The term autism, meaning the Greek car itself, was first used in 1911 by Eugen Bleuler to describe the behavior disorder of some of his patients in schizophrenia or dementia praecox. Later in 1943, psychiatrist Leo Kammer uses the same term to apply to the disease appears in children before the age of three.
Autism, a barrier to social communication
Several forms of autism are nowadays bringing distinguished scholars to consider the case not as a disease but rather as a syndrome.
And the autistic syndrome belongs to the realm of pervasive developmental disorder (PDD) as well as Asperger syndrome, Rett syndrome and childhood disintegrative disorder. This disorder is characterized by severe changes in human development in the verbal and nonverbal communication with others, social interaction, activities of the child are at the same time limited and repetitive.
Autistic people act differently
In subjects with autistic disorder syndrome are varied. They vary depending on the subject. Some are indifferent to the presence of other people with them. Some repetitive behaviors like hand shake still left or tilt the head sideways. Others are not interested in everything around them. There are those who remain silent or merely an echo repeat the words or phrases they hear. Weird reactions, fear of change are noted in others.
Diagnosis difficult
Thus a diagnosis of autism is not always easy. In a child who speaks more or less correctly can detect autistic behavior. In most cases, individuals with autism are mentally retarded. We are talking about high-functioning autism in people who have a language disorder and some level irregular cognitive By cons, subjects with Asperger syndrome have no language delay but show cognitive deficits.
Probable causes of autism
The factors that caused the syndrome of autism are not well defined. The questioning of the Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) vaccine that was administered to children and containing mercury was removed. Scientists argue that defective cells in the placenta of the mother could be the cause of autism. Babies who are born will have difficulty communicating and learning. Brain abnormalities are also put forward to explain the syndrome. Still others attribute to genetic causes of autism and explain the case of spontaneous genetic mutations rather than a genetic predisposition that is passed from generation to generation.
Therapeutic measures
Autism is not treated with curative measures. So far only the care of children with autism educational methods has its behavioral evidence. And this educational intervention, tailored to each individual case of autism should be done very early if you want to get good results.
