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Related ConditionsAutism/PDDAutism is usually identified at an early age. These children seem normal at birth, but as they develop, parents notice their infant child is not responsive in social situations, and does not react to sounds consistently. During the second year, the child's lack of social responsiveness becomes more apparent, eye contact is rare, and response to voices is infrequent. The absence or severe delay in acquiring language skills usually results in a diagnosis of the condition during the child's second or third year. As autistic children grow older, they begin exhibiting more of the behaviours associated with the condition. Some of these behaviours include "echolalia", or the repetition of words spoken by another person. Some echolalic children exhibit exceptional memory for phrases and television commercials. Other children with autism exhibit peculiar repetitive movements such as arm flapping, facial grimaces, or walking on tiptoes. Most children with autism remain socially aloof, and are susceptible to outbursts and temper tantrums. They may exhibit obsessive behaviours such as long periods of repeated rubbing of a textured object, collecting or hoarding strange items, or over-sensitivity to changes in their environment (i.e. reacting with extreme objection when the "sameness" of their surroundings is altered). The most important factors affecting the prospects of autistic children between the ages of 16-23 seems to be IQ at the age they were first diagnosed, and their level of communicative speech before age six. Some children with a higher IQ and better language skills can go on to lead relatively independent normal lives - although poor social skills usually persist. Many autistic children, however, will remain dependant their entire lives. Autism is one of a number of Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD). A particularly distinctive form of PDD is Asperger's Syndrome. Some have referred to it as "Nutty Professor Syndrome". These learners exhibit many of the social and behavioural characteristics associated with autism but they also tend to exhibit extreme ability in some form or another. They may develop a talent for remembering sports statistics, recalling paragraphs word for word that they've only read once, or remembering lines from a movie seen years ago. Related LDRC ArticlesNone found. Related Web Articles
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