The forms of autism vary from mild cases to more severe ones and the exact symptoms also vary according to case. The most affected area of activities is the area of social communications and relationships. Autistic children have problems in making friends among children of their age, have difficulties in expressing themselves due to the abnormal verbal and nonverbal ways, cannot maintain eye contact and are unable to understand facial expressions or mimics. Autistics are totally uninterested in sharing emotions or interests, cannot understand other persons' feelings and show a huge lack of empathy.

If referring to the communications skills, most autistics will never be able to express themselves by verbal language; some get to learn a few words but later than expected. Most of the patients have difficulties in starting or keeping conversations and use senseless repetitive stereotype words or repeat phrases they have heard before.

Autism sufferers are not interested to imaginative play and can sometimes for hours stare at a toy piece instead of playing with it; they have own preoccupations like certain schedules or patterns. They resist changes in their routine and have a need for sameness.
The first actual signs of autism occur around the age of three when parents are concerned about the resistance of the child at being cuddled and avoid playing or the company of other kids. These children begin to talk later than normal ones and sometimes do not speak at all and parents seem to think the child suffers from deftness.

Due to quick and intensive care from an early age, autistic children can learn to behave in the society and are rarely isolated or unable to deal with the world around them. At the age of puberty they might gain some new skills but usually do not show big progresses and experience far more difficulties like development of anxiety, epilepsy or depressions related to the sexual changes they cannot deal with.

As adults, autistic patients may be able to lead an almost normal life depending on their communication skills, intelligence and abilities to interact with other people. Autistics with lower capabilities need permanent assistance as there are unable to care for themselves. The ones with a higher intelligence rate can even work and be successful in their career. A small percent of autism sufferers have special skills like drawing, singing or a very well developed memory. Most of them have increased sensitivity to sensors like light, sound or touch but are very bad at integrating danger and pain. They have strong food tastes and unusual preoccupations.

Although they live in a far, different world than the others, autistic children can be integrated in the society by special care and special attention in school and at home.

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