Autism Spectrum

What is Autism Spectrum (ADS)? Autism is a lifelong neurological disorder that impairs a child’s ability to interact and communicate with others. The term “Spectrum” refers to a wide range of symptoms and severity. ASD is defined by the American Psychiatric Association Diagnosis and Statistical Manuel of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), as a single disorder that includes disorder’s previously considered separate. Such as Asperger's syndrome, childhood disintegrative disorder, etc. In other words, Autism is a combination of multiple disorder’s previously known to be single. Experts say that autism presents itself upon the first 3 years of a child’s life. It is also believed that the number of children getting diagnosed with Autism is rising, even though it is unclear if the numbers are increasing due to better detection and/or reporting, or because of a real increase, or both.

Autism Spectrum Disorder affects the way a person interacts with another. This can cause problems in important areas of development. Different children may show signs of ASD at different ages. Some children show symptoms in their early ages of infancy, while others may develop normally in the first years of life then suddenly may lose the skills they had already learned. …show more content…
This disorder is known to affect all races and all nationalities. Some risk factors include the child’s sex (boys are 4x more likely to develop ASD than girls are), extremely preterm babies, parent’s ages, and other disorders. You may be wondering; how can I prevent my future child from having this disorder? Well the answer is simple, sadly, there is no way to prevent ASD. But this disorder can be treated to help improve a child’s social skills and improve their speech. There’s multiple treatments strategies and measures parents can take when it comes to finding the best treatment for their