Autism and Autism Treatment

Autism effects communication and social skills, and is a brain disease and it starts very young, typically below 3 years of age.

In fact, now many doctors are doing medical screenings for this disorder in infants, based on developmental milestones and checking for any signs of autism.

It is a diagnosis that many people are becoming more aware of, because it has been on the rise in recent years. Medical professionals are still unsure of the exact cause, but there are several theories.

Some causes may include genetics or hereditary based, vaccinations, other factors that are involved with birth defects, chemicals in our environment, or the later age of mothers, and the constant information overload of television at very young ages.

No one is for certain, except experts agree the diagnosis on the rise. Whether that means it really is rising is questionable too, as it could have just not been correctly diagnosed before, and now with more preventive medicine, better health care and prenatal care, plus required screening might help people catch it more than before.

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