I tried to explain it to my husband tonight and got carried away. I saw his eyes glaze over. I know there is no social awareness or abiity to understand metaphorr (it' raining cats and dogs etc) but how can you put it into a nutshell for those that truly do not understand it?
2006-09-16 10:28:22 · 22 answers · asked by helen p 4 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
I don't like meeting people, but i like work out how far they've travelled!
2006-09-16 10:35:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
My son is autistic. I can't really answer this in a few short sentences, but I'll try to make it easy.
First, there are varying degrees of autism-some have social problems, some don't. Some have speech delays or none at all, some don't.
Second, it is a condition with the brain, that I believe has a lot of different causes, but they can't pinpoint exactly why they get it. It causes interference in how they process information that you and I do without thinking about it.
Third, there are MANY different signs, some being speech issues(already discussed), Stimming(means they find things that are comforting to them, that help them process stimulation, like hand-flapping, lining things up and spinning), behavior issues (that's the biggest one I deal with), and some form of social unawareness, whether it be lack of eye contact, not wanting to be touched, being clingy, not understanding how to respond to people. It just depends on the child, it doesn't affect every child exactly the same way.
Those are the basics, that's the best I can do for you! Have him read this, it might make more sense if he reads it as opposed to you telling him. But, unless you live with it, you really can't truly understand it, or what life is like for the child or family that struggles with it.
2006-09-16 18:26:18 · answer #2 · answered by Angie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In a nutshell, autism is a condition where a child cannot react or respond to his environment or stimulus, and acts as though indifferent to it. It is more common than people thing: 1 out of every 166 children born have some form of it, and it MAY be somehow related to the vaccines given (not everyone agrees on this but before the mandatory vaccines, there were no children with these symptoms or this condition). These children require specialized care and specialized education, and some require helmets and other aids to prevent them from injuries. The children are not "crazy" or "retarded" but simply cannot react or respond to normal stimulus around them; autistic children act as though they were indifferent to everything around them, as though they were in a world of their own, and some even exhibit obsessive compulsive behavior like repetitive movements or words or can only reply in monosyllables or one word responses. With early detection and help many can live a normal live but all can surely improve with specialized professional help and therapy and the sooner the child receives said help and therapy, the better for the child and family.
2006-09-16 12:42:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
People with autism can be locked up in their own world, they usually take things literally such as if you tell a person with autism to 'kick the cat out' they will physically kick the cat out of the door. They might not understand jokes or the reason for queues, they have to be first because they can't wait, they need constant reminders of what to do, they might be able to order things in their own way so lists are a good idea.
2006-09-17 04:42:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I Australia we use a gadget stated as a communicate assessment, that is not a diagnostic gadget yet greater of a screening try for toddlers. we are infant wellness nurses and we can not diagnose. we would do a screening try at approximately 18mths of age then refer onto a paeidatrician or another wellness company for an quite prognosis. _ we ask the mother and dad various questions that are: does the child get excitement from being bounced on your knee? - Does the child provide mom and dad eye touch? _Does the child get excitement from twiddling with different toddlers? Does the child have repetative strikes, which incorporate lining up autos right this moment, or fixations with say commencing/ultimate cabinets. -Does the child play with toys appropriate for age? -is there typical speech progression for age? there is yet another one, yet i won't bear in ideas off hand. desire this permits, seek for advice from a Dr.
2016-10-15 01:49:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
these people are not silly and in fact quite clever at a lot of things but dont have a great sense on how to express themselves socially almost like a slight blimp in ones brain that doesnt make them 100% socailly acceptable. I do think thy are very intelligent and shrewd people tho!
2006-09-16 11:53:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Autism tends to be a detachment from society, a feeling of not fitting in, or not being able to find the words and actions needed to fit in. Some can have very high IQ's but still not have any socila manners, some can have low IQ's that border a developmental disability..and still not have social manners.
2006-09-16 10:30:59 · answer #7 · answered by hahaha 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
forget the few short sentences idea they tend to involve long technical definitions which themselves need definitions...and he will switch off entirely.....instead give him a copy of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon it gives a much clearer impression of what autism is as opppose to how it is defined for diagnosis
2006-09-16 10:51:28 · answer #8 · answered by uplate 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Autism is a disconnect between the various brain functions. Autistics can sense, but the sensory data may not make it into the decision-making part. Autistics can talk, but may not be able to respond to what is said to them. Autistics can hear, but may not be able to think about what they hear. It is like having all the parts of a machine, but they are not integrated into a working whole.
Oh, and those poo-heads that keep cut'n'pasting Wikipedia should be banned!
2006-09-16 10:32:28 · answer #9 · answered by Grendle 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Autism is classified as a neurodevelopmental disorder that manifests itself in markedly abnormal social interaction, communication ability, patterns of interests and patterns of behavior. Many researchers suspect that autism results from genetically mediated vulnerabilities to environmental triggers.
2006-09-16 10:32:15 · answer #10 · answered by Kristen H 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Autism is trully misunderstood. To try to explain it in a few sentences only leads to more confusion.
Posting a question on here clearly indicates that you have computer access.
Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism and let your husband read for himself.
2006-09-16 10:43:36 · answer #11 · answered by Nutcracker 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋