Rett Syndrome

Autism starts before a child turns to three years. Autism causes restricted and repetitive behavior. Autism is a hereditary disorder even though the genetics of autism are complex and it is unclear which genes are responsible. According to the experts out of 1000 children 3-6 children will have autism. In the first two years of the child’s life, parents usually notice the signs of autism. Autism is characterized by three distinctive behaviors. The autistic children have difficulties with social interaction, problems with verbal and non verbal communication, and repetitive behaviors or narrow, obsessive interests. There is no cure for autism but treatment can help. Some people believe that autism is a condition than a disorder.

The milder version of this disorder is Asperger syndrome. The disorder lasts throughout a person’s life time. Autism shares numerous signs with Rett syndrome and childhood disintegrative disorder. By the time autistic children reach adulthood about 20 to 30% of children develop epilepsy for the reasons unknown. Diagnose
Based on the IQ autism is sometimes divided in to the low, medium and high functioning autism. Doctors depend on a group of behaviors for diagnosing autism. Girls with autism may be suffering from Rett syndrome, a sex-linked genetic disorder described by social withdrawal, deteriorated language skills and hand wringing.

Treatment
Autism cannot be cured. Structured and skill oriented training sessions to help children develop social and language skills. Counseling for parents and siblings of autistic children can help the families to cope with the challenges of living with an autistic child. To handle symptoms of anxiety, depression or obsessive compulsive disorder doctors often prescribe anti depressant medications.