As this is a blog about my autism journey, it is only complete to have a post that explain briefly regarding what is autism.
Autism is a disorder of neural development characterized by delayed or pervasive development in 3 particular areas before the age of 3. According to the American Psychiatric Association, autism is classified as a Pervasive Development Disorder (APA, 1994).
The 3 delayed areas includes
a) Language or Communication Development
b) Social Skill
c) Restricted and Repetitive Behavior
Most children with autism may also be mentally retarded but their severity of mental retardation is quite variable. Besides the 3 areas mention above, some autistic children are quite different from each other. They can be very affectionate, they are very good at pretend play, some speak fairly well, some are very curious, some do very little self stimulating actions and some have extreme behavior problems. Anyhow, they are still lovely kids and deserve all the love they can have. =)
Autism is a disorder of neural development characterized by delayed or pervasive development in 3 particular areas before the age of 3. According to the American Psychiatric Association, autism is classified as a Pervasive Development Disorder (APA, 1994).
The 3 delayed areas includes
a) Language or Communication Development
b) Social Skill
c) Restricted and Repetitive Behavior
Most children with autism may also be mentally retarded but their severity of mental retardation is quite variable. Besides the 3 areas mention above, some autistic children are quite different from each other. They can be very affectionate, they are very good at pretend play, some speak fairly well, some are very curious, some do very little self stimulating actions and some have extreme behavior problems. Anyhow, they are still lovely kids and deserve all the love they can have. =)
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