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This 7 page report discusses autism. Description, etiology, diagnosis, and characteristics are addressed. Health and medical safety precautions are also discussed briefly.
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psychological disorder/disease or mental illness may be as high as one out of every ten. The news media carries countless stories of children who are over-treated and over-medicated but it
has to be understood that an equal or greater number of children are incorrectly diagnosed and inappropriately treated. Because of the nature of autism and the fact that it
is now understood to not just be a single disease but a spectrum of diseases, ranging from mild to severe, it is essential to accurately define, respond to and then
treat the various aspects of the certain variant of autism with which a child is faced. However, it is also worth noting that all forms of autism are characterized by
difficulty communicating, lack of social skills, and behavioral problems. Up until recently, autism was thought of as a relatively rare disease but
Nash (2002) explains that the newest studies: "... suggest that as many as 1 in 150 kids age 10 and younger may be affected by autism or a related
disorder--a total of nearly 300,000 children in the U.S. alone" (p. 46). She also quotes statistics from the Autism Society of America that show that: "... more than a million
people in the U.S. suffer from one of the autistic disorders (also known as pervasive developmental disorders or PDDs)" (p. 46). Clearly, autism and its many variations need to be
studied and understood if that large number of people are to receive meaningful and successful treatment. One other fact that Nash uses to emphasize the pervasive nature of autism is
to explain that it is: "... five times as common as Down syndrome and three times as common as juvenile diabetes" (p. 46). What is Autism and Where Does it
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