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About autism and other similar disorders
Title: About autism and other similar disorders
Category: Recreation & Sports / Mental Health
Details: Words: 1507 | Pages: 6.4 (approximately 235 words/page)
About autism and other similar disorders
Autism is a disorder that severely impairs development of a person's ability to communicate, interact with other people, and maintain normal contact with the outside world. The disorder was first discovered in 1943 by an American psychiatrist Leo Kanner. Autism affects 2 to 5 out of every 10,000 children and appears before the age of three. It is also five times more common in males than in females.
Autism is often referred to as a spectrum disorder, which means …showed first 75 words of 1507 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1507 total…the telephone book, and even counted cards in Las Vegas. The later being almost impossible for a normal person, since there are normally six or more decks in play at once.
The reasons for these talents are unknown, but there are many different theories, and no evidence to support any of them. I don't think that we will ever find out why they have these skills, we barely know anything about autism as it is.
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