A
recent study conducted in London (2006),
using a sample of 57,000 children suggested
that Autism may affect twice as many children
as was previously believed.
Autism
is a childhood disorder resulting from
difficulties
in the areas of language
and communication, social awareness and
flexibility of thought.
Autism
ranges from severe Autism, where a child
may have
no speech, no desire
to communicate, severely challenging
behaviour
and a very high sensitivity to sensory
stimulation, to mild Autism, generally
referred to as Aspergers Syndrome.
A child with Aspergers Syndrome has less
obvious
difficulties. It is for this reason
that
inappropriate behaviours, such as inflexibility
and social withdrawal can so often
be interpreted as oppositional behaviour,
over which the
child has control, rather than Aspergers
Syndrome, which may require a specialist
approach and sometimes specialist provision.
Early identification is essential.
An
understanding of the child’s difficulties,
together with specialist help, is what
is required
such that the child is enabled to live
a happy and fulfilled life.
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