Diagnosis Of Autism Essay

Autism is possibly one of the most well known disorders due to its nature. By this I am talking of many things, the range that it can affect people, the diagnosis rates, and the unique symptoms that can occur. In most peoples minds, Autism is an extremely damaging disease when talking of the quality of life for the one affected, but this isn 't necessarily true. Along with quality of life, the reasons for autism are also misunderstood and possibly incorrect. With diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder rising every year, it is important that people become well informed on the topic. Surprisingly people don 't seem to fully understand that Autism is incredibly similar to many other illnesses and disorder in a way. Just like the common cold, there …show more content…
Some statistics present that 1 in 189 girls with have ASD and 1 in 42 boys will have ASD. While some skeptics say that these statistics are only this way due to looser classifications to be diagnosed with ASD, there are other causes. As stated earlier vaccinations have been proven to not be a reason for this increase, other cultural and environmental factors are to blame. Easily the most obvious culprit is pollution, every year there is more and more chemicals being pumped into the air we breath, the air pregnant mothers breath, the air that growing fetuses receive. Our diet and exercise choices are making an impact, even for people who strive to be healthy, a large portion of our diet contains pesticides and growth hormones that later affect the child. With culture in America and many other places in the world it has become normal to have a child at a later age due to more stable financial situations and so they can enjoy their youth a little longer. The choice to wait is a doubled edged sword when it comes to enjoying your life, because the chances that your child(s) will have some form of ASD are greatly