Autism is a disorder that can be defined as problems in social communications and interactions. These problems consist of problems with eye contact, or a limited facial expression or even lack of interest for the things that are really important. Usually, people with autism, focus on unimportant problems. They often have language deficits which are not helping them to communicate in the society. Autism is more common in boys than in girls. While 3 boys develop autism, only one girl has this problem. For children the main problem is mental retardation, but not all of them because more than a quarter of them are over the average range of intelligence.

Several so called symptoms may help parents to figure out if their children are developing autistic disorders. At an early age, children of two to three years may develop autism if they prefer loneliness or if they are not smiling at all. Poor social interactions or minimal imaginative play can also be symptoms for autism. After noticing these symptoms parents should ask for a specialist's opinion in order to proceed to evaluation.

In most of the cases specialists are not able to tell us what the causes of autism are. In only a few cases doctors might get to the conclusion that says tuberous sclerosis or Fragile X may lead to autism. As a general observation, doctors can assure us that autism is not caused by vaccinations or by thimersol, which is a mercury preservative used as a preservative in vaccinations. It is also proved that allergies can not lead to autism.

Autism is a genetic problem too. Patients with autism surely have someone in their family with problems of socialization of language.

Treatment is not always going to help children with these kinds of problems. The best treatment for them is education. In many cases of autism other problems such as impulsive, aggressive or self injurious behaviors might occur.

For treating autism the recommendation of the doctors is a special school. There are specialized programs that help children to fit in the society again. Their interest in communication or in other people should increase after going to those programs.

Latest studies show us that the number of cases of children with autism is increasing. The cause may be our awareness about this problem that lead to more often evaluations.

If children develop autism the chances of being a lifelong problem are high. How will he manage this problem as an adult is the question that is most frequently asked. The answer is given by IQ.