Children with Autism
Index
1. Title Page
2. Index
3. What is Autism?
3-4. DSM IV and Axis
5. What are the signs of autism?
5-6. What causes autism?
6-7. What can parents do?
7-8. What is a "Good" educational program for an autistic child?
8-10. How living with a child with autism affects the family
10-11. Different treatments for our children with autisms
12. References
What is autism?
Autism, also called autistic disorder, appears in early childhood, usually before age 3 (National Institutes of Health, 2001). Boys are 4 times likely to have autism then girls. Autism is a life-long developmental disorder. Autism prevents children and adolescents from interacting normally with other people, and affects almost every aspect of their social and psychological development. Autism is often referred to as a “spectrum disorder,” meaning that its symptoms and Characteristics can present themselves in a variety of combinations, ranging from mild to quite severe (Geneva Centre for Autism, 2008). Children with autism vary widely in intelligence, from profound mental retardation to superior ability (Mash/Wolfe, 2007). In addition, 70% of children with autism have mental retardation. Of those children, approximately 40% have sever to profound intellectual impairments with IQs less than 50, and 30% have mild to moderate intellectual impairments with IQs between 50 and 70. The remaining 30% have average intelligence or above (Mash/Wolf, 2007) .
DSM IV and Axis
The DSM-IV-TR (2000) has identified Autistic Disorder as one disorder under the wider category of Pervasive Developmental Disorders. In the broader category, there are other disorders included such as Asperger’s Syndrome, Rett’s Disorder, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder.
Here is the DSM-IV-TR (2002) certain criteria for Autistic Disorder; 1) qualitative impairment in social interaction, as manifested by at least two of the following:
(I) A total of
1. Title Page
2. Index
3. What is Autism?
3-4. DSM IV and Axis
5. What are the signs of autism?
5-6. What causes autism?
6-7. What can parents do?
7-8. What is a "Good" educational program for an autistic child?
8-10. How living with a child with autism affects the family
10-11. Different treatments for our children with autisms
12. References
What is autism?
Autism, also called autistic disorder, appears in early childhood, usually before age 3 (National Institutes of Health, 2001). Boys are 4 times likely to have autism then girls. Autism is a life-long developmental disorder. Autism prevents children and adolescents from interacting normally with other people, and affects almost every aspect of their social and psychological development. Autism is often referred to as a “spectrum disorder,” meaning that its symptoms and Characteristics can present themselves in a variety of combinations, ranging from mild to quite severe (Geneva Centre for Autism, 2008). Children with autism vary widely in intelligence, from profound mental retardation to superior ability (Mash/Wolfe, 2007). In addition, 70% of children with autism have mental retardation. Of those children, approximately 40% have sever to profound intellectual impairments with IQs less than 50, and 30% have mild to moderate intellectual impairments with IQs between 50 and 70. The remaining 30% have average intelligence or above (Mash/Wolf, 2007) .
DSM IV and Axis
The DSM-IV-TR (2000) has identified Autistic Disorder as one disorder under the wider category of Pervasive Developmental Disorders. In the broader category, there are other disorders included such as Asperger’s Syndrome, Rett’s Disorder, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder.
Here is the DSM-IV-TR (2002) certain criteria for Autistic Disorder; 1) qualitative impairment in social interaction, as manifested by at least two of the following:
(I) A total of
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