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Autism (Characteristics (In Adults (Impaired spoken language, Difficulty…
Autism
Characteristics
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Limited use and understanding of non-verbal communication such as eye gaze, facial expression and gesture
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Laughing, crying, or showing distress for unapparent reasons
Symptoms and Signs
In Babies
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Very young children may show early symptoms like loss of interest in social contact and social withdrawal
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In Adults
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Trouble interpreting facial expressions, body language, or social cues
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Deep knowledge of one particular topic, such as a certain branch of science or industry
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In Children
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Doesn't pick up facial expressions, tone of voice, and gestures
Makes very few gestures, like pointing at objects and things
Reacts to unusually sights, smells, textures, sounds, and other pleasurable things
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Causes of Autism
Combination of genetic, non genetic, and/or environmental influences
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Pregnancy and birth complications like in extreme premature (before 26 weeks), low birth weight, and multiple pregnancies (twin, triplet, etc.)
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Speech Development
General information
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Utter grunts, cries, shrieks, or throaty, harsh sounds
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Use the right phrases and sentences, but with an unexpressive tone of voice
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Types of Autism
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Mild Autism
Level 1, meaning that they need relatively little medical
support to live a normal life
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Can't be Slightly Autistic because a person has a specific set of symptoms which interfere with their ability to live a normal life
Criteria Doctors go by
Intellectual problems, including those with reasoning or memory
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Another medical on genetic condition related to or contributing to autism, such as seizures or Fragile X syndrome