symptoms of autism

Autism spectrum disorders are more common in the male gender than among girls. It is estimated that only in the United States this disease affects 3.4 of every 1,000 children aged between 3 and 10 years. However, this number seems to be increasing. The earlier the disorder is diagnosed, sooner intervention begins and best results will be achieved, so it is so important that parents ask for specialized assistance just they suspect that your child has an autism spectrum disorder. It is true that progress is very slow and that we need to have patience, but early detection can make a big difference in the life of a child with autism. In general, children with autism are deficits in three main areas: - social interaction - verbal communication and non-verbal, and - behaviors and repetitive interests also tend to have unusual responses to sensory experiences like certain sounds or the shape of the objects. Each of these symptoms varies widely, they can be mild or very severe and will manifest themselves differently in each child. For example, a child may have problems in social interaction, but can learn to read without major problems. Each child will display communication patterns and unique behaviors. In most cases problems in communication and social skills become more evident as the child grows up and stays behind the development reached by their peers. Often between 12 and 36 months already starts to appreciate that they react differently and have unusual behaviors. Some parents say that change occurs suddenly and that their children start to reject people, Act strangely and lose language and social skills they had acquired previously. In other cases there is a plateau or leveling of the progress; i.e., the child stays behind and the difference with their peers becomes more notable. The main symptoms of autism are:-not babble, says makes significant gestures to 1 year of age - he doesn't have even one word to 16 months - does not combine two words at the age of 2 - does not respond to his name - lose language or social skills s poor eye contact - does not seem to know how to play with toys - is attached to a toy or a particular object - smile - sometimes seems to be hearing impaired