World Autism Awareness Day: Know its symptoms, causes and more
Every year, the world observes World Autism Day on April 2 to raise awareness about the cau This day aims to spread awareness about the disorder and support people who are suffering from it.
This day marks a global event which is about the acceptance, support and inclusion of autistic people and the advocacy of their rights.
What is Autism?
As per the World Health Organisation (WHO), Autism Spectrum Disorders or ASD
are a diverse group of conditions characterised by some degree of difficulty
Other characteristics of ASD are atypical patterns of activities and behaviours like difficulty with transition from one activity to another focus on details and unusual reactions to the sensations.
This is a neurological and developmental disorder affecting the conditions of people who struggle to interact with others like communication, learning and behaving. Autism can be diagnosed at any age.
However, this condition is generally known as a developmental disorder as it generally appears in the first two years of
What causes Autism?
life.
The causes of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are not well understood as it is a rare gene change or mutation causing small genetic variations in people implying a genetic component. There is a growing area that focuses on the interaction of genetic and environmental factors.
The other possible causes of Autism are extreme prematurity, prenatal exposure to air pollution, maternal obesity, diabetes, immune system disorders or genetics that lead
to the development of autism spectrum disorders.
What are the symptoms of Autism? There are such as:
multiple symptoms of autism,
■avoidi■g eye contact
■■ot smiling when you smile at them
■■ot responding to their name
■■ot talking like other children
■repeati■g the same phrases
■■ot playing as much
■getti■g upset when they don’t like the taste, smell or round