months old, and the disorder sets in completely and without remission by the time the child is 2 or 3 years of age. Autism may be much more muted once the child reaches adulthood, but it is something that will never truly go away.
There are a few common symptoms of autism:
Impairment in Social Interaction When a child suffers from autism, they are often unable to interact normally with others. They usually lack social intuition that is a common part of every person's life, and they often have difficulty communicating with people who have regular neural development. Most infants with autism will rarely look at others, will rarely smile, and will have far less eye contact than normal children. Many autistic toddlers have difficulty using simple movements and gestures in order to communicate and express themselves. They may not approach others easily, they will have difficulty taking turns, it will be difficult for them to respond to or imitate emotions, and nonverbal communication is always difficult for them. Those with high-functioning autism will offer feel much lonelier than those with normal neurodevelopment, and they will feel much less secure in their attachment with those they love. Friendships are often difficult for those with autism to make and keep, and the quality of friendships is much more important to them than the number. There is also aggression, tantrums, occasional violence, and outbursts to be expected from autistic children, and destruction of property is not uncommon.
Communication Roughly 1/3 of those with autism are unable to develop even enough speech to communicate easily with others, and babbling, unsynchronized vocal patterns, diminished responsiveness, and strange gestures are all common for children with autism. They tend to repeat the words of others, babble, use strange word combinations, and suffer from joint attention deficiencies that make it difficult for them to understand communication clearly. Autistic children learn basic language tasks much more easily than others as they grow older, but the more complex language tasks are often very difficult for them.
Repetitive Behavior Autistic children suffer from many forms of restricted or repetitive behavior, such as:
Compulsive behavior, which is always acting according to a certain pattern or set of rulesStereotypy, which is movements repeated over and overSameness, which is the lack of desire for change and the disorientation felt when things are changedRitualistic behavior, which means following the exact same pattern of activities or rituals every daySelf-injury, which are movements that may end up hurting the child Restricted behavior, which involves a limited amount of focus or focus being placed only on a single activity to the exclusion of all others These are the most common symptoms, but there are other symptoms that are unique to each autistic individual.
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