Autism is a childhood psychiatric disorder characterized by marked deficits in communication, social interaction, preoccupation with fantasy, language impairment, and abnormal behaviors such as repetitive acts and excess attachment to certain objects. It is often associated with intellectual impairment.

People with autism experience the word differently. The brain of someone who does not have autism interprets the sights, sounds, smells and other sensations that other people experience; but the brain ca not help a person with autism understand. When a person has autism, their brain has trouble focusing on a single job and making sense of the world. They have unusual reactions to their surroundings.

Autistic people have a hard time talking to other people, functioning, expressing themselves, and doing everyday activities. Autism is commonly known as Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs), and is a developmental disorder people are born with. Autism is usually diagnosed at a young age. According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Strokes, three to six children out of every 1,000 will have autism.Having autism functioning, talking, and going to school is a hard task to do. People with autism do better with no change, and they may prefer to stay on the same schedule. Autistic people sometimes communicate with gestures instead of talking.

When a person with autism talks to another person without autism, it can be stressful or frustrating. The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke claims that "males are four times more likely the have autism then females."

Autism ranges in impact, from mild to disabling. There are three distinctive behaviors related to autism, difficulties with social interaction, problems with verbal and nonverbal communication and repetitive or obsessive behaviors.People with autism can be slow learners but can memorize facts efficiently. Someone who has autism has trouble linking words with their meanings and acts in unusual ways.

Autism affects how a person thinks and acts. Autistic kids may have a hard time in school. They need extra help in doing activities and remembering things. Autistic children are often confused in their thinking and have a limited range of interests. According to Savonhealth.com, an estimated 75 percent of children with autism also are mentally handicapped. Children with autism have a hard time emotionally bonding with other people, their parents and other family members making them seem somewhat anti-social.

The cause of autism is unknown. Research has pointed to several possible factors, including genetics (heredity), certain types of infections and problems that occur when the child is born. Autism has no long lasting definite cure. Special education, Behavior modification, speech therapy, and medication are all types of cures for autism.

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