Essay On Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autism Spectrum Disorder is defined as “a group of complex disorders of brain development.” These disorders include repetitive behavior, problems communicating verbally and nonverbally, difficulty paying attention, difficulty in social interactions, and varies learning/intellectual disabilities, these are just a general idea of what can place a child onto the Autism Spectrum. Recently the DSM-5 has moved all Autism Disorders under the same category known has ASD, these disorders like Asperger Syndrome, Autistic Syndrome, and many more now make up the Autism Spectrum and fall under ASD. ASD is a very unique disorder. You can have one child who can verbally communicate and is extremely artistic, and another who cannot communicate verbally at, but for example using an iPad to express his or hers wants, needs, and thoughts. It is common for someone who is diagnosed with ASD to excel is one subject like music, math, or art. 40% of those diagnosed with ASD have above average intellectual abilities and only 25% are …show more content…
Those with ASD may develop at a different rate either slower or faster than others, or they may not develop some skills at all. It is all a part of what makes ASD such a unique disorder. Cognitively speaking the brain does not quite develop the skill needed to interacted with others and understand their feelings. According to WebMD children have both strengths and weaknesses when it comes to their cognitive development. According to Science Daily children with Autism have trouble “predicting others' behavior based on their thoughts and feelings (so-called theory of mind) and problems regulating and controlling their behavior (termed executive function), combined with an aptitude for detecting parts of objects or small details (also called weak central coherence).” This overall vary from child to child, but this overall are the cognitive development issues that come with having