what is autism spectral disorder?

Question

my son was also diagnos with autism spectral disorder just wanted to know what that means should i be worry

Answer 1

Autism is considered a developmental disability. It is important to learn more about autism and which programs can help your child grow and learn. There are many scams out there, so please be cautions about any "treatments" or "cures." Make sure that any programs that you choose are backed by published research.

Here are some links that I hope will be helpful. Best of luck to you and your family!

Websites:

"Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew" by Ellen Notbohm - http://www.southflorida.com/sfparenting/sfe-sfp-autism,0,6196233.story

Website of Paula Kluth, Ph.D. - http://www.paulakluth.com/autism.html

Positively Autism (free online magazine, includes free lessons/activities) - http://www.positivelyautism.com

Teaching Tips for Children and Adults with Autism by Temple Grandin, Ph.D. - http://www.autism.org/temple/tips.html


Books:

"Your Life is Not a Label: A Guide to Living Fully with Autism and Asperger's Syndrome" by Jerry Newport

"You're Going to Love This Kid!: Teaching Students With Autism in the Inclusive Classroom" By Paula Kluth

"Not Even Wrong: Adventures in Autism" By Paul Collins

"Autism: Teaching Does Make a Difference" by Brenda Scheuermann and Jo Webber

Any book by Temple Grandin

Answer 2

Autism is a spectral disorder that has a wide spectrum of severity, symptoms ranging from person to person. Autism is a brain disorder that prevents people from properly understanding what they see hear and sense.

http://www.angelfire.com/sc2/autism/

Autism as a spectrum disorder
For more details on this topic, see Autistic spectrum.
Another view of these disorders is that they are on a continuum known as autistic spectrum disorders. Autism spectrum disorder is an increasingly popular term that refers to a broad definition of autism including the classic form of the disorder as well as closely related conditions such as PDD-NOS and Asperger's syndrome. Although the classic form of autism can be easily distinguished from other forms of autism spectrum disorder, the terms are often used interchangeably.

A related continuum, Sensory Integration Dysfunction, involves how well humans integrate the information we receive from our senses. Autism, Asperger's syndrome, and Sensory Integration Dysfunction are all closely related and overlap.

Some people believe that there might be two manifestations of classical autism, regressive autism and early infantile autism. Early infantile autism is present at birth while regressive autism begins before the age of 3 and often around 18 months. Although this causes some controversy over when the neurological differences involved in autism truly begin, some speculate that an environmental influence or toxin triggers the disorder. This triggering could occur during gestation due to a toxin that enters the mother's body and is transferred to the fetus. The triggering could also occur after birth during the crucial early nervous system development of the child.

A paper published in 2006 concerning the behavioral, cognitive, and genetic bases of autism argues that autism should perhaps not be seen as a single disorder, but rather as a set of distinct symptoms (social difficulties, communicative difficulties and repetitive behaviors) that have their own distinct causes.[9] An implication of this would be that a search for a "cure" for autism is unlikely to succeed if it is not examined as separate, albeit overlapping and commonly co-occurring, disorders.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism#Autism_as_a_spectrum_disorder

Answer 3

Autism Spectrum Disorder covers a broad spectrum. Some need to be institutionalized once they get too big to handle (imagine a 17 yr old boy throwing a temper tantum like a two year old.) But on the other end of the spectrum, some could be highly paid computer programers. (Some suspect Bill Gates has Apserger's, a high funtioning form of autism.) The most fall between these two extremes.

You have not given any where near enough info for us to guess how your son's condition my progress. But around 80% of those on the autism spectrum have Asperger's.

How old is your son? Does he talk? Does he ever make eye contact? Does he seem to understand most of what you are saying (once you get him to pay attention.)

My brother had four kids. Two with autism. The four year old couldn't talk at all & didn't seem to understand what we were saying. (He died in a drowning accident last year) The girl is now 10 & can talk (no sentences, though). She seems to understand much of what we are saying.

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Answer 4

Not until the middle of the twentieth century was there a name for a disorder that now appears to affect an estimated 3.4 every 1,000 children ages 3-10, a disorder that causes disruption in families and unfulfilled lives for many children. In 1943 Dr. Leo Kanner of the Johns Hopkins Hospital studied a group of 11 children and introduced the label early infantile autism into the English language. At the same time a German scientist, Dr. Hans Asperger, described a milder form of the disorder that became known as Asperger syndrome. Thus these two disorders were described and are today listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-IV-TR (fourth edition, text revision)1 as two of the five pervasive developmental disorders (PDD), more often referred to today as autism spectrum disorders (ASD). All these disorders are characterized by varying degrees of impairment in communication skills, social interactions, and restricted, repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior.

The autism spectrum disorders can often be reliably detected by the age of 3 years, and in some cases as early as 18 months.2 Studies suggest that many children eventually may be accurately identified by the age of 1 year or even younger. The appearance of any of the warning signs of ASD is reason to have a child evaluated by a professional specializing in these disorders.

Parents are usually the first to notice unusual behaviors in their child. In some cases, the baby seemed "different" from birth, unresponsive to people or focusing intently on one item for long periods of time. The first signs of an ASD can also appear in children who seem to have been developing normally. When an engaging, babbling toddler suddenly becomes silent, withdrawn, self-abusive, or indifferent to social overtures, something is wrong. Research has shown that parents are usually correct about noticing developmental problems, although they may not realize the specific nature or degree of the problem.

Answer 5

Yes you should be very concerned. This is not life threatening but is a life long disability. It is a mental disability with a wide (spectral) variety of symptoms. Different children can have different and varying degrees of disabilities all falling under the Autism umbrella. My nephew is 10 years old and autistic. There are many websites with lots of information. Just type in Autism in the search bar and you'll get more than you can ever get through. There are also many organizations and support groups who can help. Your doctor, if not experienced with treating a child with autism, should be able to refer you to someone who is. He will also need specialized educational needs and may need speech/occupational therapy, etc..
Although not hopeless, it is a difficult road. God Bless!

Answer 6

Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a nerological disorder. There are various degrees to which an individual can be affected. Go to The Autism society of America www.autism-society.org to get information. There is a lot of information about ASD on the web. Try not to get overwhelmed. Cure Autism Now (www.cureautismnow.org) can also help lead you to good information.

Answer 7

particular Autism is a spectrum sickness (so autism=autism spectrum sickness), meaning that it varies in severity. a new child could have low functioning autism, meaning that he/she would have the ability to no longer be waiting to function ok on their very own, or he/she would have the ability to have severe functioning autism meaning he or she would have the ability to function on their very own, yet will nevertheless want help with uncomplicated issues like balancing a examine e book. additionally interior the DSM-IV (the diagnostic statistic handbook of psychological subject concerns forth version---it is utilized in psychology) has pronounced that there are distinctive subsets of autism. there continues to be various debating happening approximately autism, yet once you have any questions be at liberty to touch me. i'm able to get extra into element yet i've got faith that this answer is getting long.

Answer 8

This is a very good blog, a beginner’s guide to abnormal psychology.
Short, clear and simple; and you can even post your question and contact the author regarding particular subject you are interested in

http://sensitive-psychoworld.blogspot.com/

Answer 9

don't worry be happy