Autism Spectrum Disorder In Children

When people think of the definition of different, some people may think of someone with a disorder, such as autism spectrum disorder. However, as different as people think autism spectrum disorder is, it is not as different as people believe. In fact, autism is becoming more common today than it ever has before. It is just a disorder that is not well known as of yet. In order to have an idea of what autism spectrum disorder is, the first step is understanding what autism spectrum disorder is.
Autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, is a complex developmental disorder that can cause problems with thinking, feeling, language and the ability to relate to others. It is a neurological disorder, which means it affects the functioning of the brain (American …show more content…
Symptoms can be found in children as young as 2 to 3 years of age. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 1 in 64 children have been identified with autism spectrum disorder in 2010. Boys are also more likely to have autism spectrum disorder than girls. In fact, boys are 5 times more likely to have ASD (1 in 42) than girls (1 in 189) in 2010 (U.S. …show more content…
However, depending on the stage of ASD I may have, I can manage their life and live an ordinary life. Autism spectrum disorder is a hard disease to understand for people who are and are not affected by the disease. With this being said, in order to understand life with ASD, I am going to briefly put myself in the life of someone with autism spectrum disorder to understand the behavior and social communication of people with