Autism: Significant Social, Communication And Behavioral Challenges

Research suggests that children as young as 1 year old can show signs of autism. Some of these signs are, no speaking or limited speech, difficulty in expressing wants and needs, crying, laughing, becoming angry, or screaming for no apparent reason, no babbling by the age of one, having random tantrums, and little or no eye contact. During the time I have spent with David since he was born, I have noticed many of these signs, especially the tantrums and the screaming or crying. He screams and cries when there is something he wants, but because of the lack of speech we do not understand him. There are also some symptoms that accompany autism. Some children may have a sensitivity to light and loud sounds. Others may experience insomnia, or, like my nephew, may take a very long time to fall asleep at night.

Autism is a developmental disability caused by neurological dysfunction. It affects the way a person understands and responds to the world, how they hear, see, feel, sense, perceive and interpret everything around them. This may affect how they eat, sleep, dress, work, spend leisure time etc. They are likely to have repetitive behaviour

Autism is a brain disorder that can affect a child’s development in the sense that they would have trouble with verbal and nonverbal communication, repetitive behavior, or social interaction in general. Autism can be detected in children ages two to three years old and 1 in every 88 children in America are diagnosed with autism yearly.

Autism is a lifelong developmental disability. Autism is usually known as a people who have abnormalities development and can be called as autism disorder. The developmental problems that occur make them quite different from a normal human being. Their think and feel the environment differently to other people. Different autism has different disabilities. Some autism cannot speak and some may have fairly limited speech. Different autism needs different level of support. They needs attention and support more than normal person. This was important so they will feel their life more meaningful.

Autism can be defined as a mental condition, present from early childhood, characterized by difficulty in communicating and forming relationships with other people and in using language and abstract concepts (Merriam-Webster Online). Autism can have a wide variety of severity; there is the autism spectrum, which tells educators, whether the child is higher up or lower on the spectrum, or if they are in the middle. There has been a steady increase in the number of students who have been diagnosed with autism, according to Deris (2013); the number of children who have autism went from one in 150 in 2000, almost to one in 88 in 2008.

They often find the world to be a confusing place as the way they perceive their environment would be a lot different to how others see it. Difficulty communicating can result in a semi break down or melt down as they often have difficulty being able to express themselves in an appropriate manner

Autism- is a developmental disability significantly affecting verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction, generally evident before the age of 3, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance. Other characteristics often associated with autism are engagement in repetitive activities and stereotyped movements, resistance to environmental change or change in daily routines, and unusual responses to sensory experiences.

Autism is a developmental disability that presents at an early age (typically under the age of three years) that can affect a child’s educational performance. Child and adults can have deficiencies in communication, social skills, and using language. People with autism tend to engage in motor/vocal stereotypy. The spectrum for autism has a wide range from mild to severe. To determine where a child falls on the spectrum many assessments can be administered.

Autism is a mental condition, shows up or present from early childhood, characterized by great difficulty in communication, forming relationships and in using language and abstract concepts. It is also referred as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Parents usually notice signs of autism in the first two years of their child's life. These signs often develop slowly and take time.

To begin with, a lot of people do not exactly know what autism is or how it can be determined .Autism is a mental deficit that causes a behavioral disorder that cannot be cured. There are no medical tests for diagnosing autism. However, according to an article in the Autism Society, “autism can only be observed based on the individual communication skills, social interaction, and his’ her activities and interest because many of the behaviors can be associated with other common disorders.” The majority of the time autism is observed in early childhood development, whether it’s noticing delayed speech, difficulty in making eye contact or not being able to do ordinary motor skills; for example writing, being able to sit down for long periods of time. Autism is not a disorder that only happens within childhood, autism is a permeant disorder that the child must learn how to cope with over a time period.

Signs of autism usually appear in a child’s first three years. Early diagnosis is extremely important to improving communication and social skills so parents are encouraged to report anything they find suspicious to their pediatrician. The following are seven red flags that Autismspeaks.org has listed that should prompt you as a parent to ask your pediatrician for an evaluation:

      Autism is a disability that can create a barrier between the individual and his or her friends, family, and community. This disability often interferes with an individual’s ability to communicate, interact with others, engage in play or leisure skills, and to relate to the world around them. People with autism may exhibit repetitive movements, have unusual responses to people, be resistant to change and demonstrate aggressive and/or self-injurious behavior.

A child with autistic traits very often show signs of language development delay, this normally is

Autism is known as a neurodevelopmental disorder or mental condition which occurs in early childhood (Autism Speaks, 2015). It usually makes it difficult for people to communicate and to interact with others. Sometimes there can be some language impairment and some difficulty in pronouncing certain words/concepts (Calgary Autism, 2013). Based on the cause of autism, there is no known cause because it’s usually genetic and it’s caused by abnormalities in the brain which effects the brain structure/function (Autism Speaks, 2015). Some of the symptoms of autism is not being able to speak correctly with his or her peers, have poor eye contact, have difficult time following certain commands, have severe tantrums, repeats things over and over again,

Autism is a disorder characterized by significant problems in communication and social functioning. Autism is actually called Autism Spectrum Disorder and encompasses a broad range disabilities such as Asperger syndrome, Rett’s Syndrome, and Pervavasive Development Disorder (Dunlap & Fox, n.d.). There are also varying degrees of the disorder from low-functioning (no communication and no social interaction) to