Autism is a lifelong complex syndrome caused by a neurological disorder that has an effect on normal brain functioning, affecting development of the person's communication, social interaction skills, and behaviors (highly repetitive behavior) (Vatanoglu-Lutz, Ahmeit, & Bicer, 2014). It is considered as one of the five pervasive developmental disorders (Pervasive development disorder not otherwise specified, Autism, Asperger’s syndrome, Rett’s syndrome, and Childhood disintegrative disorder). Genetic research suggest that people with autism spectrum disorders might share traits with individuals with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or clinical depression, which is why it was describe as the earlier form of schizophrenia psychosis (Vatanoglu-Lutz et al., 2014).
In 1910, Eugen Bleuler a Swiss Psychiatrist use the latin word autismus to define the symptoms of schizophrenia. Autismus (In English it is autism) came from the greek work autos which means self; at that time Eugen used Autos to mean morbid self admiration, meaning that people with autism withdrew themselves from their …show more content…
Kanner studied 11 children, one of which he had special interest in. Subjective and objective data was collected on that specific child. His symptoms depicted that he was: happiest when he was alone... drawing into a shell and living within himself... unmindful to everything around him, he had a mania for spinning toys, liked to shake his head from side to side and spin himself around in circles, and he had temper tantrums when his routine was disrupted, he referred to himself in the third person, he repeated words and phrases spoken to him, and communicated his own desires by attributing them to others (Vatanoglu-Lutz et al., 2014). From these observations, the study of autism became
In 1910, Eugen Bleuler a Swiss Psychiatrist use the latin word autismus to define the symptoms of schizophrenia. Autismus (In English it is autism) came from the greek work autos which means self; at that time Eugen used Autos to mean morbid self admiration, meaning that people with autism withdrew themselves from their …show more content…
Kanner studied 11 children, one of which he had special interest in. Subjective and objective data was collected on that specific child. His symptoms depicted that he was: happiest when he was alone... drawing into a shell and living within himself... unmindful to everything around him, he had a mania for spinning toys, liked to shake his head from side to side and spin himself around in circles, and he had temper tantrums when his routine was disrupted, he referred to himself in the third person, he repeated words and phrases spoken to him, and communicated his own desires by attributing them to others (Vatanoglu-Lutz et al., 2014). From these observations, the study of autism became