Autism is a development disorder that is characterized by impairment in social interaction as well as the ability to communicate with others. This is also a disorder that shows up as repetitive behavior and will typically show up before the child reaches the age of 3. What is autism? It is something that can affect [...]
There are actually many types of autism, I am going to name a few that are in the realm of autism below. If you think your child may suffer from one of these types of autism spectrum disorders, he can be tested. And once diagnosed, you can be assured that it will not progress into [...]
Being a parent of a child with autism, I can tell you the most difficult task and teaching children with autism is a challenge. The biggest challenge was teaching him how to read, without any skills or even knowing at the time he was autistic. Reading skills can be a difficult task for you and [...]
Autism is known as a disorder that affects a child in their socialization and their communication. These children can grow into warm, successful adults. A child that is high functioning autistic child is not able to read the reactions of others the way you and I do. They may not remember the social manners that [...]
Autism has been a mystery for so long, and now it is finally finding it’s voice and echoing everywhere that it is real and needs to be recognized. The population need to know how it affects those who suffer from this as well as those who are the caregivers. Autism is a syndrome that shows [...]
Are there early signs of autism that can show up before the age of 2? Actually, a child can be diagnosed before the age of 2, and as early as 6 months old. Early Signs of autism before age 2 may include; Some of the symptoms will be their lack of eye contact with you. [...]
The more prevalent Autism becomes, the more the public needs to know. Every parent should be familiar with autism symptoms as they would any other pediatric disease or disorder. Autism is more prevalent than diabetes, cancer and AIDS combined in children. There is also a 4 to 1 chance for boys to be diagnosed than [...]
When do the symptoms of autism start to show and when they do, how do you know what they are? Symptoms of autism will begin to show up in childhood and will continue to follow them through their entire life. Autism is a brain disorder that can show up in cases that are severe or [...]
You and I as parents of children with autism are very aware that there is not cure yet. But we also know that autism statistics have shown an early diagnosis can help us to select the best treatment that will help him cope with life more easily on a day to day basis. There are [...]
There is some new information for children with autism, and this is music therapy. This therapy can be done in two ways, the first way is actively, and of course, the other way is passively. The passive way of using music therapy for children with autism, is by playing music on the radio, or by [...]