autism

1. Autism is a developmental disorder that appears in the first 3 years of life, and affects the brain's normal development of social and communication skills. By: Brittany Allen

3. Repetitive movement of body such as Arms, and head.

4. Impaired social skills.

5. Interest in activities or play.

6. Seldom eye contact with others.

8. Family income, education, and lifestyle don't seem to effect the risk of autism.

9. Exact number of children living with autism is not known.

11. Rett Syndrome(Very different from autism, and only occurs in females).

12. Childhood Disintegrative Disorder (Rare condition where a child learns skills, then looses them by age 10).

13. Pervasive Developmental Disorder (Also called typical autism).

15. Pretend play.

16. Social interactions

17. Verbal and non-verbal communication.

18. Usually it is not noticed that the child has something wrong until they are at the age of 18 months old.

20. When they loose these skills at the age of 1 or 2 it is called the regressive type of autism.

21. Some people with autism may also be sensitive to sight, hearing, touch, smell, or taste.

23. Does not play interactive games well with others.

24. Is not very good at making friends.

25. Does not respond very well with eye contact or smiles and almost always avoids eye contact.

26. Shows a lack of empathy.

27. Prefers to spend time by themselves, rather then with others.

30. Does not imitate others.

31. Prefers solitary or ritualistic play.

32. Does not pretend play.

34. Acts up.

35. Short attention span.

36. Strong need for sameness.

37. Narrow interests.

39. Gesturing by 12 months (Pointing or waving).

40. Saying single words by 16 months.

41. Saying two-word spontaneous phrases by 24 months.

42. Losing any language or social skills at any age.

43. These children should receive a hearing test, blood/lead test, and screening test since they show signs of autism.

44. All I can d o is be me!

46. Anxiety

47. Attention Problems

48. Hyperactivity

49. Irritability

50. Mood Swings

51. Sleep difficulty....etc.

53. ABA (applied Behavior Analysis).

54. Medications depending on the behavior.

55. Occupational therapy.

56. Physical Therapy.

57. Speech-language therapy.

60. Has low senses of sight, hearing, touch, smell or taste.

61. May stay away from physical contact because it is overwhelming or to hard to handle/take in.

62. Rubs surfaces, mouth, or licks objects.

63. Has a high tolerance for pain.

65. Gluten is found in foods that have wheat, rye, and barley.

66. Not all studies have been proven that a diet change works to help people with autism, but it has been shown that it helps!

69. Http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002494/

70. Google images