According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fourth Edition (DSM-IV), Autism is described as a Pervasive Developmental Disorder (Nissenbaum et al, 2002). Pervasive Developmental Disorders are described as an individual being impaired with deviant social behavior and communication skills (Nissenbaum et al, 2002). Autism is ranged from severe to mild due to the severity of the symptoms (Nissenbaum et al, 2002). Also, autism affects children through a category of their cognitive, social, and communication skills (Nissenbaum et al, 2002). According to the researchers, Pervasive Developmental Disorders is associated with other disorders such as Autistic Disorder, Rett’s Disorder, Asperger’s Disorder, and etc (Nissenbaum et al, 2002). The way autism is caused is not fully understood (Nissenbaum et al, 2002).
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The cases the researchers usually get when it comes to diagnosing children with autism are around between three and five years old (Nissenbaum et al, 2002). While increasing the number of children being diagnosed with autism, there is an increase in children and families being assisted with treatments and interventions (Nissenbaum et al, 2002). The research is based on examining the biological disabilities that physicians are attempting to examine (Nissenbaum et al, 2002). The discussion question is that is there any other assistance to help a parent-child with autism in a
The cases the researchers usually get when it comes to diagnosing children with autism are around between three and five years old (Nissenbaum et al, 2002). While increasing the number of children being diagnosed with autism, there is an increase in children and families being assisted with treatments and interventions (Nissenbaum et al, 2002). The research is based on examining the biological disabilities that physicians are attempting to examine (Nissenbaum et al, 2002). The discussion question is that is there any other assistance to help a parent-child with autism in a