Birth Defects and Disorders: Autism

[IndiaParenting]

How to prevent autism in an unborn child during pregnancy? What are the common causes of autism in children? What are treatments for helping a child cope with autism?

[Smriti Tori]

Autism id one of the birth defects which is a development disability which is caused in first three years of life. This is a neurological disorder which impacts the brain are of communication and interaction.

[Alesha Nayak]

Hi, autism is a brain disorder in which the person is not able to communicate, to interact and to reason with other people. Each individual is differently affected and the range of severity also differs along with other disabilities.

[Pooja Sinhal]

Hello, the reason behind the cause of autism is not yet known by the researchers. But it is said that, it mostly happens due to the abnormal structure of the brain and improper functioning.

[Smriti Tori]

The scans of autistic children and non-autistic children differ in the brains and their structure. There may be some environmental factors which might affect the baby and develop autism. There might be reasons like hereditary or genetics reasons as well.

[Alesha Nayak]

Some researchers also say that autism is call due to problems and complications during the pregnancy and delivery. The factors like viral infections, exposure to toxins and chemicals, metabolic imbalances can lead to autism.

[Pooja Sinhal]

Hi all, the doctors say that autism occurs to those who have been suffering from some medical conditions like tuberous sclerosis, fragile X syndrome, congenital rubella syndrome or untreated phenylketonuria.

[Shivani Nair]

Autism is found to be more common among the boys as compared to girls. It is four times more common than the girls, but is equally found in all other populations. There is no cure for autism, but there are treatments available which may ameliorate some of the challenging aspects of the disorder.

[Swapna Jadhav]

There are many children who are autistic and the parents should learn and deal with the child’s behaviour and emotional needs. Help them to live an independent life and all autistic children are different from each other.