Children With Autism Research Paper

Alyssa Sergent

Miss Roth

English 1-2

20 March 2017

Life on the spectrum Autism is one of the fastest-growing developmental disorders in the U.S. Many people have this disorder and there is no cure for it. Boys are five times more likely to be born with autism than girls are. Autism is more common than childhood cancer, AIDS , and diabetes combined. There is no cure for autism however , therapy and other interventions could help lead a child to a healthy normal life. Autism slows down the brain and comes with speech and other impairments. Children with autism may be sensitive to touch, certain smells, loud noises, temperature, and even certain colors. This disability is rapidly spreading throughout children all around the world.

Some people have very severe symptoms but others have very little symptoms in which people may not even notice they have autism. “Nothing bothers them; nothing causes them pain or disrupts their contentment” (Hall 7). People with this disability kind of live in their own world in a way. Those who have autism can be amused by even a garage door opening and closing for hours. Most people with autism don't have good communication skills, some can also have trouble showing emotions. “My concept of normal” (Hall 11). Children with this disability feel normal even though others who don't have autism know that it's not “normal”. Autism changes the brain and slows things down in the growth and learning spectrum. People with autism don't feel any different than someone who doesn't have it. They feel safe in their own skin, they are peaceful and content. Kids with this disorder do have obvious symptoms but they don't feel like they are

Autistic disorder is called “classic autism”, asperger's syndrome has milder symptoms , and pervasive development disorder, also called “atypical autism”. “What do people think when they hear autism?” (“Types of asd n.p.”). When people hear autism they mostly just think the autistic disorder. Some people don't know there are other forms of autism spectrum disorder. “There are three different types of autism spectrum disorder” (“types of asd n.p.”). Asperger's syndrome have some milder symptoms than autism but still have trouble with language and other impairments. Pervasive development disorder symptoms are less noticeable, children with this mostly just have trouble with social and communication things. All of the types explained in this paragraph fit into the autism