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.