Autism

Autism or Autistic disorder is a neurological and developmental disorder in which a child appears to live in his/her own world and show limited attachment to others.

• Autism usually appears during the first three years of child’s life.
• Child shows little interest in others and a lack of social awareness is observed.
• The focus of an autistic child is a consistent routine and includes an interest in repeating odd and peculiar behaviours.
•  Autistic child often finds problems in communication; they avoid eye contact, and show limited attachment to others.
• Autism can prevent a child from developing relationships with others due to an inability to interpret facial expressions or emotions.
• These Children may resist cuddling; they like to play alone and are resistant to change.  Delayed speech development is seen in Autistic children.
• Autistic Children language skill is delayed or it does not develop. When develops they repeat words or phrases like an echo (echolalia).
• They tend to exhibit repeated body movements such as flapping hands or rocking and have unusual attachments to objects.
• However, many persons with autism excel consistently on certain mental tasks like counting, measuring, art, music, memory etc.