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autism?
What is autism ?
• Autism is a mental disability that gives difficulty in reading, speaking, and making relationships with people.
• Autism affects information getting to the brain.
• Autism was first discovered in 1938 by an Australian pediatrician, Hans Asperger.
risk factors that can cause
autism
Risk factors
• Childs gender
• Family history
• Parent ages
• Identical twins
• Premature birth
Childs gender
• Boys are three to four times more likely to develop autism than girls are.
• The boys cant be carriers of the disease because of the “y” chromosome.
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Family history
• Parents that have
had one or more
child with autism
have the
probability of
having the other
child being autistic.
Even if relatives
have had autistic
children the
disease can be
carried in the
family.
Parents age
• Studies have shown that having the
mother or father being 40 or older
can increase the probability of the
child being autistic.
• This is why because women are born
with a certain number of eggs and
lose a certain number too which can
complicate the child's development.
• Men might experience a decline in
fertility starting in their late 30’s.
Identical twins
• Having identical twins can cause autism.
• When the babies are growing they are developing. Their genes may be shared just like diseases and autism can be passed to the identical twin.
• The type of autism can vary.
Premature birth
• Having a baby be born
premature can be a
risk factor for
autism.
• The low birth weight
can cause problems
in the child.
• This is why because
the fetus isn’t
developed well
enough and could
have complications in
Treatments for
autism
treatments
Therapies
• Speech therapy
• Music therapy
• Social skills
therapy
• Behavior
therapy
Speech therapy
• This kind of therapy helps autistic
children speak.
• In these therapies children do
reading exercises.
Music therapy ♪ ♫
• Music therapies help children
express themselves threw music.
• It can make life beautiful for
autistic children. It can make them
feel happy.
Social skills therapy
• Social skills therapists focus on game playing, sharing and conversation with the autistic children.
• In these therapies children interact with one another.
Behavior therapy
• Behavior therapy helps autistic children control their emotions.
• Behavioral therapy can be used as decrease or increase any behavior.
• Like anger management.
In this picture the
child is having
therapy in his
house. He is happy
learning.
The best treatment would be
having the family be with
them to support them.