Introduction In my experience, people who haven’t researched Autism Spectrum Disorder only know of the odd behavior that is caused by it. Chantel Sicile-Kira says, “In the past, nonverbal children with autism were considered mentally retarded, and those who had difficulties in communication were considered intellectually slow.” Some have found it interesting that, autism is a disorder that evolves during the developmental stages of a child’s life (Dupler). The focus of this research is to find how Autism effects the intelligence of those diagnosed with it. Autism Spectrum Disorder has been known to effect children in social interaction and intelligence however recent studies have shown different results (Howlin). Social interaction issues
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People on the Autism spectrum have difficulty understanding other people’s perception and emotions (Burack). Children with ASD tend to have difficulty making eye contact and try to avoid physical contact. The behavioral issues people with Autism tend to have are self-injurious, suicidal, unusual, and repetitive (Gilberg 51). If a child with autism is placed in the type of environment “that requires them to meet common demands for any social interaction” they have perceptual over reactions (Gilberg 52). People on the Autism spectrum tend to be happy in calm environments with predictable routines. When they are placed in a familiar setting they can be more relaxed because their sensory processing isn’t being challenged. Communication is also a major defect in children with Autism Spectrum disorder. Their speech ranges from being completely mute to using only a few words with complex meaning (Gilberg 52). All these deficiencies show effects to social interaction and none of them show an effect to …show more content…
Autism was first discovered in the 1940’s and it was thought to be an early form of schizophrenia (Howlin). Joan Schonbeck says “studies have found abnormalities in several parts of the brain that are believed to have occurred during fetal development (375).” When autism was first discovered there was very little research behind the findings and the treatment techniques involved harsh intervention. Patricia Howlin says, “Most treatment was conducted on an inpatient, hospital basis with very little involvement of the child's family (307).” The treatments conducted by in the 1940’s consisted of yelling, electric shock therapy, and sometimes physical harm; focusing on getting rid of behavioral issues. “Little attention was paid to factors such as the child's cognitive or linguistic level or the family situation, and therapy tended to lack any sound developmental or educational underpinnings.” (Howlin 307). The cause of the behavioral and social interaction issues come from their deficiencies in sensory processing. Children with autism have trouble understanding people’s emotions and social signals because their nervous system doesn’t receive, filter, or organize their sensual knowledge correctly making it difficult to use sensory information (Burack). The behavior of children with autism is also connected to
People on the Autism spectrum have difficulty understanding other people’s perception and emotions (Burack). Children with ASD tend to have difficulty making eye contact and try to avoid physical contact. The behavioral issues people with Autism tend to have are self-injurious, suicidal, unusual, and repetitive (Gilberg 51). If a child with autism is placed in the type of environment “that requires them to meet common demands for any social interaction” they have perceptual over reactions (Gilberg 52). People on the Autism spectrum tend to be happy in calm environments with predictable routines. When they are placed in a familiar setting they can be more relaxed because their sensory processing isn’t being challenged. Communication is also a major defect in children with Autism Spectrum disorder. Their speech ranges from being completely mute to using only a few words with complex meaning (Gilberg 52). All these deficiencies show effects to social interaction and none of them show an effect to …show more content…
Autism was first discovered in the 1940’s and it was thought to be an early form of schizophrenia (Howlin). Joan Schonbeck says “studies have found abnormalities in several parts of the brain that are believed to have occurred during fetal development (375).” When autism was first discovered there was very little research behind the findings and the treatment techniques involved harsh intervention. Patricia Howlin says, “Most treatment was conducted on an inpatient, hospital basis with very little involvement of the child's family (307).” The treatments conducted by in the 1940’s consisted of yelling, electric shock therapy, and sometimes physical harm; focusing on getting rid of behavioral issues. “Little attention was paid to factors such as the child's cognitive or linguistic level or the family situation, and therapy tended to lack any sound developmental or educational underpinnings.” (Howlin 307). The cause of the behavioral and social interaction issues come from their deficiencies in sensory processing. Children with autism have trouble understanding people’s emotions and social signals because their nervous system doesn’t receive, filter, or organize their sensual knowledge correctly making it difficult to use sensory information (Burack). The behavior of children with autism is also connected to