What is Autism define it clearly ?
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Autism is a lifelong, nonprogressive neurological disorder typically appearing before the age of three years. The word “autism” means a developmental disability significantly affecting verbal and non-verbal communication and social interaction.
The classic form of autism involves a triad of impairments – in social interaction, in communication and the use of language, and in limited imagination as reflected in restricted, repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behaviour and activities. It was in 1943 that Leo Kanner, a psychiatrist at Johns Hopkins University, created the diagnosis of autism.
Autism is a spectrum disorder. The symptoms and characteristics of autism can present themselves in a wide variety of combinations, from mild to severe. Although autism is defined by a certain set of behaviors, children and adults can exhibit any combination of the behaviors in any degree of severity. Two children, both with the same diagnosis, can act very differently from one another and have varying skills.
Traits
Persons with autism may also exhibit some of the following traits.
1.Insistence on sameness; resistance to change
2.Difficulty in expressing needs; uses gestures or pointing instead of words
3.Repeating words or phrases in place of normal, responsive language
4.Laughing, crying, showing distress for reasons not apparent to others
5.Prefers to be alone; aloof manner
6.Tantrums
7.Difficulty in mixing with others
8.May not want to cuddle or be cuddled
9.Little or no eye contact
10.Unresponsive to normal teaching methods
11.Sustained odd play
12.Spins objects
13.Inappropriate attachments to objects
14.Apparent over-sensitivity or under-sensitivity to pain
15.No real fears of danger
16.Noticeable physical over-activity or extreme under-activity
17.Uneven gross/fine motor skills