Autistic children are often withdrawn and quiet, and usually have a very difficult time to express themselves, so they rarely try. It was long believed that autism was a form of mental retardation, but this is not the case. Autistic children are often extremely bright and have a tendency to see the world in a way that most do not.

A person with autism often display repetitive behaviors and habits, or be very focused, to the point of obsession on a particular interest. Many people with autism have an extremely difficult time communicating with others around them, both verbally and non-verbal, and have a hard time in general with any kind of social interaction. To date, scientists are not quite clear about the causes of autism, but they suspect that it is a combination of environment and genetics. It is not unusual for a mother with autistic features to promote a child with the same traits.

Experts on the subject say that between 3 and 6 children to be born of 1,000 likely with autism. This is not extremely high percentage, but it is enough to justify the awareness about the issue. Males and females, surprisingly enough, have different statistics. It is actually about four times more likely to be born with autism than it is for a female for a male. Women on the other side ten to greatly worsen the symptoms and the condition is usually much worse. Try to educate this often debilitating condition, as far as possible, especially if you know someone with the disease. Autism is not the end of the world.

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