Autism Recovery Stories
There are five recognised types of Autism. More people are becoming aware of the fact that autism is on the rise throughout the world. What they may not realize, however, is that what is generally known as autism is actually a group of five different autism spectrum disorders. Here is a little bit about the five different disorders:
Asperger Syndrome - An individual with Asperger's syndrome will typically become affixed on one object or whatever topic of interest that they are looking at, at the time. Typically, they have a very good vocabulary and speak in a formal manner. They may also develop such symptoms as repetitive behavior, sociably inappropriate behavior, an inability to communicate nonverbally and clumsiness.
Rett Syndrome - This particular form of autism typically happens in females and occurs in about one out of every 12,000 individuals. Somebody with Rett syndrome will typically develop normally for about a year and a half before beginning to display the symptoms of autism. This could include withdrawing into herself, stopping any talking that she has been doing and clumsiness. This form of autism is thought to come from a mutation in one particular gene.
Childhood Degenerative Disorder - This form of autism typically shows up after an individual is three years old. The most notable part about the ongoing symptoms is that they tend to lose most of their vocabulary skills. This is a very rare form of autism, only occurring in about one out of every 50,000 individuals with the disorder.
Pervasive Developmental Disorder - This disorder often refers to a person with autism who has a delayed development of various social and lingual skills. Many doctors will diagnose a child with autism as having pervasive developmental disorder until they are able to re-diagnose them later in life.
Autism - This is the most common of the five different autistic disorders and typically affects an individual throughout their entire life. Although it may affect individuals to a different degree, most of them experience difficulties in social behavior, language skills and other problems. It is typically recognized by the time a person is three years old.
Any type of autism is best treated if it is recognized early in the child's life. Unfortunately, there is no known cure for any form of autism but there are some promising treatments that can help the child and those that care for them.
