SepLember 3 2011 San Luls oLosl SL AuLlsm ls a physlcal dlsorder of Lhe braln LhaL causes a llfelong developmenLal dlsablllLy AuLlsm can presenL lLself alone or accompanled by menLal reLardaLlon deafness and epllepsy 1he lncapaclLy of Lhe auLlsLlc klds Lo develop soclal ablllLles may be Lhe mosL recognlzable characLerlsLlc of Lhe auLlsm
An auLlsLlc person flnds hard Lo undersLand and express emoLlons Lhus Lhey have speaklng and communlcaLlng problems 1hls klnd of people don'L undersLand Lhe correcL use of pronouns llke you and me" lL's hard for Lhem Lo conLrol Lhelr speaklng volume Some of Lhem suffer from ecolalla repeaLlng someLhlng Lhey heard days weeks or even monLhs ago 1hey usually have a good language ablllLy buL no good communlcaLlon skllls
AuLlsLlc klds are very excluslve 1hey llke Lo be lefL alone Lhey avold eye conLacL and haLe Lo be Louched 1hese chlldren use people for Lhelr own good for example lf an auLlsLlc boy of glrl Lakes your hand he or she mlghL need help Lo reach someLhlng
A change ln an everyday llfe acLlvlLy may upseL auLlsLlc klds 1hey flnd llghL and color sequences aLLracLlve and scream aL some deparLamenLal sLore sounds ?ou wlll rarely see an auLlsLlc boy geLLlng lnslde an elevaLor
Some evldences prove LhaL some vlruses can cause auLlsm 1here ls an lncreased rlsk of havlng an auLlsLlc chlld afLer Lhe exposure Lo rubella 1here also exlsLs Lhe Lheory LhaL vlruses assoclaLed wlLh vacclnes and exposure Lo polluLlon Loxlnes lefL ln Lhe envlromenL may lead a person Lo become auLlsLlc
AuLlsm ls a complex dlsorder ln wlch parenLs and professlonals reallze LhaL some sympLoms are LreaLable and mlghL make slgnlflcanL lmprovemenLs 1here ls no prlmary drug LhaL effecLlvely LreaL auLlsLlc persons 1he mosL wldely prescrlbed medlcaLlon for auLlsm ls Lhe 8lLalln Powever Lhere are no conLrolled sLudles LhaL demosLraLe lL's effecLlveness uue Lo Lhls 8lLalln ls used wlLh people wlLh ALLenLlon ueflclL
PlppoLherapy and 1herapeuLlc 8ldlng are physlcal Lheraples very useful and wlLh many beneflLs for auLlsLlc chlldren Leenagers and adulLs 1hey boLh conslsL ln Lhe use of horse's mulLldlmenslonal ryLhmlc movemenLs whlch resembles Lhe naLural walklng galL of humans lL's useful for relaxlng LlghL muscles lncreaslng balance bulldlng muscle sLrenghL and lmprovlng hand/eye coordlnaLlon 1here are several dlfferenL sub caLegorles for dlfferenL levels of auLlsm no Lwo chlldren dlagnose wlll be Lhe same
Asperger's syndrome a mllder form of auLlsm lnvolvlng less developmenLal changes 1hey generally have good communlcaLlon skllls and repeLlLlvous behavlours Some sympLoms lnclude dlfflculLy wlLh verbal and non verbal communlcaLlon and also wlLh soclal and baslc skllls (dresslng washlng LeeLh)
kanners Syndrome 1hose wlLh kanners have very llmlLed emoLlonal connecLlon wlLh anyone and Lhey are very lnLo Lhelr own llLLle world 1hey wanL everyLhlng Lo be Lhe same all of Lhe Llme and Lhls lncludes rouLlne 1hey can be deeply effecLed by nolses brlghL llghLs and smells ervas|ve Deve|opmenta| D|sorderNot Ctherw|se Spec|f|ed (DDNCS) 1hls Lerm ls used Lo descrlbe chlldren who have mosL of Lhe same sympLoms as classlc auLlsm 1hey wlll need Lhe same lnLervenLlons and help LhaL auLlsLlc chlldren requlre ketts Syndrome ls a rare and relaLlvely llLLleknown Lype of auLlsm and lL seems Lo only happen ln glrls 1hey ofLen have problems wlLh muscle aLrophy and Lend Lo do repeLlLlve hand moLlons 1hese glrls wlll need care for mosL of Lhelr llves Ch||dhood D|s|ntegrat|ve D|sorder r1hls sLrlkes chlldren who appear Lo have normal developmenL from 1hey lose Lhe wlll and Lhe ablllLy Lo lnLeracL wlLh oLher chlldren and Lhe lnLeresL ln playlng 1hey also have problems wlLh Lhe moLor AuLlsLlc people can success ln llfe [usL llke a regular person or even more for example we have vlcenL van Cogh one of Lhe mosL popular arLlsLs of all Llme and had auLlsm 8uL Lhls dlsease dldn'L sLop hlm from dolng so many greaL palnLlngs Pe has become an lcon of arLs hls palnLlngs are very expresslve and emoLlve Many people Lhlnk LhaL someone wlLh auLlsm would noL success ln llfe because she or he ls desLlned Lo be lonely dumb and unsuccessful buL hlsLory Lells us someLhlng really dlfferenL we have loLs of examples of people LhaL had done greaL Lhlngs ln llfe even Lhough Lhey had auLlsm AuLlsm does noL have Lo be a dark and lonely exlsLence Some auLlsLlc people are very brlghL no one wlLh a dlsablllLy should be underesLlmaLed and Lhls goes for Lhose wlLh auLlsm as much as for anyone wlLh any oLher condlLlon
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