THE IMPACT OF AUTISM IN CHILDHOOD

The Impact of Autism in Childhood

Introduction

Autism or autistic dis is a childhood developmental dis distinguished by developmental disabilities in three areas such as social , communication skill and stereotype or repetitive behavior . The etiology of autism still bs in the unknown ADDIN EN .CITE Stone20051 143Wendy L StoneLauren TurnerThe Impact of Autism on Child Development1-7200501 DecemberCentre of Excellence for Early Childhood Developmenthttp /www .excellence-ea rlychildhood .ca /documents /Stone-TurnerANGxp .pdf (Stone Turner , 2005 . Children with autism are generally reported to have mental retardation but mot

of the cases exhibits a higher than average intelligence range

Symptoms of autism are visible by eighteen months to thirty-six months of age . Although in some cases , there are early warning signs of this dis as early as infancy . Early detection of this dis would be beneficial in early treatment of the dis ADDIN EN .CITE Smith20072 212Melinda SmithJeanne SegalA Parent apos s Guide to Autism : Spotting the Early Warning Signs and Symptoms200702 December2007HELPGUIDE .OR Ghttp /www .helpguide .org /mental /au tism_signs_symptoms .htm17 August (Smith Segal , 2007 There are studies conducted that even suggest that response to a child 's own name is one sign of autism which can be detected during the infancy stage of development

Detection , however , is quite difficult due to the signs and symptoms that one must look out for are not abnormal behaviors but instead the absence of normal responses and behavior which are normally prevalent in the early age of a child ADDIN EN .CITE Smith20072 212Melinda SmithJeanne SegalA Parent apos s Guide to Autism : Spotting the Early Warning Signs and Symptoms200702 December2007HELPGUIDE .OR Ghttp /www .helpguide .org /mental /au tism_signs_symptoms .htm17 August (Smith Segal , 2007 Some behaviors that pediatricians are looking out for depends on the age of the infant or child . As early as 6 months the absence of a big smile or a very joyful expression would be considered a sign . No echoing or playing with sounds or babbling baby talk as babies usually do is normally detected on the infant 's ninth month up to the first year of age

Other signs that can be determinants of autism after the babies first year is the absence of pointing fingers , reaching or grabbing hands as well as back and forth gestures . No spoken words or hardly any phrases uttered on the sixteenth month up to the second year . Inability of the child to form meaningful and coherent phrases , which are not copied or repeated heard sounds , is usually detected after the second year . And on older children symptoms and signs involves loss of speech , lack in social skills and babbling words that are incomprehensible ADDIN EN .CITE Smith20072 212Melinda SmithJeanne SegalA Parent apos s Guide to Autism : Spotting the Early Warning Signs and Symptoms200702 December2007HELPGUIDE .OR Ghttp /www .helpguide .org /mental /au tism_signs_symptoms .htm17 August (Smith Segal , 2007 .Generally , an autistic child may show any of the following behaviors that are observable . This is usually present during playtime , with the child having no interest in...