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Autistic Disorder
Rosalinda Berglette
Keiser University
Dr. Peter Borghese Introduction to Psychology
September 13 2014

There are many different health problems that we are clueless about, and one of them is Autism. Autism has been around for a long time, but it is very hard to differentiate if it is a disorder or disease. This paper is research paper about Autism and how effective it can be in your life. Having someone with Autism in your family is a heart breaking sickness, especially your kids. After reading this paper you will have a great knowledge in autism and its symptoms, this will allow you to be common with someone with autism and how to help those in need.

Throughout the year autistic disorder name has been changed dramatically, it started out with autism to autism spectrum disorder known as ASD. ( Dr.Leo kanner 1943) published "autistic disorder bances of effective contract which describes autism". Autism is not a disease but a developmental disorder of how the brain functions. Autism can be described in many words; medically it is a neurological disorder which can affect the brain from trying to properly function normally. Autism has many symptoms Such as mentally retardation and lack of communication plus more. (DSM pp.70) describes “Autistic disorder is the presence of markely abnormal or impaired development in social interaction and markedly restricted repertoire of activity and interests.” In other words Autism takes control of the brain causing it to malfunction in other areas, leaving the person doze off in their own world. ASD also causes trouble opening themselves up to others and have trouble understanding people’s feelings. Some people with ASD do not notice when they are being spoken to. Depending on the person diagnostic, it is possible to interact more, but does not know how to talk, play, or relate. Autism is known as a child disorder that can develop in their

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