What Is Autism?

By Author: Andrey Alexin
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What is autism? How to distinguish it from ordinary closure and other abnormalities?

One of the best images of a child with autism, is shown in the film "Project Mercury". Simon closed the boy, who lives in his own world, uncommunicative, he can not cope with basic household tasks, monotonous work prefers, he can not fully communicate, look in the eyes. In the movie easily solves the kid a complex mathematical and logical problems, but in real life in children with autism, often pronounced decrease of intelligence. Also, for these children is characterized by feelings of self-violation that requires constant supervision.

These children often present fears, anxiety, motor and emotional concerns.

The prevalence of this disease is 6 per 1,000 people, with the boys this condition occurs 4 times more often than girls, due to the fact that the brain matures boys a little later, thus it is sensitive to problems during pregnancy or childbirth.

Autism is growing not only due to genetic problems, but also by such factors as the age of the mother or father over 40 years, low birth weight, prematurity, hypoxia ...
... at birth (insufficient supply of oxygen to tissues. It's symptoms are very similar to aspergers symptoms. Also in the development of autism involving infectious diseases, heavy metals, solvents, diesel engine exhaust and some chemical compounds (phenols, flataty), alcohol, smoking, drugs, vaccines, stress during pregnancy.

Neuroscientists believe that part of the mechanism is a disturbance of brain development soon after conception. Then, already existing problem causes a cascade of pathological interactions under the influence of environmental factors. And if we exclude some of them, then maybe the child is born without the manifestations of autism.

Treatment for autism does not fully recover, since none of the therapeutic methods do not have a local impact on the affected area of ​​the central nervous system (brain). It's desirable to give autistic people krill oil supplements.

The classic survey of children includes EEG (electroencephalography), REG (reoentsefalorafiya) USDG (Doppler ultrasound), MRI (magnitnorezonansnaya tomography), consult a neurologist, psychiatrist, speech therapist, psychologist. Most of the children registered as disabled, are not subject to pre-school education and further training and in school.

As mentioned above, these children are closed, they live in their world. Exception of education with other children more blocks to adapt them to our world, even more invalidiziruya.