ASD stands for Autism Spectrum Disorder and can also be called Autistic Spectrum Disorder. ASD’s are any developmental disabilities that have caused brain abnormality. A person with ASD typically has difficulty with social and communication skills. A person with ASD often prefers to stick to a set of behaviors and may resist any major or minor changes to daily living.
Autism Spectrum Disorder has no single cause, but both genetics and environment may play a role.Several genes seemed to be involved in ASD. Even for some some children, ASD can be associated with a genetic disorder such as Fragile X syndrome. (Fragile X syndrome is an inherited condition when the X Chromosome is abnormally susceptible to damage especially by Folic Acid Deficiency). …show more content…
With social communication and interaction a child may fail to respond to his/her name or appears to not hear you at times.A child with Autism Spectrum Disorder may have poor eye contact, doesn’t appear to understand simple questions or even has delayed speech. Also a child with ASD may often speak with an abnormal tone, and they seem not to express their feelings.
Patterns of behavior can be different in every child with ASD, every child will be different. A person with Autism spectrum disorder may not be able to still long and might move around constantly and may be uncooperative or resistant to change. A child with Autism Spectrum Disorder may also be very sensitive to light, sound or touch. And very often a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder will develop specific routines or rituals and becomes disturbed at the slightest …show more content…
Children born with Autism Spectrum Disorder develop at different rates and they don’t always develop skills in the same order and typical children. Example of an Autistic child with Autism Spectrum Disorder may be able to label her/his own body parts, but might not be able to label the body parts in a picture. Attention and Interaction is just as it seems, attention is how you give your feelings to a child and interaction is how they act with other people. Children with Autism Disorder don’t usually tune into others in the same way as typical developing babies or children. Example of a child with problems of attention and interaction is they might not make eye contact, respond to his/her name, smile at the caregivers, or even wave goodbye without being told to do so. Treatment for Autism Spectrum Disorder can usually be intense. Comprehensive understands which involves the whole family and a team of professionals. Some Autism programs let you do it in the comfort in your own home. These may be based in your home with professionals or yourself if you are trained and under supervision of a professional. Examples of some treatments are Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy, or the care of the hands of a Neurologist or a