Autism

A person with autism has to be taught to communicate normally and how to have relationships with people, objects and events in their lives. However, not all individuals suffer to the same degree of impairment. There is a whole area of different symptoms that individuals can suffer from, which can range from mild symptoms to severe. Autism occurs in as many as one or two per 1,000 children. It is four times more often in boys (usually more often than not, the first born) and it does not discriminate (occurs around the world in all races and social backgrounds). While a individual can have symptoms ranging from the very mild to sever, around %10 have an extraordinary ability in one area of the 9 multiple intelligences, such as mathematics, music, memory, or art. Such individuals were once referred to as "idiot savants", but now that the world has expanded and realized their ignorance, they are now called "autistic savants".
             Affected Age Group.
             Autism is usually found in a individual within the first three years of life, but can be not seen for very long after that. It can be very hard to tell sometimes when the problem develops in some children, sometimes the condition isn't found until the child enters into school and it is spotted by someone who is around children and can see the symptoms because of experience.
             Signs and Symptoms.
             Autism is a brain disorder that affects the way the brain uses the information sent to it or the way that it transmits the information it receives. Some studies have found that abnormalities in many parts of the brain have almost always occurred during the time of fetal development. The problem may be centered in the parts of the brain responsible for processing language and information from your senses.
             Autism appears to have a strong genetic base. Twins that are identical are more likely to be both affected by autism then twins of a fraternal nature. In a family who has one autistic child, the chances of having another child that has autism is about one in twenty, much more greater then the population of families who do not have a autistic child.