Autism

Autism is a developmental disability that appears during the first three years of life. It is a direct result of a neurological disorder that affects the functioning of the brain. This paper will further discuss the relevance of the disease, the symptoms of the disease, the traits of an Autistic person and the different treatments and cures available.
Today, Autism affects four hundred thousand people. It is the third most common developmental disability. Autistic behaviors occur in about fifteen out of every ten thousand individuals. Autism is two times more common than Down Syndrome and six times more common than Childhood Cancer. It is four times more prevalent to occur in boys than in girls.
The severity of Autism varies widely from one individual to the next. Therefore, the ability to detect an individual who is Autistic is easier in some cases than others. The common visual differences in an individual with Autism are:
a. Marked impairment in the use of multiple nonve...