Professionals says that “Autism is a condition involving abnormalities of brain developement and behavior which manifests itself before a child is three years old and has a steady course with no remission.
It is characterized by impairments in social interaction and communication, as well as restricted and repetitive behavior” which proved itself to be true in the case of an autistic child that I raised. Her repetitive behavior displayed with her flinging her hands wildly in the air and giggling to herself all the time.
Autism comes in all shapes, colors and ethic background. It does not discriminate. Each diagnose is different in a sense. You may see similarity in each case but there is always something that sets each case apart.
Some individuals with Autism, may grind their teeth while others does not. Some may shake their hands, while others rock. Some may play peaceful by themselves in their own world while others are very disruptive.
This is a complex neuro-developmental disorders. Hereditary contributes about 90% of the risk of a child developing autism, however, it is unclear which genes are responsible for it. It is suggested strongly to be associated with agents that cause birth defects
No one knows for sure what causes autism. Most experts will say that Autism is probably caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Even those experts, though, do not have a definite answer. For many people, this uncertainty is terribly frustrating. However according to my research, interest in and funding for autism research is on the rise, so new and better information should be forthcoming shortly.
I know in the case of the individual that I was raising, alcohol played a large part in the development of autism. We know that she did not want you to touch them. At times,she would come up to you, perk up her lips for a kiss and change her mind before you could respond. She loved music. If she got disruptive, all you had to do was put on some soft music and she would put her fists to her eyes and calmly rock to the beat.
There were times when she would be in their own world. You could see that she was not attentive to what was going on around her. However, she had a keen sense about her when we were driving. She could tell when there was a McDonalds nearby even if you did not see it. She would get into one of her giggly arm swinging posture, sure enough, within 5 minutes we would come upon one. This happened several times, in a places we had never been. This was amazing plus scary (smile).
However,she taught us that she was just as much an individual as the next person and therefore demanded to be treated the same way. She would let you know by her actions if she was not satisfied with you.
In her calm times,. she was more delightful than ever. She would pull on you so she could wrap you arm around her neck and she lay in it but would stop if you tried to embrace her.
More of my experience next time.
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