What is Autism and what are the symptoms

What is autism?What are the symtoms?

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I understand your question but you asked it wrong even though I know what you are really asking stopped at, “What is autism”? The most useful thing….. Lord, there’s so much useful stuff I can suggest and believe me, I know. I…

What are the symptoms of autism?

http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubs/autism/QA/sub8.cfm

The symptoms of autism vary in both occurrence and severity, which makes diagnosis difficult. According to the DSM-IV, the general symptoms for autistic disorder (hereafter referred to as autism) include the following:

Do symptoms of autism change over time?

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/autism/detail_autism.htm#139093082

For many children, symptoms improve with treatment and with age. Children whose language skills regress early in life—before the age of 3—appear to have a higher than normal risk of developing epilepsy or seizure-like brain activity. During…

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How does Kawasaki’s Disease lead to autism symptoms?

Q: Just wondering…I thought it could lead to heart problems, but not autism symptoms. Please enlighten me, someone.

A: Autism just means a group of particular symptoms of unknown origin — at this present time. This is what the DSM says, which was published several years ago and badly needs to be updated. One could have a medical diagnosis which lead to autism symptoms, and a doctor could say, “infection induced autsim”, “vaccine-induced autism”, or some other medical diagnosis and then the words autism. Saying autism is just a breif way of saying that this person also has impairments in social and communication abilities. Thus, autism is a broud term used to describe that a person has significant impairment in social and communication areas. There are many illnesses that lead to autism symptoms that I have come across, lyme being the most prominent, Bartonella also prominent. My children no longer have autism after they were treated for pathogens and infections. You can google “infections autism” or “toxins autism” to learn all about it and even find practitioners in your area that know how to treat it. Don’t expect the average medical doctor to know much about autism treatments; it is too new. The Internet has allowed us parents to learn what to do after our pediatricians and other specialists were offering us no help.

my baby does not cry. is this autism symptoms. baby hears and responds to everything.?

Q: my baby does not cry. is this autism symptoms? baby hears and responds appropriately to sound.

A: Of course not. Mine is 5-month old, and hardly ever cries; she is very active and happy, and just seems to think that the world is a nice and caring place – so, why cry? If your baby is healthy, happy, and responsive, there is absolutely no reason to worry yourself – babies cry from discomfort, hunger, etc., and not crying should mean that you are simply a great mother, and able to meet her needs on the spot. Naturally, you could try and gently pinch your baby – she certainly would cry then, but this is absolutely pointless exercise if the baby is ok with her reactions and development. I am sure you simply have a very happy and loved child. Good luck!

what are the symptoms of autism?

Q: i work at a daycare, and we think that a 2 year old boy who we take care of may have autism. he barely talks at all, and he spends most of his time laying on the ground playing by himself rather than interacting with the other children. i would like to know if these are signs of autism, and what the other common symptoms are.

A: At age two, signs of autism include: in the area of communication: language delay, lack of gestures such as waving “bye bye” and pointing, not responding to his name; in the area of socialization: lack of eye contact, preferring to play alone or playing inappropriately compared to other toddlers, seeming uninterested in others and their activities; in the area of play: repetitive play, sensory issues (putting his hands over his ears), playing with the same toys all the time, no pretend play.These are just a few things. Some children with autism don’t do any of these things, some do them, but inconsistently. Please refer the parent for assessment if you aren’t sure. Sometimes, it can be hard to figure out, but the sooner, the better. Sometimes, the psychologist will want to come and observe at the daycare also. Good for you guys for being concerned.