Autism

[aimejl]

what is it? how do you develop autism? and what can be done to help the person deal with autism?

 

[Mirelys]

What is it? I'm not ignoring this question, but I have a lengthy opinion and I'm about to leave for the week, but I will be back and will discuss then
How do you develop it? A person is born with autism.
Strategies to deal with it: Help with social skills, identifying problems so they can be worked on (problems with reading, math, verbal ability, theory of mind, etc)...varies considerably from person to person, and according to their diagnosis (low functioning, high functioning, Asperger's)

 

[Dean Anderson]

What she said. Except autistic people are usually good at math.

 

[aimejl]

are they normally delayed in their speech?

 

[Zacharias]

are they normally delayed in their speech?

Yes, they are delayed in speech. However those with aspergers are not.

 

[Bon]

Is it true that autism is associated with intellectual disabilities in some form or another.

My girlfriends son has officailly been diagnosed as Medium Spectrum Autism and has been told that he may also be intellectually disabled. (meaning that he may get to a certain age and not progress from there.) He's 2 and a half now.

What can anyone here tell me about this?

Thank you in advance.

Bon

 

[Zacharias]

Is it true that autism is associated with intellectual disabilities in some form or another.

Some autistic people are highly intellectual and others are not. Here is a good site to check out: http://autistics.org/library/

Shalom!

 

[Bon]

Thanks for the link F4JC.

Shalom from Bon

 

[Mirelys]

What she said. Except autistic people are usually good at math.

Actually, dyscalculia is mentioned in the diagnostic criteria.
That said, math is more than numbers...many dyscalculic people are good at math.