Autism And The Prevalence Of Autism

Having a child given a diagnosis of an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a very stressful event for parents. It is imperative to understand that there is much that can be done for both parent and the child. From the current literature we know that parents of children diagnosed with autism worry about many things like lifetime dependency to family dissonance. We know that these parents are distressed and angry, the parents of children with more unusual behaviors feel a lot more stressed than the parents of children with fewer unusual behaviors. However, having a strategy to approach it correctly and to get the best possible help for your child is probably the most important step, one can take to relieve stress and to aid the child’s development.

The work of Liu, King, and Bearman (2011) report that autism ""¦is a developmental disorder characterized by impairments in social interaction and communication, often accompanied by stereotypical or repetitive behaviors." (p.1387) Reported as well is that substantial resources are spent providing treatment to children in families who have been diagnosed with autism and specifically stated is that the resources needed are "significantly more than for other children neuropsychiatric and developmental disorders." (Liu, King and Bearman, 2010, p. 1387)

Autism has become an increasingly important public health concern as the number of yearly diagnoses of the disorder has increased since the late 20th century. The National Institute of Health estimates that 1 in 88 children in the United States are classified as having an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) (NINDS, 2009), a genetic neurodevelopmental disorder that impairs children 's ability to learn and causes issues with social interaction and communication. Symptoms of ASD include delays in speech and language, issues with social interaction, and unusual behaviors/routines.

Since 2000, the prevalence of autism has increased by nearly 120 percent: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), this makes autism the fastest-growing developmental disability in the U.S. http://www.autism-society.org/what-is/facts-and-statistics/ A March 27, 2014 announcement http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2014/p0327-autism-spectrum-disorder.html from the CDC states that autism impacts 1 in 68 children across the nation.

Diagnoses of autism have increased rapidly over the last ten years, and continue to do so, making affordable and effective treatment for the developmental disorder crucial. Statistics report that “about 1% of the world is on the Autism Spectrum; prevalence in the US is about 1/68 births, prevalence

Recently, there has been an increased focus on Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) as it becomes more prevalent in the United States. Since ASD is

It is thought that autism has been prevalent throughout history and due to a relaxing of the diagnostic criteria an opportunity has risen for milder cases to be recognized, meaning more individuals are diagnosed with ASD. Because of the accessibility of media in the 21st century individuals are being bombarded with ideas and claims about autism which lack of evidence and research into the topic. Much of the evidence that is commonly used to create hype about the ‘autism epidemic’ is unjustified and ironically supports the idea that a broader criterion results in a higher diagnosis rate. Many people claim that autism is caused my the MMR vaccine and that is why there is an ‘epidemic’ occurring. However, substantiated research contradicts that

With the prevalence of those diagnosed with Autism increasing every year, advances in research on this disorder can have a profound effect on millions of people worldwide. Autism can be treated the most effectively when caught early, therefore it is even more important that we all know the symptoms of this developmental disorder, so it can be treated before the severity of the symptoms increase. Still today, no known cause exist behind why Autism occurs, although research has shown that various environmental factors may be to blame, genetic mutations have also been found. A big lack of research on Autism has greatly hurt the life of those with Autism, with no findings on why it occurs. With more research those with Autism, could have better social skills or a majority could have jobs and live independently without any help what so ever. Likewise because of the lack of research, no one single treatment exists that can completely cure Autism. Currently only specific

Researchers have found that parents of children with autism experience greater stress than parents with typical developing children and children with other disabilities, including intellectual disabilities and Down syndrome. Research has also found that mothers of children with autism have significantly higher ratings of parental stress and negative psychological functioning than mothers of children without autism. When comparing a mother’s role to the fathers, mothers are reported to have higher levels of stress and depression, while fathers report more difficulty interacting with their child with autism. Mothers are more likely to be involved with their child’s everyday life activities and are more often affected by their child’s inability

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a relatively new diagnoses within the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders fifth edition (DSM-5) created by the American Psychiatric Association (APA). ASD is a combination of multiple disorders that were deemed to have similar criteria and therefor too difficult to adequately give different diagnoses. The original discovery and diagnostic criteria for autism was by Leo Kanner around 1943 and remained unchallenged for the next two decades (Verhoeff, 2013, p. 449). Since then the topic has received a large increase in research on etiology and significant changes of the

Having a child given a diagnosis of an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a very stressful event for parents. It is imperative to understand that there is much that can be done for both parent and child. From the current literature we know that parents of children diagnosed with autism worry about many things like lifetime dependency to family dissonance. We know that these parents are distressed and angry, the parents of children with more unusual behaviors feel a lot more stressed than the parents of children with fewer unusual behaviors. However, having a strategy to approach it correctly and to get the best possible help for your child is probably the most important step, one can take to relieve stress and to aid the child’s development.

Every one in one-hundred and fifty children in the United States are affected by a disorder which has no known etiology and no cure (Ryan, Hughes, Katsiyannis, McDaniel & Sprinkle, 2014). This disorder is known as Autism Spectrum Disorder and it has become the “fastest growing disability in the United States” (Ryan et al., 2014, p.94). Autism Spectrum Disorder is a neurodevelopment disorder characterized by “sensory processing problems and social and language difficulties” (Steurnagel, 2005, p. 138). Autism Spectrum Disorder has a significant impact on many areas of functioning and the degree of impairment differs from person-to-person, which is why the diagnosis is considered to be on a spectrum (Bradford, 2010). Current

Tens of millions of people have been diagnosed with Autism worldwide, effecting both genders, all races, ethnicities and people from all socioeconomic classes. In 2010 a Surveillance Summary was conducted in the United States, where it identified that one in 68 children are diagnosed with Autism (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014). It has been recognised

In 2011, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention found that on average, 1 in 10 children each year are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (Hunt & Marshall, 2012, p. 304). However, the number of children diagnosed with autism in recent years is

Autism is a rare disease that has been noticed for centuries. The purest form of autism (high IQ and almost normal behavior yet still self-contained) occurs in about “one in 2,000 people”. When the many other forms of autism are added in, the ratio is “one in 750”. Autism is found in every race, ethnic group, nation, and social standing, although “males outnumber females by four or five times” (“Autistic Disorder” – 2).