The childrens suffering from this disease shows abnormal behavioural patterns,social skills and difficulty in verbal communication.it is also known as autism spectrum disorder , a type of neurological condition
AUTISM is more common among boys when compared to girl child.
Autism tends to result from damage or mutation in the brain stem.
The following areas of the brain are affected in the autism
Neuroanatomical studies and the associations with teratogens strongly suggest that the mechanism includes alteration of brain development soon after conception. Abnormal fetal development may affect the final structure and connectivity of the brain, resulting in altered neural circuits controlling thought and behavior. Several theories of mechanism are available; none are likely to provide a complete explanation.
Risk factors:
Parental age:Parents in the age of mid 30s shows higher chances for the disease
Sex:Boys are more prone to the disease when compared to the girls
Birth order:the first born child are more prone for the disease when compared to the other disease.
Malnutrition can aggravate the autism
Difficulty in speech
They prefer playing alone and avoid groups
Inability to respond to the situation
Lack of response to their name
Difficulty in learning
Poor eye contact
Doesn’t able to understand their surroundings
Don’t know to express their emotion
Make repetitive movements
Speech that sounds abnormal
Electroencephalogram(EEG): the doctors might suggest EEG to detect any abnormalities in the brain.
The diagnostic criteria is based on the various scoring as follows:
Diagnostic and statistical manual for mental disorders-revised(DSM-IV):
They have greater life time expectancy about the major thing is they suffer from psychiatric comorbidities.
There is no pre-natal test or other predictor for Autism while a fetus is in utero. Autism is diagnosed via a collection of common traits or symptoms that usually manifest in early childhood development.
The best way to prevent the disease is the early diagnosis of the disease and starting the treatments as soon as possible.
Focus on the positive reinforcement:encourage the child with positive reinforcement
Follow the therapy correctly without fail
Get your child to participate in daily activities
Provide them care and support
Get the child into the group activities.