I chose to research autism because I have been around many that have been diagnosed with it. Although, I have never researched it in depth other than knowing most symptoms and what I have heard. Since first grade, I have been great friends with a girl who is high functioning autistic. I have also been around some severe autistic children through cadet teaching and childcare. The most interesting information I found from this research is from a girl named Temple Grandin, she is an autistic adult now does a lot of research. Autism Spectrum Disorder is classified as a neurodevelopment disorder that is identified with numerous social difficulties with other motor movements and behaviors both verbal and nonverbal. It is a complex disorder that
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Some of the symptoms that are warning signs are that children are not reaching milestones as quickly as they should. First, there would be no smiles or joyful expressions by six months. By nine months, there is no imitation or repeating of sounds, or facial expressions. At 12 months, there is no babbling or back-and-forth gestures such as waving, pointing, or reaching. By the age of 24 months, there is no meaningful, two word phrases including “conversations.” Some have the tendency to try and avoid contact. A child might do this by becoming limp when you pick them up or falling back when they are being held. Babies may become extremely flustered, and may rock or bang their heads on things. If a child is experiencing this, there may be a possibility of Autism, in which one concerned should discuss with their doctor for a screening. Based on a large-scale study administered in the United States and England alleged statistics is that autism appears in about four to five out of every 10,000 births. As in many other developmental disabilities, autism is three times more common in males than females. (autism.com) The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention recognize 1 in 68 children to be found having autism. This means that autism affects more than 2 million individuals just in the United States. Statistics for autism continue to rates of 10 to 17 percent annually. …show more content…
Although they may become “fixed” in their ways. This could be a certain route you take home, what they eat everyday, and how they do things. They have a fixation that everything must always happen in the same order, when it does not happen like that, it may cause a lot of distress. Someone with Autism is often attentively drawn to one thing. This could be when a bag of chips changes its bag, one may ignore what’s in the bag and may get worked up due to the difference. Even though there are negatives to becoming fixed on things, there are also positives to it also. They can have exceptional talents, such as in art, music, mathematically skilled, or incredible memorization. They make sure that everything is done in the way that they were taught. Many can narrow their of
Some of the symptoms that are warning signs are that children are not reaching milestones as quickly as they should. First, there would be no smiles or joyful expressions by six months. By nine months, there is no imitation or repeating of sounds, or facial expressions. At 12 months, there is no babbling or back-and-forth gestures such as waving, pointing, or reaching. By the age of 24 months, there is no meaningful, two word phrases including “conversations.” Some have the tendency to try and avoid contact. A child might do this by becoming limp when you pick them up or falling back when they are being held. Babies may become extremely flustered, and may rock or bang their heads on things. If a child is experiencing this, there may be a possibility of Autism, in which one concerned should discuss with their doctor for a screening. Based on a large-scale study administered in the United States and England alleged statistics is that autism appears in about four to five out of every 10,000 births. As in many other developmental disabilities, autism is three times more common in males than females. (autism.com) The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention recognize 1 in 68 children to be found having autism. This means that autism affects more than 2 million individuals just in the United States. Statistics for autism continue to rates of 10 to 17 percent annually. …show more content…
Although they may become “fixed” in their ways. This could be a certain route you take home, what they eat everyday, and how they do things. They have a fixation that everything must always happen in the same order, when it does not happen like that, it may cause a lot of distress. Someone with Autism is often attentively drawn to one thing. This could be when a bag of chips changes its bag, one may ignore what’s in the bag and may get worked up due to the difference. Even though there are negatives to becoming fixed on things, there are also positives to it also. They can have exceptional talents, such as in art, music, mathematically skilled, or incredible memorization. They make sure that everything is done in the way that they were taught. Many can narrow their of