Autism is very common in today’s world per The National Epidemiologic Database for the Study of Autism, autism rates have increased from 39 to 204% worldwide. Parents are worried because the percentage of autism cases has been going up. Experts in the field are wondering if these children have been incorrectly diagnosed. This disorder can’t be cured, treatment may help for years or be lifelong. Medical diagnosis is very important. Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting the growth and development of the brain or central nervous system, characterized by repetitive behavior, social interaction is difficult, verbal and non -verbal communication. Parents usually notice signs when the child is between the ages of 2 years and
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Specially with the MMR (Measles, Mumps, and Rubella), or vaccines that contain thimerosal. There was worries as for parents did not want vaccinations for their children due to this. Many studies have been done and none has shown that vaccines cause autism. Autism is a wide-spectrum disorder or ASD. (What this means is not any two children that have autism will the same symptoms. Some people are going to experience mild symptoms and others are going to experience severe symptoms. Underdiagnosis and Overdiagnosis are problems in marginal cases, and much of the recent increase in the number of reported ASD cases is likely due to changes in diagnostic practices. Children that were originally diagnosed with autism got the diagnosis changed. Many got a new diagnosis of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder or ADHD.
Infection with rubella during pregnancy causes fewer than 1% cases of autism, vaccination against rubella can prevent many of those cases. It is believed that the stimulation of a pregnant mother’s immune system such as from environmental toxicant or infection can contribute to causing autism through causing a disruption of brain development. This is supported by recent studies have found that infection during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of …show more content…
Several metabolic defects such as phenylketonuria (PKU) are associated with autistic symptoms. Symptoms of insomnia such as difficulty in falling asleep, waking up in the middle of the night and early morning awakenings. Epilepsy episode of seizures. My uncle was in the shower and my grandmother was in the kitchen, she heard a loud banging noise, my uncle had an epilepsy attack and fell down in the shower he cut his forehead with a small dresser that was inside the restroom and had bruises on his body, the ambulance came and took him to the hospital. The doctor had to increase the dose of his medication. It was a very stressful day for my grandmother and the rest of the
Specially with the MMR (Measles, Mumps, and Rubella), or vaccines that contain thimerosal. There was worries as for parents did not want vaccinations for their children due to this. Many studies have been done and none has shown that vaccines cause autism. Autism is a wide-spectrum disorder or ASD. (What this means is not any two children that have autism will the same symptoms. Some people are going to experience mild symptoms and others are going to experience severe symptoms. Underdiagnosis and Overdiagnosis are problems in marginal cases, and much of the recent increase in the number of reported ASD cases is likely due to changes in diagnostic practices. Children that were originally diagnosed with autism got the diagnosis changed. Many got a new diagnosis of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder or ADHD.
Infection with rubella during pregnancy causes fewer than 1% cases of autism, vaccination against rubella can prevent many of those cases. It is believed that the stimulation of a pregnant mother’s immune system such as from environmental toxicant or infection can contribute to causing autism through causing a disruption of brain development. This is supported by recent studies have found that infection during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of …show more content…
Several metabolic defects such as phenylketonuria (PKU) are associated with autistic symptoms. Symptoms of insomnia such as difficulty in falling asleep, waking up in the middle of the night and early morning awakenings. Epilepsy episode of seizures. My uncle was in the shower and my grandmother was in the kitchen, she heard a loud banging noise, my uncle had an epilepsy attack and fell down in the shower he cut his forehead with a small dresser that was inside the restroom and had bruises on his body, the ambulance came and took him to the hospital. The doctor had to increase the dose of his medication. It was a very stressful day for my grandmother and the rest of the