Autism is a developmental disorder that typically occurs in the first three years of birth. Autism is not a rare disorder, being the third most common developmental disorder. Typically, about 20 in a population of 10,000 people will be autistic or have autistic symptoms. Autism is found throughout the world, in families of all economic, social, and racial backgrounds. It causes impairment or disturbance in three main areas Social skills, communicative (verbal as well as non-verbal) skills and in their repetitive and restricted behaviors. A child with autism looks just like any other child, but has distinctive behavior patterns.
Rima Shah, a psychologist on the HealthEminds panel, breaks down Autism and talks about the treatments available today.
Check out her Video on Autism