April 2nd has been named Autism Awareness day. The entire month of April is devoted to Autism awareness. All month World Wide events are being held to raise funds for autism and also to host autistic children in activities/fun.
Autism has been reported to now be rising in numbers. It seems that one child in every one hundred and fifty will develop autism. This seems to be such an alarming number. A study was even done that states that in areas with inclement weather, with children indoors watching television more, that could provide an environmental trigger for autism. Especially since the rise in numbers for how many children watch television now. However, the data is inconclusive to support this statement. Therefore, it is not proven scientifically nor sensibly enough to give it much merit. I only mentioned it because it caught my attention as to the only answer so far as to why the increase in the number of children developing autism today than say fifty years ago. Some speculate that autism could be caused or the dormant gene awakened by vaccines.
Boys are four times more likely of developing autism than girls, the factor is yet unknown. Autism is not contagious yet it is genetic. If one parent carries the gene chances are you will pass it on to your child. There is also increased chances that if you have more than one child then more than one child may develop autism but not all children in the family will. Why? That is yet unknown too.
What is known? It is known that in premature births with complications of cranial bleeding, studies have predicted that over ninety percent of those children will develop autism. These groups of children need to be watched and followed closely for developments/symptoms that may be related to autism. Symptoms of autism will typically appear by the time the child becomes three. These signs include delays in motor development, learning problems, language skills, social interaction and repetitive behavior.
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1 comment:
I hope that more is found out about autism in the future. It is good that they are finally giving autism some acknowledgement though. Seems like the symptoms could be a lot like other things though. I guess it wouldn't hurt to check your child early if they show any signs just to be safe.
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