Introduction To Autism & Understanding The Autism Spectrum Disorder by My Box of Chocolates

There are myriad of definition floating around on internet related to Autism . To describe the autism or Autism Spectrum disorder in simple and accurate words, it is a life long, developmental disorder that affects the ability of person to interact with other beings and differently perceive the world around them. According to vital scientific researches in past few years, it is found that autism are of different types with dominant factors like genetics and environmental conditions playing major role in it’s development.

Typically the autism signs doesn’t show up until the child is of 16-18 months old. Some developmental sign of autism can be found as early as, when the child is 14 months old. It is advisable for parents to consult a health care professional and get their child evaluated as soon as they found any sign of disorder.

Some Possible Signs of Autism in Babies

No eye contact by 6 months

No nonverbal communication or vocal sound by 6 month

No babbling by 12 months

No response to name by 12 months

No meaningful phrases by 24 months

The following Autism Behavior Checklist comprises the major signs which indicates the autism disorder in child. As explained by experts, autism grows at staggering rate during the first 16 months of child birth. Sometimes it is extremely difficult to differentiate between autistic children and normal children as children with autism generally develop similar to normal children and then somewhere after 16-18 months, their growth start to repress.

Autistic child generally perceives the thing differently than normal people and use the objects for any task in different manner. They may like to play with objects for hour and hour and play with them in different way as compare to normal child. Child with autism are also indulge in repetitive moments like moving their head or flapping their hands for long time. They also like to do the things in routine, which disruption creates anger or sudden anxiety among them. Expert says two children suffering from autism spectrum order can differ vastly in terms of degree of autism.

Till yet there is no known cure for the autism, but that doesn’t mean nothing can’t be done about it. At online websites, you can find plethora of articles which provide the information about How To Teach An Autistic Child. Some significant tips are, people with autism are visual thinkers, so they understand pictures better than words. So try to teach by showing pictures of objects. People with autism generally have problem to understand long verbal sentences and remembering them. Try to write the down the information on a piece of paper and in a sequence, as they under the things in sequences much better.

We understand that there is lot of physical and emotional challenge one has to go through, which is heartbreaking sometimes. But with gritty attitude and patience you can create wonders in the autistic person life!

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