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Article #14: What is Infantile Autism?

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The autistic disorder is a life lasting conversation favorite subject in spite of
neurological disorder involving also the the effort the others do to train them
childhood disintegrative disorder, into a talk. They talk incessantly about
Asperger disorder, Rett disorder and the one particular subject and ignore the
pervasive development disorder. Autism is other attempts of talking.
registered as one of the five pervasive Autistic patients require a life-long
development disorders and is usually care and treatment as there is no actual
diagnosed around the age of three. cure for the disorder. If an early
The most important pathological changes intervention is initiated, some of them
caused by autism are communication may even be able to learn or function in
difficulties, impaired social interaction a productive way. The neurological
and restrictive activities; children with disease called autism is known to affect
autism have generally repetitive 1-2 children in about 1000 births. Today,
activities and interests and most of the one and a half million persons in the USA
other actions specific to children their suffer from different forms of autistic
age represent no real interest to them. disorder. The disease tends to affect
Children suffering from autism are more four times more boys than girls, and
susceptive to developing epilepsy; they according to the latest studies the
have different degrees of mental occurrence of autism has shown an about
retardation and show abnormal responses 10-17% increase every year.
to different sensor stimulations like The actual cause of autism has not yet
light or sound. Some of these patients been revealed but a disruption in the
show an aggressive behavior especially fetal brain during the intra uterine
with self-injuring tendencies such as development is believed to contribute to
beating themselves or head banging. the disorder. Patients seem to have
One third of the autistic children have problems in the brain function but also
proven an almost normal IQ level for abnormalities in several brain sections.
their age and many of them are even able This abnormal brain changes may have been
to respond with own actions to the triggered by viral infections, metabolic
environment. Some of the patients can disorders, environmental or genetic
show their own emotions and affection factors. Some of the risk factors may
towards persons around them; some of the have acted during pregnancy or during the
sick persons can only be measured as child delivery. Also a group of genes
autistic like, with autistic tendencies believed to be involved in the apparition
or with an autism spectrum. The disease of autism has been detected.
is normally cataloged as a Intensive scientific research is made to
high-functioning or a low-functioning determine the exact role the
autism. measles-mumps-rubella vaccine may have in
Children with a high function of autism the occurrence of autism. Cholesterol
show almost normal behavior but may seems to play an important role as many
present language and interaction of the patients have low cholesterol
difficulties. They will initiate a levels in their blood.






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