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Even they seem indifferent, remote and are unable to form emotional bonds with others, people with autism live isolated in their own world. Those with a baffling brain disorder can display a white range of symptoms and disability. They are incapable of understanding other peoples thoughts, feelings and needs.
Intelligence sometimes fail to develop fully, making communication and social relationships difficult. People with autism engage in repetitive activities, like rocking or banging their heads or rigidly following familiar habits in their every day routine. Some of these people are sensitive to sound, touch, sight or smell.
A child with autism can be recognized by his isolation behind other children the same age. Between 18 and 36 months old, they suddenly reject people, act strangely, lose language and social skills they had already acquired. They suffer from the frustration of trying to communicate. They express in a bizarre way their inner needs.
Happily many youngsters can be helped to attend school with other children. Methods are available to help improve their social, language and academic skills. More than 60% per cent of adults with autism continue to need care throughout their lives, and they can be trained to do meaningful work and participate in the life of the community.
One or two people in every thousand are affected by autism and is three to four times more common in boys than girls. Girls with this disorder tend to have more severe symptoms and lower intelligence.
Unfortunately many people are affected by autism but in nowadays they can be treated like everybody and they are not isolated anymore.
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