Autism-World

Kitty:There are many who say that there are two sub-types of autism, one which is present from birth (congenital) or the rare cases in which language and other skills develop normally up to a point and then regress into autistic symptomology, but others say this is just part of the spectrum and that these ‘regressive’ children were never developing normally…

MikaChi:There is also environmental autism. That is where the child did not/is not receiving proper mental stimulation and ‘closes off’, to the rest of the world. Mostly seen in overseas orphanages, but becoming a problem here in U.S. It is my personal belief that with lots of attention and one on one activities and learning, autism can get slightly to greatly better,depending on the situation. Diet is also a factor. Sugary snacks and juices and sodas are bad for any diet, but even worse for hyperactivity associated with autism. T.V. is a bad thing, too. You don’t want an autistic child to turn to t.v. for stimulation, there is no opportunity for interaction. If this is a personal issue with which you are dealing, I would say to discuss your concerns, issues with physician and look into occupational therapy for the autistic person. Good Luck!!

sbirch5:Absolutely. My son was born very healthy and developed normally. Got 2 teeth when he was 4 months old and all of the “normal” things. When he was between 8 and 10 months old he just stopped. He didn’t smile or laugh he cried all the time he was essentialy non verbal and very “inside himself”. I was told that he had a regressive form of autism. He was diagnosed at the age of 2. He is now 5 and has improved so much. But yes Regressive Autism does exist

This entry was posted on Tuesday, May 29th, 2007 at 10:12 pm and is filed under What is Autism.