Disease/Disorder: Autism
Common Name: Autism
Age of Onset: Autism is present at birth and sympoms of the coundition are typically evident before the child reaches the age of three
Duration: Autism is chronic, so a person with Autism has no cure and must live with the disease their whole life
Commonness: Autism affects an estimated 10 to 20 of every 10,000 people. It is about 4 times more common in boys as in girls
Cause: The cause of Autism is not fully known, but scientists believe the coundition to be caused genetics, certain types of infections, and other problems occurring at birth
Symptoms:
- Inability to participate in a conversationDifficulty with non-verbal communication (gestures and facial expressions)
- Difficulty with verbal communication (problems using and understanding language)
- Difficulty with social interaction (relating to people and to his or her surroundings)
- Inability to make friends and preferring to play alone
- Unusual ways of playing with toys (as only lining them up a certain way)
- Preoccupation with unusual objects or parts of objects
- Repetitive body movements, or patterns of behavior
- Lack of imagination
Prognosis: Autistic patients have problems with social interaction, imagination, and communication. Autistic children have a limited range of interests, and almost 75% have mental retardation. In many cases, autistics children are unable to form emotional bonds with their parents or other family members.
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